The following is a case study of Diana Nyad who is most known for being the first person confirmed to swim from Cuba to Florida. Diana Nyad suffered from sexual assault by the hands of her childhood coach. She channeled that energy into swimming developing a compulsive behavior that encouraged a self-inflicted torturous training. Nyad’s training resulted in breaking Penny Palfrey’s distance record for distance swimming. (“DianaNyad”Wikipedia.WikimediaFoundation,n.d.Web.) In this case history, I will express how Nyad developed some maladaptive tendencies and then illustrated successful results such as breaking a history record and managing a swimming apparel company.
Based on some research I did on Nyad’s history I came to the assumption Nyad may have suffered from Repression. Sigmund Freud mentions Repression in his theory as Anne Freud described it to be motivational forgetting. In an interview Nyad made known her coach molester her and the second time was an assault. She once expressed her feelings as shocked,
afraid, confused, and humiliated. Nyad used swimming as a stress reliever to escape reality in a sense of defeating the attacker. She used motivation in such a way that Nyad would relive the assault and reconstruct the actions that …show more content…
As far as organization to achieve her goal that was sustained in numerous ways one being the conference call between Nyad and Hilary Clinton when Nyad was granted permission from Cuba’s government to complete her swim. Another would be the training process in which she used counting mechanisms and singing childhood songs both forward and backwards to exceed her attempt of 39 hours of body momentums. Not forgetting to mention the exercise included in this practice as well as dieting habits and extreme focus. All of those factors comprise of organization in transpiring
Based on some research I did on Nyad’s history I came to the assumption Nyad may have suffered from Repression. Sigmund Freud mentions Repression in his theory as Anne Freud described it to be motivational forgetting. In an interview Nyad made known her coach molester her and the second time was an assault. She once expressed her feelings as shocked,
afraid, confused, and humiliated. Nyad used swimming as a stress reliever to escape reality in a sense of defeating the attacker. She used motivation in such a way that Nyad would relive the assault and reconstruct the actions that …show more content…
As far as organization to achieve her goal that was sustained in numerous ways one being the conference call between Nyad and Hilary Clinton when Nyad was granted permission from Cuba’s government to complete her swim. Another would be the training process in which she used counting mechanisms and singing childhood songs both forward and backwards to exceed her attempt of 39 hours of body momentums. Not forgetting to mention the exercise included in this practice as well as dieting habits and extreme focus. All of those factors comprise of organization in transpiring