Samantha James Case Paper

Jeanette Walls’ memoir, The Glass Castle, recounts Jeanette’s unusual childhood. Through her recollection, there are numerous examples of experiences she endures to progress through Erikson’s eight stages of Psychosocial development. With each chapter, the reader is able to trace her development from one stage to the next through stories of her childhood and adolescence. Each anecdote highlights the struggles of her early developmental stages which she inevitably overcomes to have a positive, successful adulthood. While recollecting her memories, she is able to come to terms with her dysfunctional past which is proof that she has successfully maneuvered through Erickson’s stages of development.

On January 13, 1964, fourteen-year-old Pamela Mason replied to a newspaper ad looking for a babysitter. Pamela was picked up by the person who had placed the ad and she was never seen again. 13 days later, she was found stabbed and shot to death in a snowbank in Manchester, New Hampshire. Authorities began investigating the case and found that it had resemblances to the unsolved death of Sandra Valade in 1960, and believed that the two cases were possibly related. A few weeks after Pamela’s murder, a local woman named Rena Paquette started telling people that she knew who was responsible for Pamela's death. Then, on February 3, 1964, Rena was found dead in a barn on her property; burned to death, which was later ruled as a suicide.

Her disease was my disease. I would walk down the hallways and see people whispering and blatantly looking or pointing in my direction. Maybe they were talking about my mother being arrested last night, the number of times she had been thrown in jail and went to rehabilitation centers, or even how often she had been caught drunk driving. Fortunately, they did not know about the time I painfully watched my mother get tasered by the police. Watching her drop to the ground in my backyard like a shot deer, fracturing her wrist as she fell, was an event that will forever be ingrained in my memory. While others at school fretted about fitting in, I was constantly anxious about what was awaiting me at home. Beyond just worrying about my mother being drunk, I was always unsure of what condition she would be in when I got home from school. Would I have to take care of her and clean up her vomit or would I need to avoid her while she barraged me with screaming insults through my locked bedroom door? Remarks such as, “You worthless daughter” still haunt

There has not been a more controversial court case since O.J Simpson back in 1995. Casey Anthony made a widespread image for herself which is none other than a psychotic mother who did not care for her child Caylee. Previous relations with her father as a child, George Anthony, provide enough information which shows that he in fact contributed to the behaviors Casey exhibited as a young adult. Both George and Lee Anthony, Casey’s brother, affected a proper stimulation for her to experience as a child with consistent sexual abuse and molestation (Gwynne 2011). Due to these experiences as a young adolescent, Casey grew up to believe it is proper behavior to treat children in such a way they are not capable to feel a specific love and affection

The service user I chose to assess is a 17-year-old Hispanic female whose modified name is Tiana Santos. I provided therapeutic casework services to Tiana for a year in my previous role as a Therapeutic Caseworker at the Children’s Village, a foster care agency. Tiana was placed in foster care after been removed from her mother’s care due to emotional and physical abuse. Tiana’s father abandoned her mother and her youngest sibling when she was 5 years old. Tiana’s memories about her father were very limited due to her young age. Tiana described her father as a child molester who “would touch my little sister Rosie and kissed her on the mouth.” Tiana was very resentful at her father for “snatching” her sister’s innocence. She felt guilty for

Maria Mitchell was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts on August 1, 1818, and was one of nine brothers and sisters. Her family were Quakers and believed in equal education for men and women. Maria attended local schools and was tutored by her father. He taught her how to use a telescope when she was twelve, and she helped him calculate exactly when the annual solar eclipse would be. By the time she was fourteen, she was writing directions for sailors’ whaling trips. She opened a school of her own when she was seventeen, but closed in 1834 when the Nantucket Atheneum library was founded, with eighteen-year-old Maria Mitchell as its first librarian. She and her father continued to conduct observations of the night sky.

