Have you ever been reckless on the roads and it got you into an accident? Well that was what happened to me at the beginning of this year. On the night of January 6, 2009, my sister, Amy, my boyfriend, Alan, his two brothers Justin and Andy, and I left Alan’s house around 9:00 p.m. to go to my house. I remember when we walked out onto the porch, the ground was already very slippery. As we walked down the driveway, I saw my sister sliding down the driveway and saying, “Whoa! It’s so slippery!” I then noticed it had been freezing raining pretty hard, and the ground was mostly ice. We all ran into Alan’s 4x4, and he started driving. I have a bad habit of not putting on my seatbelt when I am in a car with my friends, so this time I did not think anything about not buckling up. As we were driving, the freezing rain pelted the car and made small clicking noises as it made contact. The music was turned up fairly loud, and we were all singing along to it. We slid a couple times on the road on the way home and Alan had a hard time braking because of the icy ground, but we did not think it was that big of a deal. It took at least fifteen minutes to get to Cherry Hill, which is the main road my house is by, and I remember how hard it was to stop at the red light.
As we turned onto Lotz at the red light, I turned around to talk to Justin and Andy, who were also in the backseat with me. Alan and Amy were in the front seats, and they were both still singing along to the music. None of us were paying attention to how fast we were going until I looked up and saw the street sign we were supposed to turn at. By then I realized that we were going too fast to be able to slow down and turn in time. As Alan pressed the brakes down to turn, the car slid and the brakes did not work due to the ice on the ground and because of how fast we were going. The car made only half the turn before smashing into a telephone pole. A split second before we crashed, I remembered I did not have my seatbelt on, and my first response was to grab onto the seat in front of me. The sound of the car smashing into the telephone pole was the loudest sound of metal crunching I have ever heard in my life. It was almost as if someone had taken a giant hammer and had smashed the front of the car with it.
As everything calmed down, everyone started talking and asking if everyone was okay. There were no major injuries but there were minor ones. Alan had hit his head on the steering wheel, Justin got a small cut from the seatbelt, Andy got elbowed in the eye by me, Amy was fine, and I hit my head on the ceiling and then on the window. I remember the metallic taste of fear in my mouth as I realized what had just happened. My heart was racing fast, and I was gripping the seat in front of me so tightly, it hurt. We all sat in the car, shocked at what just happened before we noticed that was a car parked to the right of us. Amy rolled down the window, and we heard the lady in the other car ask if we were all right. We answered with a “yes,” and she made sure a couple more times be fore slowly driving away. As soon as she drove away, we all slowly got out of the car to check the damage.
We al got in front of the car and stared in shock. The entire front bumper had fallen off onto the ground and into the snow, and both the headlights were smashed in. The sudden realization that there was a possibility that someone called the police, we all quickly got back into Alan’s car, and Alan pulled away from the telephone pole and started driving to my house, this time, very slowly and on 4-wheel drive.
This experience was quite an eye opener and was very important to me. I chose to write about this because I think almost everyone can relate to being reckless on the roads or just being less careful when they are with their friends in the car because they can be distracted. I think that even if you are with your friends and having fun, safety still comes first, especially in a moving vehicle, and even more if it is the winter season, where it can be icy and hard to drive. In my case, we were lucky that nobody got seriously hurt, but for others who are put in the same situation that we were in might not be so lucky. Having fun with your friends is not wrong, but you should always put safety first when you are with your friends.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
editorial
Anne Tam
5th hour
March 8, 2009
To Take A Life
How would you feel if you did not have a choice whether to live or die? That’s what all babies victim to abortion have to face. They have no say in the situation because they have not yet been born, so therefore they are killed. A couple years ago, my friend’s mother got pregnant. She decided that she did not want another child at the time, and had an abortion a couple weeks later. However, less than a year later, my friend’s mother got pregnant again, though this time she did not have an abortion. What was the difference between these two babies? Why was one allowed to live and the other not? Abortion is wrong no matter what the reason. Everyone has a right to live, and if a woman is getting an abortion, because she got pregnant on accident, then she should have to bare the consequences.
