Psychology: Life and Marilyn Monroe Biography

person both in her own time and in psychology’s history” (Goodman, 1980, pg. 5, para.

In a terrible turn of circumstances on the early morning of August 5, 1962, 36-year-old Marilyn died in her sleep at her Brentwood, California home with the phone attached to her hand. Rumors speculate of an overdose or intentionally killing herself. There was also speculation and gossip of having an affair with John F Kennedy and that she was about to go public with what she knew about JFK and Bobbi Kennedy. Also that she was murdered by 'government agents' to safeguard the president. Another conspiracy incident was that Marilyn was killed by the mafia as punishment to the Kennedy's for their attacks on them, and to expose Kennedy's many love affairs. Now with all the aspects of her death, Marilyn had plans to work on new movies and a possible

Marilyn Monroe is a well-known legend and has been a public figure for several decades. Monroe was a distinguished model, actress, and singer, who quickly became known as a major sex symbol. Monroe starred in a large number of successful motion pictures during the late 1940s and early 1960s. She began her career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Throughout her career, Monroe's films grossed more than $200 million ("Marilyn Monroe Biography," 2013). Marilyn Monroe swiftly became more known to the public for her behavior and outlandish actions; she was eventually diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder.

Remembered as the elegant blond red-lipped bombshell iconic singer, actress and sex symbol of the 1950s. Her talent and legacy is still carried on by her highly legendary pop painting by Andy Warhol and influential flying skirt photos. But some remember her tragic death the most. Her name was Marilyn Monroe. She was only 36 when she was found face down dead in her Los Angeles home on August 5th 1962. The official coronas report stated that Hollywood’s face had gone through a probable suicide by swallowing 40 barbiturates which caused her stomach line to haemorrhage intensely enough that she couldn’t last long enough for the ambulance to arrive. But was this the full story? Multiple voices including Clemens the first police officer in the scene

Throughout the early days of psychology, opportunities for women where limited and it was an extremely difficult time for women to become apparent in the field of psychology. Women struggled for equality in the field of psychology and this began with our pioneers, Mary Whiton Calkins, who sat her PhD but was never awarded it, Margaret Washburn, being the first women to be awarded a PhD and Christine Ladd Franklin.

The most predominant features of Marilyn Monroe’s personality can be explained by extraversion and neuroticism with Eyesenk’s model of personality. If they are explained in order, first of all, she was extremely extroverted; she could easily carry on conversations with others despite her difficulty for developing close relational ties. She was enthusiastic, talkative, social, assertive and motivated woman. Her extraversion may also explain that why she is still remembered, talked and imitated today. Secondly, Marilyn Monroe has severe neuroticism. “People who score high on neuroticism tend to be anxious, temperamental, self-pitying, self-conscious, emotional, and vulnerable to stress- related disorders” (p.428-9). She had a tendency to experience negative, intense, puzzled feelings and was inconsistent with her feelings. She was often very depressed and in bad mood. Because of these reasons, she used drugs and alcohol. In these conditions, her childhood experiences may have a big impact on her neurotic personality. Lack of unconditional love and support from her parents, her mother’s serious medical and psychological disorders, the state of being exploited by others may make her more nervous, anxious, and emotional etc. Finally, I believe that psychoticism, which means being antisocial, hostile and

Marilyn Monroe did not start her life as a well-known star. She was born to Gladys Pearl Baker a mentally unstable women. When Norma Jeane was seven years old her mother was hospitalized after being diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. “No one ever

Marilyn Monroe was born as Norma Jean Mortensen on June 1st 1926. Her mother, Gladys Monroe, was mentally unstable and her father

“If I’d observed all the rules I’d never have gone anywhere” Marilyn Monroe once famously said. Over the course of the legacy unit we have learned about various figures that have left behind their own legacies, good or bad. Then we were tasked with the job of choosing a single person and doing the research about them. This was so that later we could write a speech and paper on what we learned and apply the writing skills we had been working on. Marilyn Monroe stood out due to the fact that she was a good person who struggled with the darker parts of herself progressively as her life went on. Nevertheless, she still managed to achieve her dreams and inspire others to attain theirs as well.

