Erikson's Dilemma

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Erikson’s theory would suggest that Betty’s behavior is externally motivated, being driven by external forces as a child by her parents, and as an adult her husband and her kids. This behavior is motivated by the fact that her parents were unsupportive and condescending and were constantly comparing her to her older brother, who was much more successful in academia. This ultimately led to her dependent lifestyle which needs external forces to drive her behavior. The system of personality primarily involved in the formation of personality is the ego, with a focus on her ego-identity. The ego-identity is how an individual determines who they are and they desire to be. Since Betty is reliant on outside factors to motivate her, in terms of her ego-identity, her ego is impaired.

This video was very surprising, instructive, informative, depressing and occasionally infuriating. I have always known that there were a lot of factors that influence ones health, but I had never really expected it to be this disturbing reality. The video presents a lot of surprising information with any luck individuals will ask themselves serious questions like I did. Optimistically, after seen the video people can account to the things that need to be addressed in order to eliminate this factors and not be eager to judge a set of group of individuals.

What can I take away from the experience of observing this video that will help me build knowledge and Self-Awareness in Therapeutic Communication?

1. Describe the experiment in which a reporter pretended to be an 80 year old. Do you think that her portrayal of an elderly woman was accurate?

Civil Rights is a very overwhelming event to explain. The way these men and women lived was absolutely terrible. The video explained events that I never knew existed, and provided an eye opening experience I will never forget. As a young white woman who grew up in the twenty first century, I have never had to face obstacles such as these men and women faced. When living in the United States freedom is the overall dream, but no one actually has complete freedom. I unfortunately have not had to opportunity to vote, so I cannot relate their experiences to mine. I do however understand the value of a human being. There is no “perfect” human in the world, just those who think they are.

As I started searching the Health & Medicine list, I had a hard time choosing a video. There are so many appealing subjects to consider that it made it difficult to pick just one. I ultimately opted to watch the Curing Alzheimer’s video since this has been something that hits close to home in the last couple months. Since my grandmother had surgery to fix her broken hip, her Alzheimer’s has advanced. I hoped to learn more about this disease so it would shed more light on this subject for myself and my family going through this.

The video resonated with me the most. Even though dissociative and hyperarousal was described in the video for children reaction to threats, this concept reminds me of my defensive mechanism from when I was in an abusive relationship. As I was listening, I began to have flashbacks that replayed in my head of the dissociative phase. I remember when I was put into uncomfortable situations where I would prepare my mind of the hurt that was soon to come from my boyfriend range and anger. Yes, I was older, but I felt like such a weak young girl due to not having the backbone to flee or fight. I was so afraid. I appreciate reading and listening to videos that are congruent to life itself. This helps me understand how individuals process fear from all aspects.

My favorite part of the video was when the elderly man letting go of his stunning horse that he had substantial affection towards. This very moving scene shows how sometimes you need to let things go because you love them. This video was abundant with meaning and emotion and I was very touched by it.

I even saw some people crying while watching the video. I felt that some people were crying because it reminded them of their loved ones who struggled through it or maybe their ancestors are from that part of history. It made me realized their feelings toward those people and country.

First, I thought the videos were very fascinating but also very hard to watch and very disheartening. It’s amazing to see how the treatment of those suffering from mental illnesses has improved in recent years, but it’s also unbelievable that some treatments were ever used. I am not a doctor and do not have any medical training, but it’s hard to believe that making people have seizures and go into a coma was a beneficial way to treat mental illnesses. It’s also hard to wrap my mind around the fact that someone would ever intentionally put something into someone’s brain to lessen the brain’s

Something that I really enjoyed from the video was the fact that we got to learned about more than one person with Alzheimer’s and their different situations. For example, it was great learning about Susan’s mom, Ruth, of age 94. The fact that Ruth could not recognized her daughter and believe that she had no children was really sad. When I saw that I instantly put myself on Susan’s shoes and asked myself how I would feel if that was me. I know that it would be really difficult for me to live with the idea that I my mom does not recognize me. However, I think that to some extent that loved one is pretty much gone because just like Ruth there was no way for Susan to communicate with her as a daughter and mother relationship, which I bet it must be difficult. Just like Michael Vera stated Alzheimer’s technically “takes away all that makes you up”.

I found it to be quite moving when the woman with diabetes revealed how she was in Wal-Mart wanting to buy the meatball sub. Right before she ordered the sandwich, Mrs. Esselstyn called; it was almost as if she knew this was happening. This gave me chills because I can really relate to this situation. There are so many times when I struggle with choices and feel as though I am all alone. It is during those moments of weakness that I could really use someone’s support to help me make the right decision.

There are some that criticize the video for just talking about experiences, making it just seem a “woe is me” situation. Some are critical of the ALA, given that they are government endorsed, and commenters question if their donations will be doing anything. Despite this, most of the comments are positive and the video generates talk and empathy for the issue, making people more likely to donate or investigate what they can do to help. Personally, I believe that this video creates a desire to help, but perhaps that is because I am an empathetic person naturally, so I have a bias to feel that way. I do think that this gives good insight into what living with COPD is like, that it greatly reduces patients’ quality of life, but empowerment and support have a significant positive impact (Galanakis, Tsoli, & Darviri, 2016). I do think, however, that a longer interview would have enabled a greater idea of what this man’s journey has been while providing more insight into a patient’s perspective on COPD. Also, while the video is on the ALA’s channel, there is no title or watermark that clearly displays that this is their content, therefore it may not be their own

It was also very enlightening to me. Watching the struggle that Alice had as she realized what was happening to her was heartbreaking and encouraging at the same time. She fought well - eating right, exercising, challenging her own memory at every turn, and setting up self-supports as best she could via her computer and phone. She tried to live each day as best she