Some people believe that abortion should be legal. They believe that abortion can fix a woman’s mistakes with getting pregnant or the woman could just not want a child. Also, they believe that abortion is not murder because it is only a fetus, not yet a fully developed baby. Supporters believe that having a child is their own decision, and if they do not want the baby at the time, they should be able to just abort it. Another reason why there are people who believe abortion is okay is if the mother’s life is in danger or she is going to die if she gives birth to the child. However, these supporters probably do not think about adoption. The woman should give birth to the baby because she got pregnant in the first place, then give it up for adoption if she really does not want the baby. Therefore, the baby would get a chance to live. Though these are good reasons as to why some believe abortion should stay legal, there are also reasons why abortion should be illegal.
There are many reasons why abortion is wrong and misleading. To think an abortion is okay just because the fetus is not a fully developed baby is absolutely wrong on a woman’s part. Abortion is the murder of unborn babies, and although there are people who believe it is not murder because a fetus is just the starting stages of a baby, there are facts to prove some women get abortions later on in the pregnancy when the fetus is already a baby. According to http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html, 25% of abortions happen between the ninth and tenth week of a woman’s pregnancy. During the ninth week, the embryo has developed into a fetus, has lost its embryonic tail, and is starting to develop its genitals. By this stage, the fetus is now an unborn baby. Also, 1% of abortion happen after the 20th week of pregnancy. After the 20th week, the fetus has already fully developed his ears and can hear. All organs and structures of the fetus has developed too, and now the fetus is just entering a stage of basic growth. If the fetus has the characteristics and features of a living, breathing baby, why is it considered okay to kill it as long as it has not been unborn while killing a baby after it has been born is considered murder and wrong?
Abortion is wrong, just like the killing of a baby is wrong. No one wants to be killed, but at least he/she can try to defend themselves. However, when a child is still in his/her mother’s womb, he/she have no choice in whether he/she get to live or not, and cannot even try to defend themselves. If a female is fooling around and ends up getting pregnant, abortion is the number one solution teens think of. However, they do not consider the living baby inside of them and how the baby will die because of their foolish mistakes. People need to be more careful when they think they are only having fun, because one mistake could lead to a pregnancy, and that pregnancy could lead to an abortion. No matter how anyone looks at the situation, it is still considered murder. There are about 42 million abortions per year, and 115, 000 a day. These are about how many babies that are killed and not given a chance to live. Therefore, before you do something, think about the consequences. They might just change your life.
5th hour
March 8, 2009
To Take A Life
How would you feel if you did not have a choice whether to live or die? That’s what all babies victim to abortion have to face. They have no say in the situation because they have not yet been born, so therefore they are killed. A couple years ago, my friend’s mother got pregnant. She decided that she did not want another child at the time, and had an abortion a couple weeks later. However, less than a year later, my friend’s mother got pregnant again, though this time she did not have an abortion. What was the difference between these two babies? Why was one allowed to live and the other not? Abortion is wrong no matter what the reason. Everyone has a right to live, and if a woman is getting an abortion, because she got pregnant on accident, then she should have to bare the consequences.
Some people believe that abortion should be legal. They believe that abortion can fix a woman’s mistakes with getting pregnant or the woman could just not want a child. Also, they believe that abortion is not murder because it is only a fetus, not yet a fully developed baby. Supporters believe that having a child is their own decision, and if they do not want the baby at the time, they should be able to just abort it. Another reason why there are people who believe abortion is okay is if the mother’s life is in danger or she is going to die if she gives birth to the child. However, these supporters probably do not think about adoption. The woman should give birth to the baby because she got pregnant in the first place, then give it up for adoption if she really does not want the baby. Therefore, the baby would get a chance to live. Though these are good reasons as to why some believe abortion should stay legal, there are also reasons why abortion should be illegal.
