#5: Dissociative Identity Disorder -- "Me, Myself, and Irene"
On July 25, 2008 at 9:45 in the evening, I watched the movie "Me, Myself, and Irene" about a man suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder. It was a comedy about a man with split personalities. All of his life, Charlie remained calm and let all his anger and problems bottle up inside of him. It started with his wife having an affair and leaving him with the children from the affair. People walked all over Charlie, and he simply tried not to think or talk about it. One day, all of his anger and rage from over the years came exploding out to form his new personality, Hank. Charlie was diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder. If he did not take his medication regularly, Charlie and Hank took turns being present. Charlie was well-mannered, soft-spoken, and a nice guy who never wanted to offend anyone. Hank, however, was rude, easily-angered, and lashed out at everyone without considering their feelings.
Charlie and Hank in one related to the Dissociative Identity Disorder we learned about in chapter twelve on psychological disorders. A person with Dissociative Identity Disorder, or Multiple Personality Disorder, seems to have more than one identity. It is normally the result of a large repression of unwanted, bad memories. The people who suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder have usually experienced things they would rather forget or avoid, just like Charlie. Because of that, Hank was formed.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
#4: Retrograde Amnesia -- The Vow
I read a book called The Vow, by Kim and Krickitt Carpenter and John Perry which relates to retrograde amnesia. It is a tragic, true story about Kim and Krickitt Carpenter and what they went through in their marriage. They had been together for two years and had only been married a few short months when they had a severe car accident on the way to their parents' house for Thanksgiving. Krickitt was driving and suffered severe brain damage, causing her to lose all memory of anything that happened in the last two years or so prior to her accident. Kim and Krickitt struggled to survive as a married couple as Kim desperately tried to get her to remember him at all. Finally, they realized that Krickitt would not remember the last two years of her life, so they began their relationship again.
This book relates to retrograde amnesia and the impact of brain damage on memory we learned about in chapter six on memory. Retrograde amnesia is when a person experiences a loss of memory for events that occurred before some brain injury. Krickitt's brain injury was so severe that she could not remember her husband or anything that happened in the last two years before the accident.
I read a book called The Vow, by Kim and Krickitt Carpenter and John Perry which relates to retrograde amnesia. It is a tragic, true story about Kim and Krickitt Carpenter and what they went through in their marriage. They had been together for two years and had only been married a few short months when they had a severe car accident on the way to their parents' house for Thanksgiving. Krickitt was driving and suffered severe brain damage, causing her to lose all memory of anything that happened in the last two years or so prior to her accident. Kim and Krickitt struggled to survive as a married couple as Kim desperately tried to get her to remember him at all. Finally, they realized that Krickitt would not remember the last two years of her life, so they began their relationship again.
This book relates to retrograde amnesia and the impact of brain damage on memory we learned about in chapter six on memory. Retrograde amnesia is when a person experiences a loss of memory for events that occurred before some brain injury. Krickitt's brain injury was so severe that she could not remember her husband or anything that happened in the last two years before the accident.
#3: Narcolepsy -- "Rat Race"
Sometime in late March of 2008, I watched the movie "Rat Race" that had a man in it who struggled with narcolepsy. It was very humorous because many people in the film were attempting to race across the country to find an extremely large sum of money waiting for them. Whoever got to the money first won the prize: all of the money. One of the contestants to this wild game was a man with narcolepsy. All throughout the race, he would randomly fall asleep, causing a great deal of chaos. He was the first one to start the race, but he fell asleep in the lobby of the hotel from which they started. Miraculously, he was the first one who made it to the money. However, he fell asleep right before he opened the locker full of money and everyone got to the locker at the same time.
This man relates to the narcolepsy and other sleep disorders we learned about in chapter four on consciousness. Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that causes people to abruptly enter, without warning, REM sleep straight from them being awake. A helpful treatment to this disorder is a combination of taking naps regularly and taking stimulant medication.
Sometime in late March of 2008, I watched the movie "Rat Race" that had a man in it who struggled with narcolepsy. It was very humorous because many people in the film were attempting to race across the country to find an extremely large sum of money waiting for them. Whoever got to the money first won the prize: all of the money. One of the contestants to this wild game was a man with narcolepsy. All throughout the race, he would randomly fall asleep, causing a great deal of chaos. He was the first one to start the race, but he fell asleep in the lobby of the hotel from which they started. Miraculously, he was the first one who made it to the money. However, he fell asleep right before he opened the locker full of money and everyone got to the locker at the same time.
