Life Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Mandi Powers
PSY/300
October 17, 2011
Lori Cooper
Marilyn Monroe
There have been many arguments when it comes to psychological development when it is about the topic of nature versus nurture and the stages of development. The way a person develops depends on several different factors such as our upbringing along with our environment. To really understand a person one must take a deeper look into the family history. For this paper I have chosen to take a closer look into the life and personality of Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe was a well-known actress and model. The purpose of this paper is to distinguish the kind of influence that heredity and environment had on the psychological development of Marilyn Monroe, I will also attempt identify what family issues or social support systems that influenced her developmental growth and adjustment, in other words discuss nature versus nurture, I will also select two different theories of personality and apply them to Marilyn, and I will identify and explain which theoretical approach that I believe best identifies the achievements and behaviors of Marilyn Monroe.
Marilyn Monroe was born in June of 1926 in a Los Angeles hospital. Born as Norma Jean Mortenson to Gladys Mortenson, it wasn’t until Norma Jean started modeling that she changed her name to Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe overcame a difficult childhood and is now known as one of the world’s best known sex symbols. Norma Jean grew up in a loveless environment. She suffered from abuse and neglect from the hands of her mother. Norma Jean’s mother, Gladys was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic when Norma Jean was just a young girl. Neither Gladys nor Norma Jean was ever sure who her biological father was. After Gladys was hospitalized in a mental facility Norma Jean was placed in an orphanage where she spent several years in and out of foster homes. After bouncing from foster home to foster home Norma Jean decided that getting
Mandi Powers
PSY/300
October 17, 2011
Lori Cooper
Marilyn Monroe
There have been many arguments when it comes to psychological development when it is about the topic of nature versus nurture and the stages of development. The way a person develops depends on several different factors such as our upbringing along with our environment. To really understand a person one must take a deeper look into the family history. For this paper I have chosen to take a closer look into the life and personality of Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe was a well-known actress and model. The purpose of this paper is to distinguish the kind of influence that heredity and environment had on the psychological development of Marilyn Monroe, I will also attempt identify what family issues or social support systems that influenced her developmental growth and adjustment, in other words discuss nature versus nurture, I will also select two different theories of personality and apply them to Marilyn, and I will identify and explain which theoretical approach that I believe best identifies the achievements and behaviors of Marilyn Monroe.
Marilyn Monroe was born in June of 1926 in a Los Angeles hospital. Born as Norma Jean Mortenson to Gladys Mortenson, it wasn’t until Norma Jean started modeling that she changed her name to Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe overcame a difficult childhood and is now known as one of the world’s best known sex symbols. Norma Jean grew up in a loveless environment. She suffered from abuse and neglect from the hands of her mother. Norma Jean’s mother, Gladys was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic when Norma Jean was just a young girl. Neither Gladys nor Norma Jean was ever sure who her biological father was. After Gladys was hospitalized in a mental facility Norma Jean was placed in an orphanage where she spent several years in and out of foster homes. After bouncing from foster home to foster home Norma Jean decided that getting