There are many reasons why abortion is wrong and misleading. To think an abortion is okay just because the fetus is not a fully developed baby is absolutely wrong on a woman’s part. Abortion is the murder of unborn babies, and although there are people who believe it is not murder because a fetus is just the starting stages of a baby, there are facts to prove some women get abortions later on in the pregnancy when the fetus is already a baby. According to http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html, 25% of abortions happen between the ninth and tenth week of a woman’s pregnancy. During the ninth week, the embryo has developed into a fetus, has lost its embryonic tail, and is starting to develop its genitals. By this stage, the fetus is now an unborn baby. Also, 1% of abortion happen after the 20th week of pregnancy. After the 20th week, the fetus has already fully developed his ears and can hear. All organs and structures of the fetus has developed too, and now the fetus is just entering a stage of basic growth. If the fetus has the characteristics and features of a living, breathing baby, why is it considered okay to kill it as long as it has not been unborn while killing a baby after it has been born is considered murder and wrong?
Abortion is wrong, just like the killing of a baby is wrong. No one wants to be killed, but at least he/she can try to defend themselves. However, when a child is still in his/her mother’s womb, he/she have no choice in whether he/she get to live or not, and cannot even try to defend themselves. If a female is fooling around and ends up getting pregnant, abortion is the number one solution teens think of. However, they do not consider the living baby inside of them and how the baby will die because of their foolish mistakes. People need to be more careful when they think they are only having fun, because one mistake could lead to a pregnancy, and that pregnancy could lead to an abortion. No matter how anyone looks at the situation, it is still considered murder. There are about 42 million abortions per year, and 115, 000 a day. These are about how many babies that are killed and not given a chance to live. Therefore, before you do something, think about the consequences. They might just change your life.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
psych project
Introduction
1) Forensic Psychology includes both psychology and the criminal justice system. Forensic psychology involves applying psychology to the field of criminal investigation and the law.
You need to understand criminal law enough in order to be able to interact with judges, attorneys, and other legal professionals. You also have to be able to testify in court, be able to tell the court what psychological findings you found, and provide information to legal personnel in ways that can be understood.
2) This topic relates to Psychology because when a psychologist treats an individual who has been emotionally traumatized by an accident, the treatment is designed to help the person recover from the trauma. However, when the psychologist is asked to report what happened for the court, regarding the extent of the trauma and how much psychological damage was done, then the psychologist is providing forensic services.
-Forensic psychologists are usually seen as criminal profilers that are almost psychically able to deduce a killer's next move. But in real life, the forensic psychologists practice psychology as a science within the criminal justice system and civil courts.
-The word "forensic" comes from the Latin word "forensis," meaning "of the forum," where the law courts of ancient Rome were held.
-Becoming a forensic psychologist will first require you to get a doctorate in psychology, often (but not necessarily) in clinical or counseling psychology. Usually takes 5 to 7 years of graduate study to complete.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-454795439553669690
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=forensic+psychology&emb=0#q=forensic+psychology&emb=0&start=30
1) Forensic Psychology includes both psychology and the criminal justice system. Forensic psychology involves applying psychology to the field of criminal investigation and the law.
You need to understand criminal law enough in order to be able to interact with judges, attorneys, and other legal professionals. You also have to be able to testify in court, be able to tell the court what psychological findings you found, and provide information to legal personnel in ways that can be understood.
2) This topic relates to Psychology because when a psychologist treats an individual who has been emotionally traumatized by an accident, the treatment is designed to help the person recover from the trauma. However, when the psychologist is asked to report what happened for the court, regarding the extent of the trauma and how much psychological damage was done, then the psychologist is providing forensic services.
-Forensic psychologists are usually seen as criminal profilers that are almost psychically able to deduce a killer's next move. But in real life, the forensic psychologists practice psychology as a science within the criminal justice system and civil courts.
-The word "forensic" comes from the Latin word "forensis," meaning "of the forum," where the law courts of ancient Rome were held.
-Becoming a forensic psychologist will first require you to get a doctorate in psychology, often (but not necessarily) in clinical or counseling psychology. Usually takes 5 to 7 years of graduate study to complete.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-454795439553669690
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=forensic+psychology&emb=0#q=forensic+psychology&emb=0&start=30
Thursday, May 14, 2009
A beautiful mind
Anne Tam
3rd Hour
May 14, 2009
A Beautiful Mind
1) The psychological disorder that John Nash had was schizophrenia. This illness was diagnosed because John was imagining and talking to people that were not really there, for example, his roommate and his niece, and Parcher, the man that is making John think he is working for the government. John collects all these newspaper clippings together, and pins them all up, trying to devise a way to figure out where the Russians will attack next.
