The Advantages of Being Invisible
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ScribdTranslationsMETROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
Executive Decree 575 of July 21, 2004 Accredited by resolution No.
15 of October 31, 2012
Health Sciences Faculty
Bachelor's Degree in General Psychology
Subject: Psychopathology II
"The advantage of being invisible"
Teacher: Raúl Montenegro
Presented by:
Arauz, James 5-710-1499
Group: AA-2020-S-PMA
May 21, 2022
The advantage of being invisible
Family history
This is the story of Charlie, a boy who is a little withdrawn, shy and troubled by
society, perhaps because of a situation that arose in his past that led him to be the
way he is. This character has a mother, father, a brother who is not present since
he plays American football in another state, a sister who has a toxic dating
relationship.
Within the family context he has lost a family member in this case his Aunt Helen
and a friend named Michael to whom on many occasions within the plot of the film
he wrote notes addressed to his dead friend.
Pathological History
In the pathological part, from the given situation with her aunt Helen, in the
manifestations of dreams and visions, she began to present anxiety problems.
Feeding problems:
Presents illness: From a very young age, Charlie suffered from chronic
depression.
He has sleep problems since his multiple episodes of visions of the event
that had occurred prevented him from sleeping in the best way.
In Charlie's case, he does not actually have a hearing problem, but
because of his constant episodes of visions, he does not connect with his
present.
Charlie takes medication for his chronic depression, which has been
diagnosed since he was a child.
He had constant visions of the traumatic event (sexual abuse committed by
his aunt Helen)
Psychosocial Background
His relationship with his classmates at the beginning was not comfortable at
all since he was a boy who simply did not exist for the rest of his
classmates. Despite his application in his studies, he was shy of society, his
social relationships were not good.
Within the context of the film, there were two close friendships, in this case
Sam and Patrick, who came to replace the relationship he did not have with
his brothers, and they helped him come out of the shell of shyness, defend
himself from abusers and see life from another perspective.
Within his control of emotions it was very difficult for him to express how he
felt or what he felt.
In the aggressive part it was only in a situation where he saw that his friends
were attacked in a brutal way, to which his reaction was never expected by
the others, reaching the point of hitting (aggressive).
At the level of excitement is his part as a writer, which led him to a pleasure
in what his daily life reflected, passionate about the literature instilled by
Professor Anderson.
His letters were written to an anonymous person, it is said that these letters
were more than anything written for his readers.
There were situations where in the classroom he knew the answers to the
questions, he did not answer them, he just wrote them down, this more
than anything due to a fear of rejection from his classmates.
In the case of Charlie, I do consider that he was an introverted person
since he is a boy who was very reserved in his ideas and thoughts.
Within the diagnostic criteria that could be observed for the characteristics of a
possible disorder that Charlie could have, we can classify it within DISORDERS
RELATED TO TRAUMA AND STRESS , specifically POST-TRAUMATIC
DISORDER.
Signs:
increased heart rate
Rapid breathing (hyperventilation)
Sweating
Shaking
Relive episodes, where the incident seems to be happening again over and
over again
Strong and annoying reactions to situations that remind you of the event.
These signs appeared at the time when Charly had to face situations that were
stressful for him, such as participating in class giving an answer and especially in
those moments where he was shocked and remembered his aunt and the sexual
abuse he received. for the same
Charlie's Major Depression Signs and Symptoms Observed
Symptoms:
Feelings of worthlessness or guilt
Recurrent thoughts of death, suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a
suicide attempt or a specific plan to commit suicide.
Anhedonia
Negative feelings towards self and others
Tendency to show false emotions, pretending to show happiness when you
don't feel it
Decreased interest or pleasure in all or almost all activities.
These symptoms appeared in Charlie at different times and situations. On the one
hand, feelings of worthlessness or guilt appeared when he had to talk and
empathize with his classmates. Guilt was also associated with the feeling of being
a burden on his family because he had He suffered episodes where he saw his
aunt and his parents were careful to ensure that it did not happen again, which is
why there was this constant tendency to show false emotions, pretending to show
happiness when there is none and pretending that nothing is happening to him.
