Karen Lewis Personality Traits

Her anxiety and depression interfere with her academic and interpersonal functions. She struggles to motivate herself to attend her classes. She is not coping well with her internal struggles. She is

In the short story “Choices” by Susan Kerslake and in the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, are two examples of literature which are similar to my experience.

Karen Jackson is a promiscuous teenage daughter who engages in many sexual activities from the time she was in the eighth grade. Karen is portrayed as a rebellious promiscuous “bad” girl that Shelia constantly worries about. Karen and Shelia do not have the best relationship; which could be because Shelia is the type of mother that sees as if danger could be lurking at every corner. Shelia Jackson also deals with a social anxiety disorder along with her agoraphobia that causes her to miss out on certain events such as going to Karen’s school for teacher conference night. While there were many ways Shelia failed her daughter, she never failed to show her the love and attention as any mother would.

After the attention on the sixth grade she started having issues again she was more introspective and gained weight. Her attention was focused on her appearance still and her worth was reflected in the fact that she put much stock in not having friends or a boyfriend. She was transferred to an all-girls school and there were programs

like any other teenager, she faces problems with teen angst. In addition, the one thing

teenage problems, and a family who loves and supports her through her everyday life. Her life as she

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” (William Shakespeare) No one can truly say who is born great and who is not. In Angela Davis's case she achieved greatness and had greatness thrust upon her. She was and still is an African -American female leader in a time where she did not meet the status quo. She was fighting for the civil rights of her people. She educated the masses on what it is like to be black in America. She spread the truth and wasn't afraid of the consequences. She is a force. To be all those things she must possess certain sets of qualities. After researching Ms. Davis, she has presented a certain set of qualities that make her such a dynamic and impactful leader.

Signs that someone is trying to take control of their body image, for example, anorexia, bulimia or self-harm

2- She is diagnosed with the season affective disorder (SAD), she feels, lonely, isolated, and depression.

aren’t related to food, such as her relationships and self-harm. Lastly, her breakdown at the end

What disorder(s) do you think Sonya is likely experiencing? Provide support for the diagnosis/diagnoses you make, walking me through your reasons. Specifically, you might outline what is needed to meet diagnostic criteria and explain how the patient fits these criteria. (10pts)

She loses respect for so many. She even loses friends in the making of this senior project. She was always told, she would become a teen mom and she wanted to see what if I was? She keeps trying her hardest to not get hurt by the words that other tells her and she tries to pretend that it’s okay. Overall she is hurting and she isn’t even pregnant but she sticks with it. She fights all the fights she needs too (not physical.) She puts herself out there. She straps on a fake belly every day and pushes herself to go to school. She is judged not just by her “friend” but by her peers and even teachers. She even is looked down to and seen as not the smart kid in the back. She was known as the teen pregnant and no other name title. She had to get this project out of the way. She was even looked down upon those teachers that she looked up to and they just said how she had thrown her life away. She was talked about by even students that’s she never knew. Rumors were spread and then the feelings were felt. She knew she could take off the belly at any time but she didn’t and she fought through

 Her attitude changes threw out the play, she’s very confident in the beginning, she doesn’t really talk back to anyone, but as it goes on her attitude changes and she’s very upset all the time and depressed.

Another symptom is her frequent feelings of intense anger. Susanna tends to overreact to situations and become overly angry when things upset her. She frequently lashes out at inappropriate times, especially with the professionals in the hospital. When the therapists and staff try to help her, she usually becomes rude and angry and denies any form of help.

Many people who suffer from this disorder may have suicidal thoughts, bi-polar disorder and also depression .Upon her arrival at the institution she meets some of the patients who she quickly starts to connect and develop a bond with especially with one of the patients named Lisa who is diagnosed as a sociopath. Psychiatrists and psychologists states that a sociopath is someone with a personality disorder who “displays antisocial tendencies that are ascribed to social or environmental factors.” Other definitions include “A pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood.” (Dr.Axe, 2017). With this being said anyone could suffer from a personality disorder and majority of the time it goes unnoticed because we end up blaming other people for the way we feel or react to certain situations. As the movie goes on we are introduced to another woman named Daisy she suffered from compulsive eating disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and also self harm.