Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome: A Case Study

Most people will find it hard to find differences and similarities in the videos Acres of Skin: Medical Abuse Behind Bars and The Deadly Deception. Both are gruesome stories about men being experimented for scientific research in Holmesburg prison in Philadelphia and Tuskegee. The real-life stories introduce strong healthy men and men with Syphilis being used in dangerous and vile research. Equally, Acres of Skin: Medical Abuse Behind Bars and The Deadly Deception share many similarities and differences using vulnerable people, Violating the Nuremberg Code, and in scientific discoveries.

I feel like my parents have made many mistakes in my early childhood years and those are things that have shaped not only them, but also me. Those critical times were my learning experiences of what was a positive or negative action from just being the observer. I sometimes have a tough time loving them for those actions,

As a child, you think your parents are all-knowing. There comes a point where a child starts to

My parents sometimes got the notion that they knew everything in my life. They constantly advised me to eat my vegetables, do my homework, and put the toilet seat down after going to the bathroom. Yet, I

“…She’s somethin’ of a cunt, ain’t she Doc?” Although Milos Foreman’s character, Randle McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), put his opinion of Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) in the most vulgar of terms, he was not so far from the truth. In the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), Nurse Ratched’s treatment and care of the patients was unethical when compared to the standards one would expect of a health care administrator. She used control over her patients to ensure order, without regard to the feelings and concerns of the patients. This issue is presented by the director, Milos Foreman, through symbolism, characterization and scenes. This, in turn, determines how the director wants us, as viewers, to feel about the issue.

Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome is a very dangerous disorder. This disorder came about to identify a parent who intentionally causes harm to their child. This disorder was named after Baron von Munchausen who discovered it. Symptoms are hard to identify because many do not believe a parent could harm their own child. The main symptom is that the child only becomes sick or is harmed in the presence of their parent. The parent tries to maintain a relationship with the doctor of the child because this disorder is based on the parents need for attention from the doctor, other parents, and their child. MBPS is caused by a need for attention and sympathy of the parent for “helping” their child. The only treatment known for this disorder is extensive psychotherapy. Munchausen by Proxy is a very rare behavioral disorder. “This form of abuse claims the life of nine percent of children that fall victim to it.”

When babies and young children feel valued, secure and trust the people around them, they are more likely to thrive and achieve their developmental goals. Certain areas of development are linked to the strength of attachment that children have with those around them, especially emotional and language development. We also know that children learn from those they have a strong bond with and so cognitive development can also be linked to strong relationships. This is of course equally true with their primary carer, for example their parents, as well as with their key person in their setting.

       I may not remember every moment I had with my biological parents, but I know my dad was always on a short fuse, and one day, he blew up. I actually find it coincidental now how I never liked him to begin with. Even when I was that age, I never let him carry me on his shoulders or toss me in the air like any normal and loving dad

For example, as a child, you don’t have the ability to be able to process information and have independent ideas. Children trust their parents and family and naturally believe what they say. I can relate to your boundless affection for your dad . Your entire life your father never had a dependable source of income. It didn’t affect you as a youngster because he

Munchausen Syndrome "is a condition manifest by persons feigning or inducing illness in themselves for no other apparent gain than adopting the sick role and thus exposing themselves to painful and sometimes damaging and disfiguring medical procedures (7)." The name of

The book “The Treatment without Consent; Law, Psychiatry, and the Treatment of Mentally Disordered People” by Phil Fennell, discusses the use of chemical restraints and the use of non-restraints on psychiatric patients. Non-restraints that were used were seclusions, cold showers, and sedatives drugs. Here states, “cold showers were used to help excited patients and seclusion was used for patients who had violent behaviors and had to be isolated for physical safety from others (Fennell, 1996).” Doctors use these two methods on patients to help the excited patients or patients harming others, but one might think this was not a safe way. For example, the cold showers were taking away because of a doctor named Charles Snape when a patient died

After reviewing all the information provided, Allen Lopez should not be able to keep his job. He stated he was protecting the lower level employees which means he was practicing utilitarianism by making sure everyone is happy and deontology by explaining he felt it was his duty. However, after rereading the scenario, he was really practicing egoism; he was more worried he may lose his job and protecting his own job by airing out the company’s dirty laundry. Employees should build a relationship and empathize with the situation which is described under the under care ethics (Sadler, 2011).

My mom elaborated for me stating that things happen in life that we can not control. At times like this I should not blame myself just keep in mind that both of my parents love me and are doing something for me to have a better living environment and upbringing. Although it might be difficult to except this at first it might just be for the better of things in general. After I heard and accepted what my mom had to say, I was ready to hear what my pops had to say about it in his own words.

Then having to accept who your parents get with next can also be hard.If you don’t like the person your mom or dad got with it can be hard to tell them because

and live with can also affect how you develop as a person; when children are young, they are