Jim Morrison

Case Study on Jim Morrison perverted Psychology Mount Vernon Nazarene University By Michael Moyer Tuesday, December 6, 2011 In the pursuance pages, I chose Jim Morrison a rock singer from the 1960 and 1970s band c every(prenominal)ed the Doors I am going use him as a case field of study example. Jim had abnormality and I will explicate this in detail in the case study. I will in addition maintain you a nationwide clinical background on Jim Morrison. In addition to the background, I am give you a look at his symptoms at the time of onset, severity, on the notwithstandington what his reputation disorder caused him to experience.After that, I will provide you with a 5-axis diagnosing of him including a GAF score. Later, in the case study I will give you mienal explanation from a B. F. Skinner approach and explain how Jim substantial his abnormality consort to his theory. In the closing pages, of the case study I will provide a interposition plan with methods I chose to use . In addition, why I feel this would jockstrap him and the obstacles I encounter in my treatment with Jim Morrison and ending, with my prognosis. James Douglas Morrison and his number one alias is Mr.Mojo Risin anagram of his puddle Jim Morrison and common nickname The Lizard fairy was born December 8, 1943 Melbourne, Florida, unify States and Died on July 3, 1971at the young age of 27 in Paris, France. He died from a suspected heroin overdose and years of severe intoxicant and dose dependence, which climaxed to his finish in and no autopsy was acted on his body later death, and his exact cause of his death is still unknown. Jim Morrison is buried in the Pere Lachaise memorial park in Paris, one of the citys almost visited tourist attractions (Riordan Prochnicky, 1991).Jim Morrison family and nipperhood years, before he became a legend. He was born to his parents Rear Admiral George Stephen Morrison and Clara Morrison. He also had a sister, Anne, who was born in 1947 and a brother, Andrew. He was of Irish and sparing descent. He had an I. Q. of 149 he had high in narrateect and that was his key to writing cracking songs and poems nevertheless no drive to use his education for higher learning. His parents never spanked him and he lived what was quasi-military route of disciplining. His parents ceaselessly dressed him ingest or has a military drill nstructor would talk down to his recruits and break down any(prenominal) line of demurral to infer his total control and his perplex would tell him what he had done wrong over and over again, until reducing him to tears, however he learned to hold back his tears. Moreover, he developed a great sense of hate for his parents especi every(prenominal)y his father. He never had any true friends beside the band and his wife Pamela they were the only mickle that did non thread from his outburst and wild and coursed behavior that stemmed from his drug and alcohol rib (Hopkins, 1992).His onsets of te nderness abuse develop early, because of his hatred of his father and swore never to do anything his father wanted. His periods of drinking started slow, however his drugging was at severity take aim quickly. He smoked pot and tripped on acid during college years claimed it helps him behold the world to a greater extent clearly. On the other hand, Jim was falling to the grips of borderline reputation disorder for example, he was aware that he is slipping into despair, and voiced his clientele that he did not know who he was.According to the authors, he stop eating and went on a sleep deprivation and taking large totality of acid, because he thought he was a shaman and was doing what young Indian braves, did to find there selves in trance of unconscious mind and learn who he was because everyone else did not know him. ( Riordan Prochnicky, 1991). However, his relationships were blurred and quickly lost excitement for the people he performed for and he started to use large capa city of drugs, and this still was not enough to quiet the demons anymore.He developed an self-damaging impulsiveness personality and had thoughts of suicide for example he would climb tall building tripping on many polar psychedelic drugs and move on the edge with no fear of falling. In addition, his nights of versed experiences and using drugs with many different women played a fictitious character in his belief swings and intense anxiety or depression that would shoemakers last for days and weeks, because he never took the time to detox and come down from the drugs.Moreover, his chronic feelings of emptiness became more dreadful and his setoff line of disproof of alcohol had ceased to numb the pain of emptiness. His thoughts of getting inebriated, high, death, and working on his song carryd his daily spirit. When he serve his probation requirements he played games with the psychiatrist, playing him with a stream of intellectual and philosophical nonsense, and then endi ng the sessions shortly when he became bored. In addition, he reacted to sychotherapy with distain and scorn, but he ached deep in his assimilative self-core and harbored an ambiguous, unconscious fancy that something or someone might defecate pulled him up from the void and helped him stop living on the edge and testing the jump of reality. It was around 1970 when Jimi Hendricks and two weeks later Janis Joplin died of overdosed caused by an injection of heroin. Janiss death bothered him, his death anxiety that Irvin Yalom, wrote nigh caused him to have his lingering thoughts about death more impulsive, and his behavior became more wreck less.He would come to perform so drunk and high he could barely finish a concert with going to jail or assaulting someone. He also started to erupt family and friendship collections with being late or so rude to his friends they all left. Furthermore, he had troubles keeping up with recording session and personal tasks. My five-spot Axis d iagnosis with Gaf score, examples, and reason why I felt Jim Morrison essential treatment. Axis 1 Alcohol Dependence, with Physiological Dependence 303. 90, Substance-Induced Mood distemper (Opioid, Cocaine, Cannabis, and hallucinogen intoxication 292. 9) with Mixed Features, and (X) With onset during intoxication According to the DSM IV-TR he abides the criteria in Axis I in these ways * His perennial substance uses and resulting in a failure to fulfill major roles for example never on time for concerts, studio times, and gatherings * His re rate of flow substance uses that in most of his situations ended in him or someone suffering from physically speculative for example, him drunk driving, climbing up to the top of tall buildings, and walking on the edge not worried about death, being rude to friends and always cheating on his wife. His recurrent substance-related legal problems for example him being arrested on several occasions before or during a concert, at partying, ga thering with friends and fans. * He continued his substance uses despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused or intensified by the cause of the substance for example, instability in interpersonal relationships, family, co-workers, and personal relationships. He has indicated by evidence of tolerance or symptoms of withdrawal for example, he never entered the studio without a bottle of liquor, spends his days in bars that surround his motel, dormancy and partying with many different women including his wife. * Clinically significant maladaptive behavioral or psychological changes that developed during, or shortly after, alcohol ngestion for example, his lewd and raunchy behavior, drunk driving, interference with flight of an aircraft, and sexual aggressive behavior, his mixed periods of lunacy and depression, and ending with long periods of anxiety that lead to make him feel more empty inside. (These previous symptoms are not due to a oecumenica l medical condition) Axis 2 Borderline Personality Disorder 301. 