Andrea Yates Case Summary

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An approach that shines light on how people adapt and behave in their surroundings is called behaviorism. The idea that the way you act and cope mentally is all about human conditioning and patterns. Thoughts and feelings are not relevant with this approach. In the case of Andrea Yates, she was told with repetition by a street preacher that she was failing, and that she had to do a number of things before her and her family could be saved from going to hell. Her self- destructive behavior really began there. She had more children, suicidal thoughts claimed ownership over her mind and she refrained from taking her medication. Had these issues never taken place, Andrea’s children would most likely still be living today. She fell into a pattern

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