Macbeth- Creative Response Grace 11D Psychological Evaluation Lady Macbeth Dates of Evaluation: 4/2/1601,5/2/1601,6/2/1601 Case No: 299 Building no: 11 Admission date: 3/2/1601 Date of Report: 7/2/1601 Purpose for Evaluation This is the first admission for this 37 year old, married, white female who has displayed bizarre actions and speech in her sleep. She was admitted due to symptoms of psychotic features and extreme mental illness. The purpose for the current evaluation was to observe unusual behavior that occurs in her sleep and to clarify the nature of the underlying causes that has caused the unusual behavior that the patient has been displaying in her unconscious state. Assessment Procedures Mental Status Examination Review of Prior Psychological Assessment Review of Prior Medical Records Clinical Interview This patient has been observed in her sleep over a number of days. Background Information The patient is currently the Queen and is married to Macbeth who is the Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis and the King of Scotland.
Crank Author: Ellen Hopkins “Crank” is a book written by Ellen Hopkins which retells the story of her daughter's troubles with drug addiction. Although the story is based on some true events most of the story was over dramatized. In this book the author goes in great detail about the young girls life dealing with addiction, rape and unwanted pregnancy resulting from the rape. The main characters name is Kristina Snow. Her parents divorced when she was young and she now lives with her mother and step father.
Frankie passes out in the middle of the street one night and is taking to a hospital. Frankie was considered a drug addict so she was released back onto the streets. Eventually Frankie gets in contact with Dr. Osbourne and convinces him to help her with her disorder. After Frankie checks into a mental hospital, where she is under the care of Dr. Osbourne he discovers her MPD. He finds out while Frankie is a black exotic dancer with an average IQ on the other hand Alice has an above average IQ and firm belief she is white.
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.
She shows that she possesses borderline personality disorder through her self-mutilation, identity disturbance, mood swings, chronic emptiness and boredom, and impulsive behaviour. Susanna displays borderline personality disorder with her acts of self-mutilation, as it is the third point on the DSM-IV list of criteria for BPD. Susanna shows this in her attempt to commit suicide which lead to her being sent to the mental institute in the first place. She consumed an entire bottle of Aspirin because she claimed to have had a headache, hereafter she drank a bottle of vodka. This was extremely dangerous to her health and potentially life-threatening, which is an obvious act of self-mutilation.
Of that 10%, about 2% suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder.This disorder usually arrises in young adults, 75% of those affected are females. Borderline Personality Disorder is a serious psychiatric illness. These patients typically partake in multiple self destructive impulsive activities, including: gambling, reckless driving, sexual activities, and impulsive spending habits. It is common for a BPD patient to respond to stressful events with major mood swings, although they only last a short period of time. The patients mood swings can trigger arguments with friends or family which can result in a suicide attempt.
Social isolation, poor housing, unemployment and poverty are all linked to mental ill health. So stigma and discrimination can trap people in a cycle of illness. The situation is exacerbated by the media. Media reports often link mental illness with violence, or portray people with mental health problems as dangerous, criminal, evil, or very disabled and unable to live normal, fulfilled lives. 2.2 How mental illness can have an impact on the individual: Psychologically: - person may become paranoid and therefore exclude him or her self -person may become paranoid and therefore hurt others who she/he fears will try to hurt him/her -person may become isolated and therefore out of touch with other people and reality in general -person may feel unloved even if it is not true -person may feel like he/she is a threat to society and therefore attempt suicide emotionally: -person may feel isolated, unloved, paranoid, panicked and non-human (read Francis Kafka's The Metamorphosis)
For example, Anas is a 53-year old woman who is currently working with prisoners who have gone through abortion trauma. Through this she reflects on the pain that her own abortion brought her at 19years old, “But after the procedure, she says, strange feelings washed over her. I remember having evil thoughts, about hurting children, she said. It was like I'd done the worst thing I could possibly do. A piece of evil had entered me.” (Bazelon, 2007) We cannot assume all patients have the same post trauma, this woman may have had a psychological disorder, or received extreme amounts of pressure or stress before encountering her abortion.
Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline personality disorder is a disorder that affects mental health and causes major emotional instability. It can lead to other mental as well as behavioral problems. A person with borderline personality disorder usually has a very distorted self-image and often feels worthless. He/she often experiences frequent mood swings, anger, and impulsiveness, which may push people away, even if he wants to have meaningful relationships. Don’t despair if you have this type of personality disorder.
“Individuals who become addicted to psychoactive substances typically experience relatively less pleasure in response to drug use over time, but their craving for and loss of control over drugs increase” (Durrant, Adamson, Todd, & Sellman, 2009, p. 1050). As a beginning nurse in the emergency department it was difficult to deal with patients who were addicted to mind altering drugs and alcohol. Feeling that these individuals were the scum of the earth was very much the norm. In the past nurses treated patients with less respect when the patients