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Psychology Case Study Charlie

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feelings for Sam onto Mary Elizabeth in an attempt to make their relationship work, but was unsuccessful. Charlie was told to stay away from their group because Mary Elizabeth was very hurt by his actions (Chbosky, 2012). During this period of time the uncertainty and rejection brought forth Charlie’s feelings of sadness and loss following the death of his aunt. He tried to do anything he could to fix the situation, but he was continually rejected. This situation did not end until Charlie stepped in and punched the boys at school who were beating Patrick up for being a homosexual. He chose to defend his friend even though they had not spoken in weeks. Charlie did not have any recollection of the event because his rush of emotions had caused him to enter a disassociate state. Charlie was happy that he was accepted back into his group of friends, but he also recognized his loss of control over suppressing his emotions (Chbosky, 2012). Following Easter mass he began having more flashbacks from his aunt’s funeral. Charlie was unable to control this overflow of emotions. By the end of the school year Charlie felt more comfortable with his social identity. He demonstrated this when he raised his hand during English class to …show more content…

This disruption is caused because his “egocentrism, animism, and concentration” were disrupted when his aunt abused him. This happened during the ages of two to seven years old when these stages are pivotal in the formal operational stage where abstract thought is developed after eleven years old. According to Erikson, Charlie’s “identity v. role confusion [and] his intimacy v. isolation” (Crain, 2005) are negatively affected because of the mistrust Charlie experienced with his aunt early in his development. Charlie also appears to remain in Kohlberg’s conventional stage of development because during this stage “children follow in order to get approval from others” (Crain,

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Yet questions about his reformation linger” (Rosenblum). In the opening scene, Charlie is a sole survivor, while all of the other members of the previous crowd he was with succumb to death, disease, or dishonor. While everything about his casual demeanor towards drinks suggest he has moved on from his past, it still leaves the readers questioning whether or not he can be truly trusted on this matter, and wondering if Charlie really has fought his

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1. Charlie doesn’t feel like he belongs ever. Either he is not smart enough or too smart. There is never a happy medium with society. When he can tell he obviously is different it makes it harder when everyone points it out.

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This shows Charlie searching for his identity when he lost his memory, seeing the mentally challenged boy, and when Algernon died. Most people have to show bravery during tests so they can have confidence in themselves. Charlie shows bravery when he gets laughed at by other people, when his “friends” get him drunk, and when he finally realizes what his “friends” are

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Charlie was an observer; he never got involved or talked to people. Soon Charlie was following in his mother’s foot steps.

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. His symptoms are recognized early on in the movie, the main character’s, Charlie, disorder isn’t revealed or realized until the very end of the movie. Charlie was sexually abused by his beloved Aunt Helen every weekend at a very young age. Throughout the movie, viewers are shown random memories of how he saw his aunt through his innocent eyes before he was molested. These nice memories cause people to believe that Aunt Helen was a nice part of Charlie’s life.

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Despite this, Charlie hides his feelings. He spends all his energy in ensuring the happiness of his friends, that he often disregards his own. However, this emotional isolation ultimately enables Charlie to fit in with

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