Even though mercury posing does not indefinitely lead to Borderline Personality Disorder they both share parallels. E Medical Health states that the effects of mercury poising are described as mood swings‚ nervousness‚ irritability‚ other emotional changes‚ and decreased cognitive functions. Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms are antisocial behavior‚ compulsive behavior‚ hostility‚ impulsivity‚ irritability‚ risky behavior‚ self-destructive
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Girl Interrupted Charecter Analysis Suzanne Borderline personality disorder is characterized by intense shifts in mood. This is often accompanied by periods of intense aggression‚ substance abuse‚ and self damaging behaviors. People with borderline personality disorder will sometimes attempt suicide impulsively in periods of extreme depression or anger. Often times people with borderline personality disorder feel extremely bored‚ empty‚ mistreated and alone. Intense feelings of loneliness usually
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The movie Girl‚ Interrupted is based on the book Girl‚ Interrupted‚ by Susanna Kaysen. I would like to say that it is loosely based because although the actress‚ Winona Ryder‚ does portray Kaysen’s borderline personality‚ it seems that Angelina Jolie‚ who is Lisa Rowe in the movie‚ steals the spotlight. Girl‚ Interrupted is about a young girl who is put into the mental ward after an attempted suicide which she claims she was basically trying to leave a lot of stress she had from various experiences
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Soaked‚ little‚ and naked is how the viewer finds Susanna in the middle of Girl‚ Interrupted. Or rather‚ soaked‚ little‚ naked‚ and hysterical. A state James Mangold utilizes to further illustrate his message. The film serves as a vehicle for Mangold to discuss madness and the society it exists within. Valerie‚ the asylum’s registered nurse‚ throws Susanna‚ the film’s suicidal protagonist‚ into a tub filled with water in order to snap Susanna out of her depressed state. Susanna lashes out at Valerie
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The movie Girl Interrupted is set in 1967. It is about an 18 year old young lady named Susanna Kaysen. Susanna was not encouraged by her parents to be an individual and she surprises them when she tells them that she does not want to attend college but would rather peruse her passion of being an independent writer. Susanna ingested an entire bottle of aspirin with a bottle of vodka and claimed that she was just trying to get rid of a headache. After the attempted suicide‚ Susanna self admits herself
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turn. From the surface‚ Annie may only appear as an old lady who was obsessed with a celebrity‚ but Annie’s issues are much more complex than that.Annie shows severe symptoms of bipolar disorder‚ borderline personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.Annie begins to display symptoms of bipolar disorder as a few days have passed since she had rescued author Paul Sheldon. While nursing him back to health‚ Annie expresses how she is Paul’s number one fan. It becomes apparent that Annie does
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Girl Interrupted Rating: “R” for strong language and content related to drugs‚ sexuality and suicide Main actors/actresses: Winona Ryder (Susanna Kaysen)‚ Angelina Jolie (Lisa Rowe)‚ Clea DuVall (Georgina Tuskan) Directed By: James Mangold‚ Alex Rubin Production Studio: Columbia TriStar Picture Group Psychology Terms in Girl‚ Interrupted: Depression: A state of low mood and aversion to activity‚ a class of mental illness.(Pages 380-381‚ 400‚ Chapter
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Creative Problem Solving “Girl Interrupted” Girl‚ Interrupted Summary Introduction The movie Girl Interrupted is a memoir about Susanna Kaysen’s battle with mental illness. It is set in the sixties and seventies‚ in a medium security psychiatric ward. After Susanna attempts suicide‚ her parents bring her to speak with a psychotherapist who suggests and end up convincing her to commit herself to be institutionalized and eventually diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. During the course of
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Reflection Paper: “Girl‚ Interrupted” 1. Based on the movie and real life‚ do you think we need other people to help us understand and solve our problems? Why or why not? Absolutely. Without the presence of other people‚ there would be no social point of reference as to what would be considered “normal”. In order for an abnormality to exist‚ be it physical or psychological‚ there must be a widely accepted concept of “normalcy”. If a certain individual is said to be suffering a problem (in this
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Personality Disorders I have chosen to write about personality disorders‚ because I have a personal insight on some of these disorders. My daughter and my mother both have borderline personality disorder. In chapter 12 page 412 it states that people despite having certain characteristic views of the world and ways of doing things‚ people normally can adjust their behavior to fit a difficult situation. But some people‚ starting at some point early in life‚ develop inflexible and maladaptive ways
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