Mediated Mirror: The Photographic Physiognomy Of Dr Hugh Welch Diamond

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” has received wide praise for its accurate depiction of madness and the symptoms attributed to mental breakdowns (Shumaker 1985).   While these symptoms may seem obvious from today’s psychological perspective, Gilman was writing at the close of the 19th century when the discipline of psychology was still emerging out of a rudimentary psychiatric approach to treating the mentally ill. Though doctors have attempted to write about the treatment of insanity since ancient Greece, the history of madness has most often been characterized by a series of popular images, images that may have stunted the

The universe is created for society to cherish all God’s creations; it could be anything to admiring nature to loving all animals. The expectations for the world are difficult to maintain, so unfortunately, society often leads to major destruction. There is unnecessary homicides, animal cruelty, toxic waste in the rivers and many more heart-wrenching actions that deteriorates the world. As a society, we have to turn a negative into a positive, but firstly, we have to change ourselves before we help others. Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”, exposes all of the humanity issues and suggests that we should fix the world by recognizing our flaws first. The theme of the song is about self-improvement and imagery, tone and repetition are the poetic devices that are used in the song.

This paper primarily explores Michael Jackson’s song, "man in the mirror." The song "man in the mirror" is inspirational about making a positive impact and personal redemption in the world. It was released in 1988. This catchy song tries to explain that changing the world is possible (Wallerstein 2). Many sociological concepts are displayed by Michael Jackson in the context of song’s lyrics. The band of the song tries to express their concerns with the actions and views of the world of the present day. Basically, the band reflects upon the world's realism as their question the mentality. This song is surrounded by the

"Man in the Mirror" was written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett and co-produced by Michael Jackson, and released from the album Bad on August 31,1987 and released as a single January 16,1988 (YouTube). Siedah Garrett had an idea about a man looking in a mirror in her head for quite some time and took her ideas to her writing partner Glen Ballard. Once Garrett shared her lyric ideas, Ballard added some soulful vocals to help make the song become more powerful, which helped make the lyrics even stronger. The straightforward lyrics about making a change to yourself first caught Michael Jackson’s attention for his album Bad he was working on. “His chemistry with Garrett was so strong that he invited her to duet with him on another Bad single” (Yahoo! Music). The uplifting lyrics of making a change to yourself first, with the combination of Michael Jackson’s voice took off on the charts in no time. “Even though it wasn't a song he wrote himself, it was a message that was strongly identified with him and reflective of his own philosophies, as demonstrated through his actions and expressed in some of his own lyrics” (YouTube). “Man in the Mirror” became a world-wide hit in the late 80’s helping to inspire people to make a change within themselves and to help others.

The assignment critically discusses a reflective practice with regards to a clinical placement I undertook. In the following critical incident that I encountered I will utilize the Gibbs Reflective Model. Gibbs reflective model is fairly straightforward and encourage a clear description of the situation. Analysis of feelings, evaluation of the experience, analysis to make sense of the experience, conclusion and action plan where other options are considered and reflection upon experience to examine what you would do if the situation arose again (Gibbs 1998). Unlike many other models (with the exception of Boud) Gibbs model takes in to account the realm of feelings and emotions, which played a part in a particular event. My rationale for

Research Stimulation Task: The evaluation of mental illnesses to those that are being diagnosed serve as a basis to alter their way of living, that is to make effective and positive changes. Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health condition disorders that affect your mood, thinking, and behaviour. It is irresistible to act upon knowing the illness you hold and what level it is in the spectrum, and the clarity of your reactions becomes intuitive to society.

Though the American healthcare system has made big steps towards providing affordable healthcare for everyone, there remains a growing population of people who fall through the system’s cracks. These people are the medically underserved. They are typically the victims of unfortunate life circumstances that has left them without health insurance, or with insurance that provides inadequate coverage. The underserved also includes those who have trouble accessing healthcare for any reason. Anyone with illnesses or disabilities that require assistance beyond their coverage, or people who live in remote areas where healthcare services are sparse fall under this title. The term also does not exclude those who have sufficient insurance and resources, but struggle to understand and navigate our increasingly complex system of healthcare.

