Although Dorothea was not a psychologist or therapist of any kind she knew that improving conditions for the mentally ill would help them. In one of her testimonials to legislature she shared this “some may say these things cannot be remedied, these furious maniacs are not to be raised from these base conditions. I know they are…I could give many examples. One such is a young woman who was for years ‘a raging maniac’ chained in a cage and whipped to control her acts and words. She was helped by a husband and wife who agreed to take care of her in their home and slowly she recovered her senses”.
Morgan Le Fay Instr. Zimmerman SWK 594 27 November, 2012 Mommie Dearest: A Diagnostic Hypothesis of the Mental Status of Joan Crawford Mommie Dearest was written by Christina Crawford as a biographic testimony of the abuse she endured throughout her childhood and early adulthood years from her adoptive mother and late actress Lucille LeSueur, otherwise known as Joan Crawford. Christina’s depictions of her mother imply Joan suffered from many psychosocial factors that were significantly distressing to her and impaired her ability form meaningful functional relationships with others. Before proceeding further, however, it is worth noting that the author does not mention any formal medical or psychiatric diagnoses in her book which indicate Joan
But the most interesting about Monroe is her still unsolved murder or suicide death in her room, naked and full of drugs. A lot of celebrities have struggled drug abuse like Brittney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Robert Downey, Jr. Some just wanted to do drugs, some needed the drugs, but some just have suffered from psychological illnesses. So what is Marilyn Monroe’s story? Norma Jeane Mortensen experienced a difficult childhood.
I understand that the women suffered from postpartum depression with psychosis but that never stopped her from doing anything before. I feel that that was just a way for Washington to free itself from some of the blame and not take responsibility for what happened at all. She has a daughter that has to grow up without her mother all because of what. No one will ever really know. The only person that knew Miriam’s plans for that day was Miriam
She questions whether she received appropriate treatment, but her answer to her own question is not clear--she certainly does not come out swinging the battle-ax of antipsychiatry. When her memoir was first published, she said in interview that she probably did need some time away from the rest of her life. But she also suspects there was sexism in the judgments made about her, especially about her "promiscuity." She suggests that the confusion she felt at that time in her life was not so unusual or unreasonable. Kaysen quotes at length the description of Borderline Personality Disorder from DSM-III-R (1987).
Julie Vignon in Trois Couleurs: Bl*e*u Julie Vignon is a character going through major depressive episode. The things she did have to suffer from caused this change and there are many traces of her having this depressive disorder throughout the movie. First of all, it should be mentioned that Julie Vignon never really smiles throughout the movie and she talks without any sign of enthusiasm, and only does things to get her mind away from her husband and daughter. She does not do anything that might give her joy and although she does not want to accept her loss. I believe this is more like a denial stage than being strong enough to take it.
Freud’s theory was biased toward women because of the period in which it was developed. Conversely, Horney’s theory mainly concentrated on neurotic individuals, which permitted boundaries for her theory by not including a great deal from a healthy person. Yet both theories see eye to eye in particular viewpoints such as the significance of one’s childhood and the unconscious mind being a major influence. There is not and almost certainly will never be any one theory that will be able to clarify personality entirely. Each perspectives allows one to gain a different understanding towards their own
Some of the major theorists, such as Freud, Erikson, and Piaget theorize that these changes occur in age-related stages; while others, such as Skinner and Maslow do not (Berger, 2011). According to Berger (2011) gains and losses not only occur together, but they lead one to another. An example of this is a mother who ends up divorced and has no job skills or college education can either end up on public assistance and remain there as a result of depression and feeling as though she has no other options; or, she can end up determined to rise above the situation and go to college to make herself marketable. There are many contexts within which development can and does occur. There are physical surroundings, such as climate, noise, population, density, etc.
Isolation” and “Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt.” Due to his mother’s domineering lifestyle, Gein missed a lot of developmental milestones in life and because of her outlook on sexual activity Gein died a virgin. Other than the feelings he had for his mother, Gein never knew the effects of intimacy and throughout her presence in Gein’s life he was very isolated. Caused by the missing of the milestone in development of intimacy vs. isolation, gave way to the milestone of autonomy vs. shame and doubt was missed as well. Any self-esteem that was achieved by Gein was both bolstered and hindered by his mother. Gein experienced the extreme negative side of both these theories of development.
Karen Horney PSYC305/ History and Systems of Psychology Dr. Tara Revell Karen Horney Karen Horney’s work and theories carry echoes of the influences and disturbances in her childhood and adult life particularly with regard to her personality theory which is linked to her own personal life experiences. The point of this paper is to illustrate Karen’s private life to establish the impact of her life experiences on her personality theory and her career. Biography Quinn (1987) carried out extensive research regarding this courageous, multifaceted and unique psychoanalyst who was brave enough to openly and vociferously oppose Freud’s perceptions and studies regarding women. With her customary brilliance, Horney studied the narcissistic personality which foresaw the advent of self-psychology. Biography of Honey is incomplete without analyzing her work for as Quinn has shown, Horney’s brilliant psychoanalytic philosophies and her troubled personal life are inextricably intertwined and by tracing the history of her work, one sees the link between the theories she espoused and studied as well as her lapses into depression, her struggle to understand herself and her continual journey to find and accept closeness and love.