As Monroe’s career drug on she lit up every screen that she was on, becoming one of the most famous actresses of her time. She had over thirty well known movies and was continuing to work on more serious roles. In the 40’s 50’s and 60’s women were just stepping out into the business world, going from house wife to working girl. It was the time in which beauty couldn’t have brains in the media’s eyes. Marilyn was put into the stereotypical box of beauty without brains because of all the flirtatious dumb blonde roles that she had played. Though through the later years of her life she was trying to claw her way out of that box because nobody took her seriously. She had said she would never regret the roles she had taken because they got her to the high point in her life that she was at. She had commented, “In Hollywood a girl's virtue is much less important than her hairdo. You're judged by how you look, not by what you are. Hollywood's a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for kiss, and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty.”

The most widely believed theory of Marilyn Monroe’s death is that she killed herself by overdosing on prescription pills. Eunice Murray, Marilyn’s housekeeper and oldest friend was there the night Monroe died. “Marilyn’s light was on and the telephone cable will still under the door, all signs that she was still awake” (Eunice Murray talks about the day Marilyn Monroe died). During August 5th, 1962, the day Marilyn passed away, Eunice noticed that Monroe was not being her usual happy self. Murray states Monroe had “a lot on her mind” that day and was more down than she’s ever been. Eunice has a theory in which she thinks Marilyn tried to commit another fake suicide but took too many pills and tried to reach the phone; but when she did, it was too late. Norma Jean Baker also known as Marilyn Monroe, had a history of previous suicide attempts. These stunts were for more fame and attention; and

The crime scene and how they found Monroe dead, in her own bed, is an enormous indication of who actually killed her. The Saturday night before she passed away, she did not go out with anyone, “By early next day she would be dead, found nude by her housekeeper, face down on her bed, clutching a telephone receiver, an empty bottle of Nembutal capsules at her side” (“Monroe’s last day”). Her housekeeper, Mrs. Murray, could not open the door so she immediately called Monroe’s psychiatrist, Dr. Greenson, because her light was still on and she was unaware of what was happening at the time. When Dr. Greenson arrived he had to take a poker from the fireplace and smash the window and climb in Monroe 's room. Once Dr. Greenson walked into Marilyn Monroe 's room he found her, “...nude on her bed, face down, with a telephone in one hand” (“Monroe found dead”). She may have just hung up the phone with her doctor saying she wanted to go for a

1 Influential person from the 1950’s was Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Her real name was Norma Jeane Mortenson. She was famous for playing a comic dumb blonde. She was looked as a sex symbol of the era’s attitudes towards sexuality. She was in a lot of popular movies such as “As young as you feel and Don’t bother to knock; she also signed contracts with Twentieth Century-Fox and Columbia Pictures. She made more movies and won a Golden Globe for Best actress. Unfortunately she died when she was 36 of an overdose on Barbiturates.

Marilyn Monroe was born with the beauty of a goddess. Her beauty led her to modeling and eventually she began acting which helped her rise to fame at a young age. Sadly she left family, friends, and fans not too long after her career took off. Monroe went through three famous divorces: Jimmy Dougherty, Joe DiMaggio, and Arthur Miller, was placed in a mental institution three years before death, and was known to be a handful on set. Fans made her known to be the most wonderful, beautiful person but she was actually a nightmare for producers and people who she worked with. Marilyn Monroe took off in her 20’s as a model and actress being the world’s biggest sex symbol in the 1950’s, unfortunately her chronic depression led to prescription drug and alcohol abuse which later ended her

There are many factors which may have had an effect on Marilyn Monroe’s psychological state. I will attempt to prove in my case study and treatment plan, that if Marilyn Monroe had lived in the time period we live in today she would have been better able to be overcome her struggle with mental illness. If treated for Borderline Personality Disorder (F60.3/ 301.83) at an early age it is possible that Norma Jean Baker would most likely lived a healthy long life.