The story intially takes place at a ball that Madame Louisel has been invited to by her husband. In the beginning of the story Madame is very indecisive about making an appearance at the ball. She complained she did not have a dress, any jewels, and she was scared she would look like a "pauper"(174). She did not want to look poor around a bunch of rich woman, so she had asked a friend for a piece of jewelry to wear for the night. Excited, she picks out the diamond necklace that seemed to stand out to her. She adored it. The narrator describes it as "lovliest of all, elegant, smiling, and radiating with joy"(175). Having a blast at the party, dancing, drinking, and not thinking about anything else, Madame left the ball around four in the morning. Calling a cab, Madame and her husband were on their way home, delighted with the fun night that they had. Finally arriving at home, they begin to get into comfortable clothes when suddenly Madame notices that the diamond necklace she had borrowed from a friend for the night had gone missing. Searching everyhwere

“Man in the Mirror” is about a man who believes that only by changing himself will he be able to change the world. The main focus of the song is a man’s struggle to improve himself morally after witnessing his inability to impact the lives of those in need. Michael Jackson reflects on how the world around him is suffering while he lives a life of comfort, and the guilt triggers his decision to change himself so that he can eventually help the world. . The song raises up questions such as,“What purpose does an individual serve in a community? How can we bring about positive changes to the world? How can one person make a major impact in the world? “Man in the Mirror” sends a very universal message, basically telling the world to improve themselves individually so that the whole improves as a result. The discussion will focus more on the symbolical lyrics because there is a lot of straightforward vocabulary in each verse.

There was a point in time in which the world of medicine was very unevolved and humanity knew so little about certain areas of the body. In the case of the play “a Doll House” and the story “The Yellow Wallpaper”, the brain was very unexplored. Mental illnesses were not really given what in modern day would be called “treatment”. This “treatment” could severely alter the lives of the patients with severe mental consequences.

"New Science, Old Magic" speaks of a mirror described as "…a large round disc of highly polished black stone [obsidian]" by its speakers. This object was said to have belonged to Dr. John Dee, a man told to have been "…extremely highly educated in mathematics, in astronomy, in probably languages…" according to the speakers in "New Science, Old Magic." In fact, Dee was so intellectually advanced that Queen Elizabeth I of England would regularly talk to Dee about issues facing England! Dr. Dee's mirror is related to Shakespeare because it represents the use of "magic" in plays performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Once the Royal Shakespeare Company began using the indoor Blackfriars theatre, they were able to use

Dr. Ghaemi asserts that his approach is not psychohistory – a discredited field of psychology (he also actively refutes any association with Freud’s psychoanalytic approach). Instead, he claims that he uses historical case studies, evaluates their sickness, and then derives his support from the cases. In diagnosing historical figures, he uses symptoms, genetics, course of illness, and treatment as guidelines. For many of these cases, Dr. Ghaemi pieces information

“Man in the Mirror” written by Michael Jackson is a song of exploration of personal identity and the relationship of an individual to the society. The song is about how every individual should take a look at themselves to start changing their ways by helping the world. The late Michael Jackson was not only known for his music but also for his love and compassion for the less fortunate in which this verse describes, “if you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change”.

On January 1859, the British Medical Journal published in their issue this statement “Photography is so essentially the Art of Truth- and the representative of the Truth in Art”. Photography became the new fascination when William Henry Fox Talbert first invited the photographic process in 1839. Images provide a realistic portrayal of an object. As the quote mention, the truth is displayed in photos. With the popularity of the photography, also came many creative ways of applying it in daily functions. In the medical field the new fascination for physiognomy and chronological became a way to understand, diagnosis and treat illness. Famous physcharist and photographer Doctor Hugh W. Diamond, was known

This movie brings out some interesting facts about psychoanalysis. Doctors in this field are different from others because they attempt to have rationale on the irrationality of emotions. The main aim is to analyze why behaviors deviate from the normal norm. This film shows a main idea of clinical psychology. People can go through profound amount of suffering which from outside sources or self-imposed. This movie successfully brings out the depth of emotional suffering that one can go through and brings out therapy in action. Cronenberg brings out the extent of sufferings that a patient goes through. Sabina’s behavior is seen moving from relative calmness into a violent behavior. Her eyes are seen poping out of her head, her limbs convulse, and her jaw spasms in a non-human way. Her mind tortures her in a way that this manifests physically. Dr. Jung uses his treatment “talking cure” to help Sabina find out the source of her hysteria. This treatment helps her answer the question why her mind is torturing