2) The symptoms that John Nash revealed during the film was that
3) John Nash managed to have a successful career because he was taking medication at first. Later, he realized that he did not want to take medication because it made him not able to do his work or handle the baby. Though he still saw hallucinations of the three people, John said goodbye to them, knowing they were only in his mind, and ignored them for the rest of his life even when he saw them or when they talked to him.
4) John Nash coped with his illness by first taking medication. He then realized he did not need the medication, and realized that his hallucinations were what they were. And soon learned how to cope with the hallucinations by just ignoring them and everything they have to say or do.
5) The types of treatment that John Nash received to help him with his illness is drug therapy, and shock therapy. The drug medication slowed John down. Making him not able to do things with his child or do his work, and that is why John decided that not taking his medication is the better thing to do even though he would still see the hallucinations without his medicine. Another treatment John received was electric shock therapy. John had to receive this every five days for ten weeks, and this rewired his brain into trying to not see the hallucinations. This treatment helped John.
6) The character I chose to discuss was his wife, Alicia. Throughout John’s disorder, I would say that Alicia was very strong. There were times where she felt that she could not be able to live with someone who imagined people and became violent because of it, but she worked through it with John, and now they are still happily married. She helped John cope with his psychological disorder by working with him through it, and being with him the entire way. She supported him and accepted that John did not want to receive drug therapy.
7) a) Yes, the movie did provide me with a better understanding of physiological disorders because one minute your life could be normal, and the next it can change to having a physiological disorder without warning. You don’t know whether you are going to get it or not.
b) Yes, I was surprised that even though John confronted the hallucinations and told them he knew that they were fake, they kept coming back to him. I would have thought that once John realized they were fake, the hallucinations would then leave him along. However, the hallucinations kept coming back and more persistent then ever.
3rd Hour
May 14, 2009
A Beautiful Mind
1) The psychological disorder that John Nash had was schizophrenia. This illness was diagnosed because John was imagining and talking to people that were not really there, for example, his roommate and his niece, and Parcher, the man that is making John think he is working for the government. John collects all these newspaper clippings together, and pins them all up, trying to devise a way to figure out where the Russians will attack next.
2) The symptoms that John Nash revealed during the film was that
3) John Nash managed to have a successful career because he was taking medication at first. Later, he realized that he did not want to take medication because it made him not able to do his work or handle the baby. Though he still saw hallucinations of the three people, John said goodbye to them, knowing they were only in his mind, and ignored them for the rest of his life even when he saw them or when they talked to him.
4) John Nash coped with his illness by first taking medication. He then realized he did not need the medication, and realized that his hallucinations were what they were. And soon learned how to cope with the hallucinations by just ignoring them and everything they have to say or do.
5) The types of treatment that John Nash received to help him with his illness is drug therapy, and shock therapy. The drug medication slowed John down. Making him not able to do things with his child or do his work, and that is why John decided that not taking his medication is the better thing to do even though he would still see the hallucinations without his medicine. Another treatment John received was electric shock therapy. John had to receive this every five days for ten weeks, and this rewired his brain into trying to not see the hallucinations. This treatment helped John.
6) The character I chose to discuss was his wife, Alicia. Throughout John’s disorder, I would say that Alicia was very strong. There were times where she felt that she could not be able to live with someone who imagined people and became violent because of it, but she worked through it with John, and now they are still happily married. She helped John cope with his psychological disorder by working with him through it, and being with him the entire way. She supported him and accepted that John did not want to receive drug therapy.
7) a) Yes, the movie did provide me with a better understanding of physiological disorders because one minute your life could be normal, and the next it can change to having a physiological disorder without warning. You don’t know whether you are going to get it or not.
b) Yes, I was surprised that even though John confronted the hallucinations and told them he knew that they were fake, they kept coming back to him. I would have thought that once John realized they were fake, the hallucinations would then leave him along. However, the hallucinations kept coming back and more persistent then ever.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Sybil
1) An identity disorder is when a person shows multiple identities or personalities, each having their own ways of interacting and dealing with things. Sybil’s personality disorder was caused by her mother’s abuse to her when she was a kid. Her mother physically and sexually abused Sybil, and to deal with the pain and fear of dealing with everything in life now, she developed multiple personalities to escape from the pain.
