Madeline suffers from a rare disorder, Selective Mutism. In Madeline case, the condition is selective because although at home she can be quite talkative when in front of strangers, she becomes so anxious that she cannot say a single word. Madeline refuses to speak in settings where it is expected of her to speak and communicate (e.g. school). The school is a school. Selective Mutism is an anxiety disorder and therefore can be categorized as a psychological disorder. As stated in the book, a psychological disorder has “traditionally been defined as a pattern of behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or physical symptoms shown by an individual” (Mash & Wolfe, 2019). In Madeline’s case, she presents a pattern of behavioral symptoms, as stated by her …show more content…
“Such distress and disability increases the risk of further suffering or harm, such as death, pain, disability, or an important loss of freedom” (Mash & Wolfe, 2019). In Madeline’s case, if left untreated, she may become isolated. Thus affecting her adolescence and adulthood, as her mother states there is a fear of Madeline “not having friends, not going to university, not having a job where she needs to interact with people” Evidently her condition may hinder her social interactions/skills thus affecting her mental well-being and emotional state. According to the book, “Genetic factors are implicated in all of the childhood disorders. Some genetic factors are expressed early in development, such as behavioral inhibition or shyness (Nigg, 2006). Madeline may have a genetic predisposition to anxiety, she has inherited a tendency to be anxious from a family …show more content…
According to the book, temperament “relates to the child’s organized style of behavior that appears early in development, such as fussiness or fearfulness, which shapes the child’s approach to his or her environment” (Mash & Wolfe, 2019). In Madeline’s case, she could fall under the fearful or inhibited temperament. As stated in the book, fearful or inhibited “describes the slow-to-warm-up child, who is cautious in his or her approach to novel or challenging situations. Such children are more variable in self-regulation and adaptability and may show distress or negativity in some situations” (Mash & Wolfe, 2019). Madeline can demonstrate an anxiety prone temperament and social anxiety as she is immediately overcome by anxiety when facing strangers and in certain social settings. Madeline could possibly have an insecure type of attachment. According to the book, infants with this type of attachment demonstrate “disinterest in or resistance to exploration, wary of novel situations or strangers” (Mash & Wolfe, 2019). These children have difficulty managing anxiety and typically have phobias, fears, and
Indications have shown that the infant’s temperament holds significance in affecting maternal perception which is influenced by maternal characteristic, thereby, leading to the outcome of attachment (Pauli-Pott, Mertesacker, Bade, Haverkock, Beckmann, 2003). Through the c...
The main psychological impacts were self-stigma, increased stress, and depression. Self-stigma occurs when the family members except mental illness stereotypes to be true. When self-stigma occurs caregivers tend to feel embarrassed about the person’s mental illness, feel as though they are looked down on because a family member has a mental illness, and feel the need to be hide it in order to have people continue to treat the family the same (Girma,Dehning, Mueller, Tesfaye, Froeschl, Moller-Leimkuhler , 2014). In the movie the little sister Ellen and primary caregiver Gilbert are the most effected by the self-stigma. The most predominant ...
One of the main factors of this was the neglect of her parents. It was not stated directly but the fact that her parents did not know what was g...
depression. Human development also plays a big role. Growing up, including relationships with people, influences mood. Melinda’s friends, who she has known for nine years, despise her. “Her eyes meet mine for a second. ‘I hate you,’ she mouths silently” (Anderson 5). Additionally, early loss su...
All signs in the beginning of the movie point to her personality was being mostly influenced by the environment. Examples of environmental factors include her overly affectionate parents, her rich upbringing, and no punishments for her
The primary diagnosis for Amanda Anderson is separation anxiety disorder (SAD) with a co-morbidity of school phobia. Separation anxiety disorder is commonly the precursor to school phobia, which is “one of the two most common anxiety disorders to occur during childhood, and is found in about 4% to 10% of all children” (Mash & Wolfe, 2010, p. 198). Amanda is a seven-year-old girl and her anxiety significantly affects her social life. Based on the case study, Amanda’s father informs the therapist that Amanda is extremely dependent on her mother and she is unenthusiastic when separated from her mother. Amanda was sitting on her mother’s lap when the therapist walked in the room to take Amanda in her office for an interview (Morgan, 1999, p. 1).
living in such a manner. I did not know the exact cause of her anxiety
It was even reported that if this continued, he would be more than ready for preschool-type activities. This typically requires children to stay on task or remain in “group time” for 10-15 minutes. We know that temperament is an important influence on development and the related concept of moderately novel activities, but can also be determined by the experiences parents and early childhood settings provide.
