During the reading of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth started showing signs of a couple different disorders. She showed a couple examples of panic disorder, while also showing multiple examples of post-traumatic stress disorder. Out of all the disorders that Lady Macbeth could be suffering from, I believe that these two best reflect Lady Macbeth’s problems. The first disorder that I looked into to try diagnosing Lady Macbeth is panic disorder. There is multiple times in the book where she says some things that make it seem like she is suddenly scared, or that she thinks there is serious danger. Both of these are symptoms of panic disorder. In the movie, there are many instances where she starts getting very upset and seems scared. When this happens, her heart rate is probably rising and she has a significant change in behavior. These are also symptoms of panic disorder. One other reason panic disorder is a huge possibility in Lady Macbeth, is because women are twice as likely to have panic disorder than men. …show more content…
Symptoms of this disorder are unpredictable mood swings, anxiety, sadness, crying, confusion, paranoia, and depression. There were many times in the movie where it seemed her mood completely changed within seconds. She would start getting upset and seemed paranoid in some instances. There were also times where she seemed very depressed and sometimes acted like she was so disoriented she didn’t know where she was. During most of these instances she was doing a lot of crying. It also seemed by the way she was acting that she had awful anxiety. All of these instances are symptoms and actions of one that would have post-partum depression. One instance in the movie was when she had the blood on her hands and she acted as if she was innocent. This was a good example of her confusion and being
She overdosed on pills to drown her unhappiness caused by the fast driving and mindless distractions like endless hours of TV. She is a very hollow person and does not have a real connection with anyone. She is obsessed with television, and she is very bland and hollow. Her attempted suicide would be one of the most interesting things that she did in the book. Her husband, Guy, doesn’t even have a good relationship with her.
The mental juxtaposition and deterioration between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth defines the inevitable decline and psychological problems associated with tyranny. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is depicted as a valiant and noble soldier. However, this begins to change when the three sisters are introduced. The three sisters deliver three prophecies proclaiming that Macbeth will first be the thane of both Glamis and Cawdor, and then eventually, the King.
In the drama Macbeth, William Shakespeare's with the introduction of mask motifs underscores how people can hide their own nature and emotions by wearing a fake mask of themselves. A motif is an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a story. The motif of mask appears frequently in the play such as covering crimes with their appeareance or hiding their guilt. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth clearly represent the use of masks.
In the movie Mommie Dearest there are several different types of psychological disorders. The main character Joan Crawford, actress and single mom, shows different disorders. Psychological disorders are behavior patterns or mental processes that cause serious personal suffering or interfere with a person’s ability to cope with everyday life (Rathus, 2010). Like in the movie Mommie Dearest, Joan Crawford has the stress of being an actress and having to continue to funding her up tight and upbeat lifestyle. This leads to her developing multiply disorders including an obsessive-compulsive disorder and she becomes narcissistic too.
She has a lot of inner anger and guilt that she couldn't help Rebecca through the rough time that she was in, and that she felt the only way out was by killing herself. Possibly more therapy or medication would help her through dealing with her losses. Gabby shows general anxiety and could benefit from participation in some relaxation activities or therapy to help her learn some relaxation skills. She will need to practice these skills consistently to help decrease her excessive worries and
Mr. Williams, 9:58 today is June 17, 1582 I approach the Macbeth residents with an aggressive and mighty knock. As they open the door they both stared and gave me an innocent look but I didn’t mind it so we talked and I studied Ms.macbeth as she talked she gave me unnoticeable symptoms and she would act kind of weak as in lady like then got aggressive as a strong and distinctive mad would and in my studies I haven’t come across anything about switching personalities like she was possessed or something so couldn’t help her. So I went to Ms.macbeth and asked what has he been feeling or hearing. And he stated that he been hearing voices in his head like he was being haunted and then he jumped and ducked “oh there it goes again shhhhh listen …”
Well later in the movie she unravels that Mark was right, and that Henry was a psychopath, and that he killed her other son (Ruben, 1993). How did she miss all of the signs when they were right under her nose? Since everyone can remember children have been fighting with their siblings, but maybe there is more behind it than meets the eye. Many parents struggle understanding the root of the problems between their children; when the whole time they were really just psychopaths. Psychologists have discovered and now believe that children may start displaying psychopathic traits as young as three years old.