2) Some of the symptoms that led to the diagnosis of an identity disorder were that she was having black outs all the time. She would be in one place and suddenly “wake up” in another place not remembering how she got there and how long it has been. Another symptom that led to the diagnosis of an identity disorder was that she was doing tasks that she normally does not know how to do. For example, Vicky speaks French and Sybil normally does not know how to, and Vanessa plays the piano, while Sybil knows nothing of playing the piano.
3) Some of Sybil’s defense mechanisms were that she denied her multiple personalities. She said that it was all just a charade, but it was just a way to stop getting close to Doctor Wilbur. Another defense mechanism is repression. In order to forget all the horrible things her mother did to her when she was a kid, she unconsciously pushed them into her unconscious mind. The last defense mechanism Sybil used was regression. One of the personalities she has is Peggy, which is a child, and Ruthie, the baby. She goes back in time, and thinks she is a child and baby.
4) The psychoanalysis technique that are used to treat Sybil are hypnosis. This technique is useful because Doctor Wilbur makes her relive all the events while she is beside her telling her that none of it is real, and that her mother cannot do anything to hurt her anymore. Reliving her most painful moments would make her move beyond it, so she does not have to repress them any longer.
5) Repression has to do with Sybil’s psychological disorder because her mother abused her so badly, both physically and sexually, that any memory of any of her childhood memories would make her switch into another personality because it was too much for her to handle herself. Sybil was very afraid of many things that seemed normal to a regular person because of the relationship between the things and the abuse her mother gave her.
6) The significance of Sybil’s dreams are reflections of her real waking life. All the little things that are in her dreams are symbols of her real life.
a) Kittens in the basket: This represents all of Sybil’s personalities. Sybil is trying to save all her personalities by putting them all into a ‘box’.
b) The Box: This represents Sybil’s body. The box is holding all the little kittens that Sybil finds, and Sybil’s body holds all of her many different personalities.
c) Headless cat: This represents her mother. No matter how much or far she ran, she still could not seem to escape the headless cat. This is the way she feels about her mother. It seems like she will never be able to escape the torture her mother gave her.
d) People waving in the background as she is running in the field: This represents the people in her life that were important to her. Though she wanted to stop and play with them, she could not because the headless cat / her mother was always after her.
7) a) Reference to the “hands” and being afraid of the hands: Sybil is afraid of the “hands” because of when she was getting her tonsils removed, all these hands from the doctors were trying to hold her down, and keep her still so they could remove her tonsils. All she saw were hands coming at her and holding her down, so now when she sees hands, they remind her of the doctors trying to hold her down.
b) Color purple: When Sybil was locked in the box in the warehouse, she had held onto a purple crayon from her room. After she was left alone, she started drawing on the side of the box, as a cry of help, and also to let people know that she was there.
c) Her kittens bothering her: Sybil’s kittens bother her because they remind her of the dream that she was having about the kittens in the box and the headless cat chasing her everywhere she went.
d) Tears: Sybil said that she has not cried a human tear since her grandmother died. This was because her mother always told her not to cry when she was abused or anything else she did to Sybil. In the end when Doctor Wilbur told Sybil that she loved her, Sybil finally broke down and cried her first real tears since the death of her grandmother.
e) The story of the ants: When Doctor Wilbur told Sybil of the story of the ants, Sybil was touched by the story be cause even though ants are so small, they still help each other out when they need it, and they still love each other.
f) Marsha’s suicide attempt: Marsha felt like everything else was not worth it anymore, and she felt that if she killed ‘herself’ and Sybil, then she would put Sybil out of the misery and suffering that she is going through. Marsha thought that death itself was better than the way Sybil was living her life; consumed in fear.
g) Cane shapes/ sharp objects: Sybil has a big fear of cane shapes or sharp objects because of the sexual abuse she experienced from her mother. Her mother kept a tool roll In the kitchen, and it contained many small knives and a button hooker. Because Sybil saw the tools before she was abused, she became afraid of them, thinking they would once again hurt her.
h) It hurts to be touched: Sybil did not receive any love from her mother, and since her father was always out or working, all she experienced touch-wise was abuse. Therefore, when she grew up and whenever she got touched, she felt like she was going to get abused or hit.
