Case Study: Jane
Case Study: Jane
Rachel Duncan
Rasmussen College
Author Note This paper is being submitted on July 14, 2013, for Clint Powell’s G148/PSY1012 Section 10 General Psychology course.
Case Study: Jane
Jane, as a young child, had fallen victim to the malicious physical abuse of the one person she counted on the most in life, her father. After Jane was grown and her father wasn’t able to physically abuse her anymore, he began using monetary incentives in order to continue to control her life. The only normal relationship she ever had with another adult was with her aunt. The relationship with Jane’s aunt was not a steady one, because of the distance between where they lived. Jane eventually met and fell in love with a man that she soon married. 3 years into their marriage, she found herself in yet another physically abusive scenario and then becomes pregnant.
As a child, Jane spent all of her time tip-toeing around her father, trying to please him in any way she could. She tried day in and day out to make her father happy, to no avail. She eventually realized that no matter what she did to please him, she would never be good enough. These actions and upbringings have taught Jane nothing more than to associate ones love for another, with ones fear of them. She will carry these teachings with her forever, and they will greatly impact her future encounters with love and trust. She will also instill these beliefs in her child, as it is likely he/she will be exposed to the heinous abuse that, Jane endured as a child.
I believe that Jane’s actions will continue to lead her down her current path of injustice and exploitation. She will frequently be drawn to the people who treat her poorly because that is all she has ever known. It would be difficult to recondition her brain to believe that these types of behavior are not normal, when they are the only behaviors she has ever been accustomed to. To, Jane, someone inflicting pain and anguish onto her, is the
Rachel Duncan
Rasmussen College
Author Note This paper is being submitted on July 14, 2013, for Clint Powell’s G148/PSY1012 Section 10 General Psychology course.
Case Study: Jane
Jane, as a young child, had fallen victim to the malicious physical abuse of the one person she counted on the most in life, her father. After Jane was grown and her father wasn’t able to physically abuse her anymore, he began using monetary incentives in order to continue to control her life. The only normal relationship she ever had with another adult was with her aunt. The relationship with Jane’s aunt was not a steady one, because of the distance between where they lived. Jane eventually met and fell in love with a man that she soon married. 3 years into their marriage, she found herself in yet another physically abusive scenario and then becomes pregnant.
As a child, Jane spent all of her time tip-toeing around her father, trying to please him in any way she could. She tried day in and day out to make her father happy, to no avail. She eventually realized that no matter what she did to please him, she would never be good enough. These actions and upbringings have taught Jane nothing more than to associate ones love for another, with ones fear of them. She will carry these teachings with her forever, and they will greatly impact her future encounters with love and trust. She will also instill these beliefs in her child, as it is likely he/she will be exposed to the heinous abuse that, Jane endured as a child.
I believe that Jane’s actions will continue to lead her down her current path of injustice and exploitation. She will frequently be drawn to the people who treat her poorly because that is all she has ever known. It would be difficult to recondition her brain to believe that these types of behavior are not normal, when they are the only behaviors she has ever been accustomed to. To, Jane, someone inflicting pain and anguish onto her, is the
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