Amy Hoarding: A Case Study

Although influences beyond one’s control as well as limited options command one’s decisions, it is the individual’s choice to “jump”. The act of being “pushed” is beyond Super’s control, whereas the act of “jumping” is a willful decision. Thus, explains MacLeod (2008), “in the end, perhaps the fairest account is that Super was pushed into jumping” (p. 257). While the argument can be made that the act of jumping is an individual’s choice due to individual agency, MacLeod contends that consideration must be given to the comprehensive push and pull components which inform a person’s judgment. This perspective is comparative to the rationale that some people inevitably are victims of their own circumstance.

Growing up in an overprotective environment never gave her the chance to become emotionally mature and independent. In addition, her parent's demands were always in first place and they were very strict.

From a scientific perspective, memory is not a reliable source. Although the big picture might be accurately recalled, the specifics of the event often lose its precision as time progresses. In addition, human memories often vary because of differences in interpretation, beliefs, and values. As a result, it would not be surprising if Jeannette Walls remembered events differently from her siblings. For example, since “Maureen always had plenty to eat” (Walls 173) and “was more or less living with neighbors” (Walls 249), she likely views life in Welch more positively compared to her siblings. Further, one person may think an event was more significant than another. Even though Jeannette’s story may not be completely accurate, it is truthful in her perspective. In other words, since Jeanette believes that her memory is accurate, then she is being truthful. In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson: “To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men…” (Emerson 1).

The notion of choice in an individual’s life is subject to constant questioning. We have what we like to call the freedom of decision-making, but often it simply seems like a facade. Many believe that one’s morals and ethics are solely responsible for the decisions they make, major or minor. Others attribute the external pressures surrounding them and societal factors as the facilitator of choices. Unquestionably, both personal characteristics and societal factors influence the the majority of choices of individuals everywhere. We must consider, however, that one plats more of a role than the other. Pieces of writing such as Christopher Browning’s Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland, Michael Bess’ Choices Under Fire: Moral Dimensions of World War II, and Milton Mayer’s No Time to Think explore the idea of both influential aspects. Nonetheless, more influence can be attributed to societal factors and this idea is supported throughout all of the pieces of writing. Societal factors, for the most part, are composed of a plethora of external pressures that we either actively acquiesce to or subconsciously conform to. Societal factors play a much larger role for the average individual in regards to decision-making and this goes for individuals of all backgrounds and beliefs. This is shown in the lives of the Chambonnais, the Reserve Police Battalion, and the two famous experiments known as the Milgram Experiment and the Stanford Prison

This question can be seen as a follow up question of the first. If there are any negative aspects she sees in life, this question will present the details.

Jane would go out and party while her mom was at home taking care of her children. She'd come back home at times, but was never worried about the wellbeing of her kids, her mom was basically their mother the whole time. Her mother was taking care of the second child and ended up adopting the child. She made Jane believe she was signing insurance papers when the papers she signed were actually adoption papers. Jane did not get upset about her mother's actions because her mother was already the one that was taking care of her child so it did not really make a difference to Jane.

physically abused by her father and that causes a diminish of hope within herself to become

She is observed to be in this stage because she is resistant to change her behaviour. Additionally, she doesn’t have the insight to determine that “people are responsible for their own behaviour and how they react to other people’s behaviour in their environment” (C. Marino, personal communication, 2001). The client stated that she would be fine if her son “stopped causing her grief”. However, when queried about her reaction to the son’s behaviour and actions, she just simply stated that the son could rectify the situation if he “would cooperate with the London people.” The client was visibly upset during the interview and wringing her hands. When she would get to the most sensitive areas of her distress, she would make a joke and laugh at herself. However, the client stressed that she was not responsible for her distress, as it was her son’s responsibility that she was upset.

In order to validate his third point, Dalrymple recounts some of the examples of the direct causative relationship between bad choices made by patients (and victims) he has encountered. Specifically, he explains how easily any person of reasonable intelligence could have, and should have been able to avoid making the decisions that were responsible for the situations precipitating their encounter with him in a clinical setting. They include battered and abused women who continually choose exactly the kind of men who obviously pose related risks, as well as irresponsible men and women who repeatedly

Looking at the symptoms such as anxiety attacks, overeating, fear of accomplishment, fear of abandonment, and so forth—can be interpreted as outward manifestations of unconscious conflicts that have their origins in childhood experiences and defensive reaction to these experiences that are necessary to her as a child.

As the girl continues on to grow up she is continually facing challenges with her confidence and thus affecting her emotionally and physically. For instance, one of the line states that “ she went to

Goodwin and Wolf were always thinking of something new to try to figure out with this case. The case of Amy Devovo was also interesting because it is not normal that she knew nothing about her family or about her mother even though she has lived with her mother her whole life. She did not even know her mother’s real name or that her father was sending her money. “This is money from your father. I have not seen or heard from him since months before you were born, by two weeks after you were born I received a bank check for one thousand dollars, and I have received one every month since

There are a number of reasons how an issue of an individual’s capacity has an effect on them making an informed choice including: physical health, mental health, religion, social class, the law, financial support, family support. Even though the list is endless, it is dependent on the individual and their personal situation which will determine the choice they make. The issues which may occur for someone making a decision may influence how an individual makes an informed choice, a few examples are:

I also wonder how she had the strength to walk to school everyday because I would have given in after a week. Even when she is getting abused, she still does fantastic in her school work and sometimes does

(Bagozzi 1991). Previous performance of a behaviour helps to explain the extent of the person's actual behavioural control in a particular situation. (Kashima et al 1992). Following on from this criticism the Fishbein model was extended to improve its predictive ability. This revised version is the theory of reasoned action (Azjen and Fishbein 1977) and assumes that behaviour is a function of the intention to perform that behaviour.