8) It was important for Sybil to meet her other personalities because when she met them, she finally accepted herself. She accepted the fact that she had multiple personalities because her mother abused her so much that she could not face the pain herself. When she met them, she became one with them.
9) The importance of Sybil confronting her mother was to finally remember everything her mother did to her. Because she remembered, she could finally let herself release all the anger and hatred towards her mother that she had locked up inside her. It was unhealthy for Sybil to hold that much anger in her, and that was the reason why she developed the multiple personalities. It finally allowed her to move on with her life after confronting her mother.
10) Sybil denied the existence of multiple personalities and tells Doctor Wilbur that it was all a hoax because she was afraid of getting well. She thought that Doctor Wilbur was her only way of getting better, and if something happened to the doctor then she would have no way of getting better. By denying her multiple personalities, she could start slowly pulling away from Doctor Wilbur in case something happened to her, and Sybil would have no way to get better.
11) The kinds of issues/problems I think Sybil faced after her recovery is she still might be afraid of a couple things that she has been afraid of all her life. It could take a couple more sessions with Doctor Wilbur to realize that the objects and colors cannot really hurt her, and that it is only her imagination. Another issue that I think Sybil will face is that she will have a hard time getting close to people and being touched. Although she confronted her mother, I think that she cannot just get over it that quickly. It will be a while before Sybil realizes that being touched is a good thing, and that it will not hurt her anymore.
12) My overall reaction to the movie was that I could not believe that a grown woman could do such horrible things to a child. I thought it was a really good movie overall. I think psychoanalysis is that most appropriate way to treat someone because if you can change the way their mind works or thinks about something, then you can easily get to what you are trying to accomplish in the person. I do think that identity disorders exist because there are just some things in the world that are too overwhelming for one person alone to handle, and by developing multiple personalities, this takes some of the stress off the main person because the stress is split between the other personalities. The main person can switch in and out when something is hurting them or making them uncomfortable.
2) Some of the symptoms that led to the diagnosis of an identity disorder were that she was having black outs all the time. She would be in one place and suddenly “wake up” in another place not remembering how she got there and how long it has been. Another symptom that led to the diagnosis of an identity disorder was that she was doing tasks that she normally does not know how to do. For example, Vicky speaks French and Sybil normally does not know how to, and Vanessa plays the piano, while Sybil knows nothing of playing the piano.
3) Some of Sybil’s defense mechanisms were that she denied her multiple personalities. She said that it was all just a charade, but it was just a way to stop getting close to Doctor Wilbur. Another defense mechanism is repression. In order to forget all the horrible things her mother did to her when she was a kid, she unconsciously pushed them into her unconscious mind. The last defense mechanism Sybil used was regression. One of the personalities she has is Peggy, which is a child, and Ruthie, the baby. She goes back in time, and thinks she is a child and baby.
4) The psychoanalysis technique that are used to treat Sybil are hypnosis. This technique is useful because Doctor Wilbur makes her relive all the events while she is beside her telling her that none of it is real, and that her mother cannot do anything to hurt her anymore. Reliving her most painful moments would make her move beyond it, so she does not have to repress them any longer.
5) Repression has to do with Sybil’s psychological disorder because her mother abused her so badly, both physically and sexually, that any memory of any of her childhood memories would make her switch into another personality because it was too much for her to handle herself. Sybil was very afraid of many things that seemed normal to a regular person because of the relationship between the things and the abuse her mother gave her.
6) The significance of Sybil’s dreams are reflections of her real waking life. All the little things that are in her dreams are symbols of her real life.
a) Kittens in the basket: This represents all of Sybil’s personalities. Sybil is trying to save all her personalities by putting them all into a ‘box’.
b) The Box: This represents Sybil’s body. The box is holding all the little kittens that Sybil finds, and Sybil’s body holds all of her many different personalities.
c) Headless cat: This represents her mother. No matter how much or far she ran, she still could not seem to escape the headless cat. This is the way she feels about her mother. It seems like she will never be able to escape the torture her mother gave her.
d) People waving in the background as she is running in the field: This represents the people in her life that were important to her. Though she wanted to stop and play with them, she could not because the headless cat / her mother was always after her.