83According to the DSM IV-TR, he meets the criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder in these ways * Jim show hallucinating efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment caused by his father not accepting him as child and as adult. * He had a bod of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships with his family and friends and alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation, with his mood swings cause by his drug and alcohol use. Shifting and unpredictable moods and recurrent suicidal behaviors, gestures, or threats, like climbing tall building and walking on the edge extremely intoxicated. * A poor control of impulses and emotions origin in early adulthood and evident in a shape of contexts, where his mood would leave him with chronic feelings of emptiness and was confused who he was. * He had an unstable self-image and self-injuring with reckless drinking and drugging with many different sexual partners. Axis 3 NoneAxis 4 Problem with Primary Support Groups (his blameless friend able him in his actions), (Disruption of family by separation as a military family) and (his father inconsistent behavior between treating his children as recruits and physical exertion little parental authority) Problems Related to Interactions with the Legal System/Crime Jim was (arrested at least ten times on such charges as drunk driving, lewd and lascivious behavior, battery, and driving without a license), (harassing media law enforcement officers), and (his Arrest and judicial proceeding record left him with and unpredictable future) Axis 5 GAF= 38 current however he moves up and down the scale with his mood swings (30-40).I rated him this way because his behavior is considerably influenced by delusions, hallucination, or severe impairment with his family, friends, job, judgment, and mood. In most days caused by his depression, drug, alcohol use, and his personality disorder hindered him f rom recovery. Now, I am going to explain how Jim developed his abnormality with a Freudian approach on id, ego, and super ego. In addition, explain some of Freud defense mechanisms that rescued Jim on a daily basis. I believe Freud would of differentiate that his id and ego are mixed up and causing his motivating behavior to be twisted by him being raised in a military control family that moved from state to state and not gravid him time to find himself.In addition, Freuds psychoanalytic approach would help to explain his behavior, motivation, and borderline personality disorder. For example, he was a highly education with a IQ of 149, however, his father controlled his life by wanting him to join the naval forces and follow his footsteps, and Jim wanting to go to film school and write movies. Freud would say he is struck in spitting out (rejection) mode of functioning, because everything his father made him do, he rejected it and did his own thing as child and as an adult (Fies tFeist, 2009). Freud identified triplet components of personality structure the id, the ego, and the superego. He would have thought Jim behavior was due to the result of interactions between these three components.His id is the primitive, instinctive component of personality and operates according to the pleasure principle. For example, he command by the pleasure principle which set his personalities in motion to meet all satisfy instinctual needs and led to his drugging and alcoholism. In addition, he would say his id never matured and his actions are controlled by some unconscious behavior to be like a priest-doctor and live his life in acid induced trance looking for his way. His id is entirely bear on on his needs and wants like sex, drugs, alcohol, and writing poetry. This drove him to fulfill all his desires at the cost of many relationships, friendship, and his life.The ego was his decision-making component of his personality and it operated according to his reality prin ciple in which he rarely realizen, because of the high amounts of drugs and alcohol in his system. His conflict caused his ego and the lines between his unconscious and reality to be distorted. Freud also would say he struggled with reality principle and the tight stick he developed after he witness a car crash in the desert. There in desert was truckload of American Indians were string out across the ground bleeding to death and he swore the Indian Shamans soul jumped into his soul. This event is what led to his identity crises and his desire to consume large amount of acid to see his path of life, in a many different visions and trances (Riordan Prochnicky, 1991).If Jim were still alive, I would use close quarters and secure measure for substance-abuse treatment with detoxification as the first step, to help head off all the substances from Jims body and protect him from himself and others enablers. Followed by Freud Psychodynamic Therapy and we would try let go of associat ion to get him talking about all his emotions, thoughts, and any images orgasm to mind (Comer, 2011). I would sign Jim into long-term inpatient treatment political platform combined with antidepressant, anti-anxiety, and a comprehensive substance treatment program that would help him describe his dreams in therapist interpretation sessions, with the three interpretations phenomena techniques resistance, transference, and dreams (Comer, pg. 59, 2011).If previous treatment measure did not work, because he reacted to psychotherapy with distain and scorn as he did in probation force treatment, I would try Marsha Linemans dialectical Behavior Therapy approach (Comer, pg. 528, 2011). In this treatment, I would be helping him to parcel out with his disorder. In addition, this approach will teach him to take control of his life, their emotions, and himself by self-knowledge, emotion regulation, and cognitive restructuring (Comer, 2011). One other problem we might have is he like gettin g high, sees no issues with it, and believes it a spiritual usage to get high and test limits of life for his sick pleasure. I anticipate with the previous treatments or his continue drug use he see a vision of himself recovering and changes his ways and follows my direction to brings him to better coiffe in life.Jims prognosis would depend on how willing he was to address these difficult issues. The life Jim had created for he is very demanding person. The drugs, alcohol, and sex go together with being a stage performer with borderline personality disorder. I would have made it clear that he is not being forced into treatment and is free to leave at any time, but it is highly recommended that he stay. Only Jim could have made that decision. In closing, I would have hoped to see Jim recovered and see him go after his first dream of writing poetry and films. 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