Sarah Root, 21 years old died on Sunday, January 31st, 2016 in a vehicle wreck in Omaha, Nebraska. Root was driving a 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada east on L Street when her vehicle was struck from behind by an 2000 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Eswin G. Mejia,19 years old. Root’s SUV was stopped or slowing down when it was rear-ended, police said. Mejia, who doesn’t have a valid driver’s license was treated at the Nebraska Medical Center for a leg injury and was caught on the suspicion of driving under the influence. Thursday, February 4th, Mejia was accused of felony motor vehicle homicide while driving under the influence and faces 20 years in prison if convicted. Officers say that Mejia was racing east on L Street near 33rd Street and had

Pamela Kirkley is the mother of Damien Kirkley and David Kirkley. On January 5, 2016, the boys were taken into custody by the Warren County Department of Child Protective Services (hereinafter referred to as CPS). The children were placed in their sister’s home. CPS currently has custody of the children.

Who is Katherine Johnson? Katherine Johnson is a black mathematician. She was born August 26, 1981, born in White Sulphur Springs, WV. She was born to the parents of Joshua and Joylette Coleman. She is the youngest of four children. Her father was a lumber man and her mother worked as a teacher. Katherine parents knew she love math at a young age. When Katherine was 13 her parents enrolled her In the Institute West Virginia. She graduated from high school when she was just 14 years of age. When Katherine turned 18 she attended West Virginia State College. She brought her love of math to college with her she took every math course the college had to offer. Many of her teachers horned her so they began to take her under their wings. She was a very bright and smart student. Math teachers and chemist were really paying her close attention.

Aileen was born February 29th, 1956, in Rochester, Michigan and was instantly born into a devastating life. Her mother and father had a toxic relationship that was not even attempted to be withheld from their children. Her father had been in the army previously, and went in only to avoid going to prison. Her mother instantly did not want her and never would reclaim her, and 10 years later, her father would be arrested for the rape of a 7 year old girl. And then in 1969, he hung himself in jail. She would never meet her father. Aileen and her brother were adopted by their grandfather and grandmother. Her grandfather was an alcoholic. Many times her and Keith would run away from their grandparents homes. Even as a young child she exhibited anger issues, demonstrated by harsh temper tantrums and outbursts and due to this, she never really gained any friends. Her closest friend was her brother Keith, and they had what seemed like a normal sibling relationship. They would fight sometimes and they would get along some

Next I asked her the 12 Erikson questions, about random life accomplishments and memories. Most of the questions that I had asked her were either related to her life accomplishment, memories, or something she would have changed with her life, such as if she would rather grow as a teenage now or when she did. When asked how important her family is to her, she responded “Very, because that is my life,” which I could vouch for because my mom does a lot for both my dad and I. In another question I asked, What advice would you give to the younger generation?Why her answer was, “Don’t wait to do something, live for the moment.”

She Moved in after serving in the army as an automotive mechanic 2 years ago. She was divorced prior to finishing her service in which she notes that her husband no longer helps with their daughter. She for the past 2 years’ work as a administrative assistant at the chaplain department at Veteran affairs. She described work as being stressful because she is her inability to perform well, concentrate, Tardiness, and recent altercation. Many of this she notes may be influenced by her insomnia and depressed mood. During her service in the army she vividly describes several specific instance that caused her psychological and physical trauma, namely a head injury. As noted above since then she has experienced nightmares, flashbacks and hypersensitive state. She notes that her worries and anxiety is temporally alleviated when she is engaged with her daughter. She denies alcohol abuse but admits to two to three drinks a week. She denies drug usage and sexual

Have you ever been changed by life. Melinda a small town girl in the book “Speak” she loses her friends and were she live make it very hard to tell people what is currently happening to her and what happened to her. Her environment with no one to help her,

“Touch her, and I 'll freeze your testicles off and put them in a jar. Understand?” - Ash

Identifying Information: Jane is a 13-year-old, half Hispanic, half Caucasian, heterosexual female. She lives with her biological mother, her mother’s boyfriend, and her three half-sisters. This is the second boyfriend of Jane’s mother who became close with Jane. The previous boyfriend was greatly admired by Jane and was in her