7) a) Reference to the “hands” and being afraid of the hands: Sybil is afraid of the “hands” because of when she was getting her tonsils removed, all these hands from the doctors were trying to hold her down, and keep her still so they could remove her tonsils. All she saw were hands coming at her and holding her down, so now when she sees hands, they remind her of the doctors trying to hold her down.
b) Color purple: When Sybil was locked in the box in the warehouse, she had held onto a purple crayon from her room. After she was left alone, she started drawing on the side of the box, as a cry of help, and also to let people know that she was there.
c) Her kittens bothering her: Sybil’s kittens bother her because they remind her of the dream that she was having about the kittens in the box and the headless cat chasing her everywhere she went.
d) Tears: Sybil said that she has not cried a human tear since her grandmother died. This was because her mother always told her not to cry when she was abused or anything else she did to Sybil. In the end when Doctor Wilbur told Sybil that she loved her, Sybil finally broke down and cried her first real tears since the death of her grandmother.
e) The story of the ants: When Doctor Wilbur told Sybil of the story of the ants, Sybil was touched by the story be cause even though ants are so small, they still help each other out when they need it, and they still love each other.
f) Marsha’s suicide attempt: Marsha felt like everything else was not worth it anymore, and she felt that if she killed ‘herself’ and Sybil, then she would put Sybil out of the misery and suffering that she is going through. Marsha thought that death itself was better than the way Sybil was living her life; consumed in fear.
g) Cane shapes/ sharp objects: Sybil has a big fear of cane shapes or sharp objects because of the sexual abuse she experienced from her mother. Her mother kept a tool roll In the kitchen, and it contained many small knives and a button hooker. Because Sybil saw the tools before she was abused, she became afraid of them, thinking they would once again hurt her.
h) It hurts to be touched: Sybil did not receive any love from her mother, and since her father was always out or working, all she experienced touch-wise was abuse. Therefore, when she grew up and whenever she got touched, she felt like she was going to get abused or hit.
8) It was important for Sybil to meet her other personalities because when she met them, she finally accepted herself. She accepted the fact that she had multiple personalities because her mother abused her so much that she could not face the pain herself. When she met them, she became one with them.
9) The importance of Sybil confronting her mother was to finally remember everything her mother did to her. Because she remembered, she could finally let herself release all the anger and hatred towards her mother that she had locked up inside her. It was unhealthy for Sybil to hold that much anger in her, and that was the reason why she developed the multiple personalities. It finally allowed her to move on with her life after confronting her mother.
10) Sybil denied the existence of multiple personalities and tells Doctor Wilbur that it was all a hoax because she was afraid of getting well. She thought that Doctor Wilbur was her only way of getting better, and if something happened to the doctor then she would have no way of getting better. By denying her multiple personalities, she could start slowly pulling away from Doctor Wilbur in case something happened to her, and Sybil would have no way to get better.
11) The kinds of issues/problems I think Sybil faced after her recovery is she still might be afraid of a couple things that she has been afraid of all her life. It could take a couple more sessions with Doctor Wilbur to realize that the objects and colors cannot really hurt her, and that it is only her imagination. Another issue that I think Sybil will face is that she will have a hard time getting close to people and being touched. Although she confronted her mother, I think that she cannot just get over it that quickly. It will be a while before Sybil realizes that being touched is a good thing, and that it will not hurt her anymore.
12) My overall reaction to the movie was that I could not believe that a grown woman could do such horrible things to a child. I thought it was a really good movie overall. I think psychoanalysis is that most appropriate way to treat someone because if you can change the way their mind works or thinks about something, then you can easily get to what you are trying to accomplish in the person. I do think that identity disorders exist because there are just some things in the world that are too overwhelming for one person alone to handle, and by developing multiple personalities, this takes some of the stress off the main person because the stress is split between the other personalities. The main person can switch in and out when something is hurting them or making them uncomfortable.
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