Colorado Mental Hospital Agency Paper Lafonna R. Pacheco Professor: Judy Baca‚ MSW‚ ACSW Colorado State University –Pueblo October 28‚ 2013 Abstract This article focuses on the Colorado Mental Health Institute of Pueblo. (CMHIP) is one of Colorado’s two state-operated inpatient psychiatric hospitals. The hospital is under the direction of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS)‚ Office of Behavioral Health. Colorado recognized a tremendous need for a mental health component
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How are the blind in the mental hospital compared animals? Why is this comparison made? In the quarantine the blind slowly transform into savages. “There are many ways of becoming an animal‚ he thought‚ this is just the first of them” (93)‚ this first sign being how dirty they all are; the hallways filled with feces‚ their beings covered in filth‚ the corpses lying in the yard. As much as the internees try to not recognize their savagery‚ it slowly becomes inevitable and “if we cannot live entirely
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Holden as the Typical Teenager of Today Holden Caulfield‚ portrayed in the J.D. Salinger novel Catcher in the Rye as an adolescent struggling to find his own identity‚ possesses many characteristics that easily link him to the typical teenager living today. The fact that the book was written many years ago clearly exemplifies the timeless nature of this work. Holden’s actions are those that any teenager can clearly relate with. The desire for independence‚ the sexually related encounters‚ and
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Holden Caulfield entered my office a seemingly controlled‚ passive young adult. It would become utterly obvious that he was the complete opposite. Exposed to great trauma at a very early age‚ he desperately tries to control everything in his life: maturation‚ innocence in others and himself‚ and various other trivial subjects in life which others might pass by. Ultimately trying to be a "Catcher In The Rye"‚ he wants to control and protect the people he loves. Also showing classic symptoms of a borderline
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hypocrisy. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger expresses through Holden Caulfield that hypocrisy results from not being able to connect with others. Although Holden accuses others of being phony‚ in reality‚ Holden is a phony himself and as a result of his hypocrisy‚ he is unable to connect with others‚ suggesting that to connect with others one must be able to accept other people’s flaws. Holden defines others as phonies because he is critical and has a negative
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Holdenlocks and The Three BearsIf you really want to hear about it‚ the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born‚ and what my lousy childhood was like‚ and all that David Copperfield kind of crap‚ but I don’t feel like going into it‚ if you want to know the truth. I will tell you this though I am an 8 year old girl named Holdenlocks and well Ill just start it from here. One day I decided to ditch out on my 3rd grade class‚ my teacher was being a complete phony‚ and go for a long
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As Holden Caulfield states on page sixteen of The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J. D. Salinger‚ "I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life...It’s terrible." But his lies are not used for simple reasons--he uses deceptive techniques in order to escape personal relations. After the death of his brother‚ Allie‚ Holden alienates himself to prevent personal bonds. When his self-inflicted alienation is threatened by attempts at personal connection‚ Holden uses lying and deception as ways to keep him
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May 7 2012 Phoebe Caulfield : The True Catcher in the Rye Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye reveals a teenager’s dramatic struggle against death and growing up. The book is composed of stories after the protagonist Holden Caulfield’s expulsion from a private school. He leaves school early to explore New York before returning home‚ interacting with teachers‚ prostitutes‚ nuns‚ an ex-girlfriend and his sister along the way. We characterize Holden as an innocent child that possesses an ideal fantasy
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Holden and Society J. D. Salinger’s notable and esteemed novel‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ reflects the hypercritical views of a troubled teenager‚ Holden Caulfield‚ towards everyone around him and society itself. This character has a distinguished vision of a world where morality‚ principles‚ intelligence‚ purity‚ and naivety should override money‚ sex‚ and power‚ but clearly in the world he inhabits these qualities have been exiled. Holder desperately clings to and regards innocence as one of the most
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I was sent to a mental hospital when I was thirteen. I was sent to an actual hospital first in order for the staff to evaluate my condition. They gave me XL scrubs that fell off when I stood up and told me to stay in my room until someone could come and ask me questions. I waited for hours until I fell asleep and was jolted awake by a harsh light. It was 3 AM and a stranger woke me up in my hospital room to ask me a hundred questions. “Do you smoke?” “No.” “Drink?” “No.” “Drugs?” “Yes.” “Are you
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