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AUNT HELEN
- Sexually abused by close friend growing up
- Experienced neglect from parents
- Substance abuse issues and suicidal tendencies
- Trauma led to sexually assault Charlie
- Charlie blames himself for her death, constant weight carried on shoulders
- Tormented by troubling memories
- Social Anxiety : struggles to form new relationships and stuck in constant state of apprehension
- Depression : expresses feeling like burden, feelings of self-loathing
- Bipolar Disorder : extreme fluctuating moods (feeling infinite, prevalent suicidal thoughts)
- Experiences symptoms of PTSD (flashbacks of traumatic events)
Effects on Brain
- Primarily affets prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala
- Depression: cause neurons in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex to shrink
- Bipolar Disorder: disconnected neurotransmitters, brain loses abilty to prune itself, plasticity issues
- PTSD: fear is enlarged in amygdala
- Depletion of dopamine and serotonin levels
- Experienced a significant amount of domestic abuse and neglect
- Distant family members, lack of support and love
- Lack of positive role models
- Spent time in psychiatric hospital
- Had a strong relationship with Aunt Helen
- Trying to cope with loss of Aunt and best friend
DSM 5 (Categories of Development)
Axis 1: Depression, anxiety disorders
Axis 2: Learning disabilities
Axis 3: Physical injuries
Axis 4: Environmental stressors
Axis 5: Functioning Assessment
- Grew up in hostile home environment
- Exposed to and experienced abusive relationships
- Shaped his perspective surrounding relationships
- Associated relationships with violence
- Feelings of touch triggered traumatic memories of sexual abuse
- Classical conditioning & Looking Glass Theory
- Book and movie written and directed by Stephen Chbosky
- Shy fifteen year old boy named Charlie Kelmeckis
- Has a lot of anixety and dread starting highschool
- Starts to develop friendships with older peers
- Confidence and self-worth grows throughout plot
- Self-conscious, difficulty making friends
- Struggles with anguish, takes people's responsibilities onto himself
- Makes new friends, experiences love, experiments with drugs and alcohol
- Exposed to support system, social interactions are improved
therapies
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) : discuss feelings, behaviour and intent behind actions
Exposure Therapy : developping positive associations, facing fears head-on
Music Therapy : incoporate music and rhythm to receive proper support and learn realistic and effective coping mechanisms
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