The first example is in Act 5, scene 8 when Mabeth learns that Macduff was not born of a woman. He curses him for telling him that and he blames the witches for their word games and raising his hopes then destroying them. Next, is Act 5 scene 5, when Macbeth is talking to Seyton and explains to him how he no longer fears the normal things that he once did. Because of his evil deeds he has done nothing can startle him now, in other words he has become numb. Lastly, in Act 3 scene 4.
She started for the first time to feel the consequences of the postpartum depression. She started hallucinating, had thoughts of a knife, stabbing someone, and seeing blood, but she decided to leave it secret. After she had her 4th child, she called her husband started asking for help, her husband did not know how to handle this situation and took her for a walk. I personally think that if depression is not taken care, it will get worst and worst over time. She had 5 kids and she started asking for help after she had her 4th children, which made me realized that she kept all of those problems on her for several years making her depression to go worst over all of this time.
Anxiety, a state of nervousness in response to uncertainty, can disclose information that would previously be unknown in a calmer condition. With his tragedy Macbeth, playwright William Shakespeare explores the interaction between anxiety versus ambition in a balance of power. At the beginning of the play, title character, war general, and Thane of Glamis Macbeth is told by three witch sisters of fate that he will also become the Thane of Cawdor and the King of Scotland. He murders the previous king Duncan from persuasion by his wife and his own ambition, and from this begins to experience a sense of regret about the situation, one that will frequently appear in his future endeavors to secure his crown. In his Act III soliloquy, Macbeth expresses anxiety about Banquo, his lack of a successor, and his personal safety, revealing
The first signs of Macbeth developing PTSD appear in act 2.1, right before almost while he murders Duncan. In fact, murdering Duncan in act 2.1 is the event that creates his PTSD. One can claim this for several reasons. First and foremost, according to the article Who Develops Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?, “Peritraumatic dissociation refers to unusual experiences during and immediately after the traumatic event, such as a sense that things are not real, the experience of time stretching out, and an altered sense of self. Feeling that one is watching oneself in a movie or play as the event unfolds is a common description of the experience of dissociation.”
Sleep is an important motif that contributes to the understanding of Macbeth because it shows how the lack of sleep is a reoccurring disruption of peace. After hearing from the witches that Macbeth is to become king, he realizes that in order to be king, he has to murder Duncan. These strong words from the witches soon haunt his mentality, driving him insane by controlling his ambitions and thoughts. When Macbeth acts on his ambitions and murders king Duncan, he is haunted by an instant feeling of regret and is in a state of disbelief. Macbeth is heavily paranoid and is constantly hearing hallucinations disrupting his ability to sleep naturally because he is tormented by guilt.
Bryanna E. McCool Mrs. Dean British Literature 25 January 2018 Mental Illness in Shakespeare’s Macbeth The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, a play wrought with prophecies, deception, guilt, and death, brings light to the symptoms of mental illnesses and their effects on the human brain’s ability to reason, trust, and act in times of pressure. Both Macbeth and his lady are plagued by mental illness, and the effects of their illness only grow as the play evolves. Macbeth’s symptoms of schizophrenia and anxiety, as well as Lady Macbeth’s anxiety as well as hallucinations that eventually push her to suicide prove that not only can mental illness alter the way a person sees a situation, but it can also drive them to harm others and themselves.
Lady Macbeth’s mental instability is depicted through her unnatural behavior, such as sleepwalking. One night, while Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking, her gentlewoman and a doctor are observing her. They hear her say, “What need we fear/ who knows it, when none can call our power to/ account? Yet who would have thought the old man/ to have had so much blood in him?” (V.i.39-42).
and I see the misconception that media portrayed of DID. Emotionally, I was able to better understand why she could completely disconnect in the moment of the traumatic event and how her lack of social support could