Research on reports and concerns on failures to protect vulnerable adults from abuse… Winterbourne View hospital abuse A private hospital in Hambrook in England operated by Castleback was physically and psychologically abusing people with learning disabilities. The 24 bed hospital was providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with learning disabilities and autism. Thanks to hidden camera was this dreadful hospital shut and all 11 staff members who abused patients were sentenced for criminal acts. 6 have been sent into the prison. Abuse: An undercover reporter recorded secret footage of patients being abused by carers.
What accounts for the difference in treatment modalities between the two main characters in “The Snake Pit” and “The Soloist” is the deinstitutionalization of people who suffer with mental health issues. The deinstitutionalization movement is the name given to the policy of moving severely mentally ill individuals out of large state institutions. The plan behind deinstitutionalization was that individuals who suffered with mental illness could lead more normal lives in the community then they could confined to an institution. The movies represent the strengths and weaknesses of both policies. In the movie “The Snake Pit” the main character Virginia Cunningham apparently suffers from some mental breakdown and is involuntarily committed to a mental health facility where she is treated with electroconvulsive shock treatments, physical restraints and sedation.
He was said to be too unfit to stand trial because of his mental state. He told police he dug up the women and killed the owner because he was in a haze. In 1968 Ed’s doctor determined he was insane enough to stand trial on November 14 1968 he went on trial for the murders. The trial lasted a week and he was found guilty of first degree murder by reason of insanity and spent the rest of his life in a mental hospital where he died of respiratory failure, cardiovascular disease. As awful as Ed Gein was, some look at him at as a hero.
Individual Project 2 The Novel One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest was published in 1962 written by the influential Ken Kesey. The story is narrated by a inmate name McMuphy that tricks his way into the asylum as a way to get out of jail card. While his time there he become rebellious and challenges head in nurse in charged called Nurse Ratched. While he is there challenging Nurse Ratched he ends up changing the life and minds of the other patients who are stuck in there due to Nurse Ratched’s mind power. McMurphy ends up being the asylums hero and a legend due to his death towards the end of the novel.
This is viewed through the group meetings, medical strategies and Nurse Ratched and her aggressive team of Black Boys. The group meetings were filled with shame in guilt from the patients only to pleasure Nurse Ratched. The medical strategies were performed on those who were completely sane and those who turned physically mental because of it, to satisfy Nurse Ratched and keep the order in her ward. Lastly, Nurse Ratched’s tactic of fear resulted in Billy committing suicide and because of the physical torment by the Black Boys McMurphy willingly took the electroshock, which in a sense is admitting to doing wrong since he is punishing himself. The ward is a perfect example of a place of detriment, without caregivers, no sense of hope, and abusive aids, which trigger fear, shame and
5 stages of grief in the bucket list. The character of Edward Cole goes through the 5 stages of grief as shown in the movie by the way he talks to carter, they acknowledge the 5 stages of grief and know what stage they are in which is denial they show this by not fully accepting the ramifications of what’s happening and he doesn’t accept the fact that he is dying by the way he treats the nurse when he is first admitted to the hospital, he swears at her frequently and doesn’t accept the treatment being given. The character Edward Cole undergoes this stage of grief at the same time of denial he’s denying that he’s dying and not understanding the severity of everything going on his life. The anger is shown by the way he swears at the nurse when rejecting the treatment, this shows that he’s using the anger to distract himself from the subject at hand which is his impending death from the cancer which is antagonising it. The anger is also shown throughout the movie as Edwards personal servant Thomas gets verbally abused throughout the film and this a perfect example of how people with a certain trouble in their lives try to distance themselves from that pain by taking it out anger on someone.
Although thoroughly "institutionalized” Karl is deemed fit to be released into the outside world. Prior to his release, he is interviewed by a local college newspaper reporter, to whom he recounts the brutal murder of his mother and her boyfriend with a sling blade. Karl continues, saying that he killed the man because he thought he was raping his mother. When he discovered that his mother was a willing participant in the affair, he killed her too. 1.
Nowra suggests that society’s stigmatised views and ideas about individuals with psychiatric disorders are false as he brings forth the notion that Nick and Lucy, and more prominently Lewis, are in absolute confusion about their identities, in comparison to the patients. Similarly, the environment outside of the asylum is frantic as the Vietnam War is taking place, however, when comparing the wars between the patients of the asylum to those outside, it is clear which environment contains more madness; the outside world. Initially, Nowra introduces each of the characters and seemingly their mental disorders; indicating that they are, in essence a representation of the definition of ‘mad’. Lewis bears witness to their insanity as they are “junkie[s]”, “pyromania[cs]” and have problems differentiating “illusion” from “reality”. Displaying the supposed roots of their “madness”, whilst presenting the idea that society only sees these individuals as labels, rather than beings a part of humanity.
vs After analysing criminal cases of Dr Harold Shipman and Dr Peter Green, some similarities become apparent. They were both a GP doctors, using their GP practices to source their victims. Both of them used their position of thrust and authority to facilitate their crimes. They both were preying on vulnerable people – Harold Shipman targeted old and frail patient, Dr Peter Green used young people with intimate problems - to fulfil their distorted needs. The criminal activity of both family doctors lasted for many years – allegedly Harold Shipman was killing his patients over the period of 23 years; Peter Green was abusing his patients for over 17 years.
They already think that the man Chos was on antidepressants and was seeking psychiatric help. These massacres happen for so many reason that the news and reporter don’t want people to know and it make people wonder