These subjects were tested on the negative affects of their children as well as the presence of any depressive or anxious symptoms and stressors. Through a two-part series of questionnaires parents were asked about their children and their observable behaviors using a five point Likert scale rating. The purpose of this study based on the findings as described in the article abstract is to test the relationship between temperament and stressors as a predictor of youth depressive and anxious symptoms over a 3-month period (Gulley, Hankin & Young, 2016). Although many factors contribute to the onset of depressive and anxious symptoms in early to late adolescence, temperament is often times attributed with directly determining how we externalize and internalize our day to day problems; temperament refers to individual differences in affective reactivity and self-regulation (Rothbart & Rueda, 2005). As described in the article, negative affectivity is directly correlated to internalized disorders due to its link to depressive and anxious tendencies. Temperament like we saw in “Understanding the Anxious Mind” is associated with high-reactivity in individuals who were found to possess
For example, our text describes two symptoms of ASD; 1. social communications and interactions 2. and limited patterns of repetitive behavior, interests, and or activities. This was all evident in the “Neurotypical” documentary. For example, Nicholas was unable to interact with girls or form relationships he believes he has nothing in common with them. Wolf suggested that autistic children are good at mimicking others and that nonverbal cues are important to watch out for. Violet, on the other hand, has a habit of repeating behaviors; she will repeat anything her parents say. In the text it also says severity of language problems vary child to child. In Violets case she does not fall under the mute category but instead she is able to speak in a few words, cry, and even laugh. Our text introduces the term for repetitive speech, echolalia. Violet tends to repeat a word or words her parents say either right away when she hears it or later
The results of the study claimed that the attachments developed over time and goes through four stages. From birth to six weeks it’s the Pre-attachment or Indiscriminate phase, the infants respond to all stimuli in the same ways and so does not have certain attachments or preferences about who they were with, towards the end of the stage the child begins to show a preference for social stimuli (e.g. smiling). Between six weeks to six months it’s the Discriminating phase, they become extremely sociable with anybody, cl...
There are many casual factors that can help explain Riley’s behavior such as culture, school, family, and biology. Riley experienced a culture shock when she moved to a different state. The first night when they got to San Francisco Riley suggested to get pizza for dinner. There was a pizza joint just down the road that she saw on the way to the new house but when she got there, there’s only one type of pizza on the menu, broccoli pizza. Which is radically different to what she is used to in Minnesota. Riley was extremely disgusted and soon realized that being in a new city, comes different ways of living. “Besides the conflicts that differing cultural standards create, children’s and adults’ own culture values may bias their perceptions of others... but it’s important to note that problems of bias and discrimination carry serious implications for evaluating youngsters’ behavior (Kauffman, 159). School also can have many effects on her behavior. When the teacher called on Riley to introduce herself to the class she started off well until she thought about Minnesota and how her life used to be and comparing it to what it will be like now. Riley had an emotional breakdown and became upset under pressure. She started to cry, ramble and lose her train of thought when she talked about the times she used to play hockey out on the pond every winter with her dad when the water froze.
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This pattern is also referred to as ambivalent attachment pattern. This pattern of attachment can be observed by the use of two parameters. One of the parameters is the child exploring ability and will. In this attachment pattern, the child does not explore much even when the caregiver is around the child. The other parameter is the behaviour of the child towards strangers. The child extremely gets worried in the presence of strangers and becomes highly distressed compared to a child with secure attachment. Resistant attachment in a child develops because of lack predictable response by the caregiver and is always seen as a strategic pattern for a child to maintain the availability of the caregiver through the display of helplessness and anger by a child. When a child displays anxious attachment patterns, it is an indication that the child has experienced an abusive childhood experience from the caregiver. Research has indicated that children who have anxious-resistance attachment always find it difficult to develop and maintain intimate relationships in their adult lives (Newton,
People of Influence In general, President Roosevelt preferred to make his own decisions regarding domestic and foreign policy, wanting “to be his own secretary of state,” but being only one person, he was forced to rely on others in his administration (Morgan 575). One of those was Secretary of State Cordell Hull, who, according to the Secretary himself, stated that “during his first term in office President Roosevelt was so immersed in an avalanche of domestic questions that he left me in almost full charge of foreign affairs” (Rosenau 231). With Roosevelt’s attention being dedicated to his New Deal policy in America, Hull was left with the responsibility of fulfilling the president’s promise of a good neighbor policy, though Roosevelt had