This man relates to the narcolepsy and other sleep disorders we learned about in chapter four on consciousness. Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that causes people to abruptly enter, without warning, REM sleep straight from them being awake. A helpful treatment to this disorder is a combination of taking naps regularly and taking stimulant medication.
#2: Spinal Cord and Reflexes -- Coca-Cola Commercial
On July 19, 2008 at 7:00 in the evening, I saw a Coca-Cola commercial in the movie theater relating to the spinal cord and reflexes. A man was pulling up to a drive-through window after he had ordered a large Coke. He realized that he had parked too far away from the window. He had embarrassing bedroom slippers on his feet, so he would not get out of the car to receive the Coke from the waiting employee. Instead, desperate to have the Coke, he leaned as far out of his window as he could without exposing his feet. The employee stretched out her arm to his, and with a look of worry on their faces, she cautiously dropped the large Coke to his waiting hand underneath hers. He barely caught it and they were relieved.
This commercial relates to the spinal cord and reflexes we learned about in chapter two on biology and behavior. The spinal cord receives signals from the body's senses and sends them to the brain. It then transports messages from the brain to the muscles. The spinal cord directs the simple behaviors of reflexes. His senses told his brain that he wanted the Coke. Then his brain told his muscles to catch it at the right time. It is good that his reflexes were quick enough! The commercial reminded me of the difficult dollar bill exercise we did in class where one person had to catch a falling dollar from another person's hand.
On July 19, 2008 at 7:00 in the evening, I saw a Coca-Cola commercial in the movie theater relating to the spinal cord and reflexes. A man was pulling up to a drive-through window after he had ordered a large Coke. He realized that he had parked too far away from the window. He had embarrassing bedroom slippers on his feet, so he would not get out of the car to receive the Coke from the waiting employee. Instead, desperate to have the Coke, he leaned as far out of his window as he could without exposing his feet. The employee stretched out her arm to his, and with a look of worry on their faces, she cautiously dropped the large Coke to his waiting hand underneath hers. He barely caught it and they were relieved.
This commercial relates to the spinal cord and reflexes we learned about in chapter two on biology and behavior. The spinal cord receives signals from the body's senses and sends them to the brain. It then transports messages from the brain to the muscles. The spinal cord directs the simple behaviors of reflexes. His senses told his brain that he wanted the Coke. Then his brain told his muscles to catch it at the right time. It is good that his reflexes were quick enough! The commercial reminded me of the difficult dollar bill exercise we did in class where one person had to catch a falling dollar from another person's hand.
#1: Clinical, Counseling, and Community Psychologist -- "Gilmore Girls"
On July 26, 2008 at 10:30 in the morning, I watched an episode of "Gilmore Girls" with a clinical, counseling, and community psychologist in it. One of the main characters, Lorelai, attended a dinner at her parents' house with the father of her daughter, Chris, and a psychologist. Her parents were trying to set up Chris and the psychologist. After an evening of Lorelai asking the psychologist silly questions about phobias and interpretations of dreams, she found herself in the back seat of the psychologist's car and having an actual session. Lorelai was struggling with stored emotions from her relationship with her fiance'. The psychologist mostly listened, took notes, and gave helpful advice on what to do. She said her door was always open and her cell phone was always on for her clients.
This psychologist relates to the clinical, counseling, and community psychologist we learned about in chapter one on the introduction to the science of psychology. This type of psychology is one of the many subfields of psychology. This character probably falls in the 33.6% of psychologists who practice privately or in a group of psychologists. They test and treat adults and some children. They also sometimes give consultation to businesses and other organizations.
On July 26, 2008 at 10:30 in the morning, I watched an episode of "Gilmore Girls" with a clinical, counseling, and community psychologist in it. One of the main characters, Lorelai, attended a dinner at her parents' house with the father of her daughter, Chris, and a psychologist. Her parents were trying to set up Chris and the psychologist. After an evening of Lorelai asking the psychologist silly questions about phobias and interpretations of dreams, she found herself in the back seat of the psychologist's car and having an actual session. Lorelai was struggling with stored emotions from her relationship with her fiance'. The psychologist mostly listened, took notes, and gave helpful advice on what to do. She said her door was always open and her cell phone was always on for her clients.
This psychologist relates to the clinical, counseling, and community psychologist we learned about in chapter one on the introduction to the science of psychology. This type of psychology is one of the many subfields of psychology. This character probably falls in the 33.6% of psychologists who practice privately or in a group of psychologists. They test and treat adults and some children. They also sometimes give consultation to businesses and other organizations.
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