Britney Spears' Bipolar Disorder
Gamliele, Adjewa, Celeste
Britney's Life
- Britney Jean Spears was born on Dec 2,1981 to Jamie Spears (father) a drunk and Lynne Spears (mother) who lacked authority within the household
- Britney started singing and dancing as early as two years old, the first public demonstration of her talents track back to The All-New Mickey Mouse Club
- The peak of her career started with her 1998 song Baby one more time that caused much controversy due to Britney's clothing choice and language (deemed provocative & promoting domestic violence)
- 2007 marked the year for Britney's downfall with her shaving off her long hair due to a lost marriage,desire for a normal life, drugs and other underlying issues
Bipolar Disorder- a brain disorder that alters quick mood changes and causes shifts in energy and level of activity rapidly
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar Episode: a manic episode can span from high doses of energy and lows
- Britney's bipolar disorder history goes as far back as 2008, starting off as rumors, even her mother had an idea of mental health issues as she believed her daughter to have postpartum depression
- child endangerment incidents and the abuse of alcohol and drugs caused family and friends to take claims of Britney having bipolar disorder more serious
- Diana Kirschner a psychologist says "people who show patterns of behavior like Britney are suffering from a dual diagnosis. They have both a substance abuse problem and a bipolar disorder or manic disorder.”
- "Michael Cartwright, the founder of a high-end treatment center in Malibu, has said that based on media coverage of Spears’s behavior, she appears to have a drug and alcohol addiction and bipolar disorder. “She seems deeply ill to me,”
- due to Britney's frantic household she found peace in solidarity therefore never finding a real role model who could produce control in her life
Cognitive
- Britney's role in Hollywood led her to disruptive behavior and normalizing her outburst as she yearned for attention as a cry for help
- Britney has evolved within herself as she has quit drugs and she feels more confident within herself
Psychoanalytic
- Going back to Britney's father's alcoholism shows a lasting effect on her through the transition of memories and past experience
Psychoanalytic
- Britney's intuitive life decisions such as a drunken marriage concealment show the indifference with her id, ego, and superego
- the failure of the ability for Britney to truly have her freedom is void explains the cries for help as her id takes over
- In Britney's fight against herself for self actualization she made controversial decisions to fulfill her happiness and other needs
- the lack of love and belonging in Britney's life impact her self-esteem
Humanistic
- Britney shows a drastic shift in behavioral transition through her process to becoming clean from drugs and alcohol