Mommie Dearest Psychology

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Everyone is different when it comes to height, weight, race, gender, ethnicity, etc. We often think of those as how it defines who you are, Although, physical traits play a big role in your life, so can psychological, which can shape your everyday life. In the film, Mommie Dearest this is shown accurately throughout.
Mommie Dearest is about Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway), a famous actress. Joan decides she wants to adopt children. The first child he adopts is, Christina Crawford (Diana Scarwid). As Christian get older the more Joan expects of Christina. Joan expects her to follow in her footsteps and be the child she always dreamed of having. Although, Christina was pretty good at holding up to the expectations, at the times she couldn’t manage

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