Introduction Have you ever wondered how many individuals suffer from a mental illness? In Andy Warhol is a Hoarder : Inside the Minds of History, C. Kalb gives readers an exclusive insight on famous individuals mental illness secrets, and defines the interesting elements of every illness. The novel helps individuals understand the scary, challenging, and emotional aspects of handling a mental illness. Mental illnesses have been stigmatized as “crazy” but in this novel C. Kalb gives educational criteria from the DSM-IV that ques readers to understand the history and manifestations of a certain mental disorder and the key factors needed to control the illness. The histories of famous actors, scientists, and political figures allows individuals
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The history behind the name change, identity change, and emotional change helped identify the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. I found Marilyn to be a “new image” that Norma Jean saw herself as to hide the pain and despair experienced in younger years from her mother and others. Unresolved issues lead Norma Jean to her own demise when many had seen a cry for …show more content…
I find that Diana’s actions and onset of the disease corresponds with the DSM-IV criteria for eating disorders. Diana would have benefited from psychotherapy to help her uncontrolled stress and would not have harmed her body as much as she did.
Normal Behavior I believe normal behavior is the individual 's behavior that conforms to the most common behavior in society. Normal behavior varies by person, time, place, and situation. There is no concrete definition for normal behavior because it changes so frequently depending on the current position. The norms in society change rapidly, and in contrast normal behavior changes as well.
Conclusion
In conclusion I find author C. Kalb to identify and define important famous individuals mental histories. These histories allow individuals to understand the important aspect a particular mental illness had to one’s own genius. This novel displayed the important accomplishments that history 's great personalities had achieved. The novel had a great representation of mental illnesses and showed how they made individual 's
The history behind the name change, identity change, and emotional change helped identify the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. I found Marilyn to be a “new image” that Norma Jean saw herself as to hide the pain and despair experienced in younger years from her mother and others. Unresolved issues lead Norma Jean to her own demise when many had seen a cry for …show more content…
I find that Diana’s actions and onset of the disease corresponds with the DSM-IV criteria for eating disorders. Diana would have benefited from psychotherapy to help her uncontrolled stress and would not have harmed her body as much as she did.
Normal Behavior I believe normal behavior is the individual 's behavior that conforms to the most common behavior in society. Normal behavior varies by person, time, place, and situation. There is no concrete definition for normal behavior because it changes so frequently depending on the current position. The norms in society change rapidly, and in contrast normal behavior changes as well.
Conclusion
In conclusion I find author C. Kalb to identify and define important famous individuals mental histories. These histories allow individuals to understand the important aspect a particular mental illness had to one’s own genius. This novel displayed the important accomplishments that history 's great personalities had achieved. The novel had a great representation of mental illnesses and showed how they made individual 's