phrenia.MaterialsThe materials were a mental hospital, and a psychotherapist.DesignSubject was placed in a mental hospital, where her illness could be closely monitored. Subject was assigned to Dr Kik, initially to aid her in overcoming her mental illness. Procedure Subject was given several episodes of shock treatment, as well as psychotherapy.ResultsAs a result of the subjects psychotherapy she was cured, by first diagnosing the root of her illness, which was the deaths of her father and her boyfriend, which she was blaming herself for and by accepting the fact that she did not cause either of the deaths or reactions from her mother.DiscussionThe subject, Virginia Cunningham, a 30-ish, white, married female suffered from schizophrenia. Virginias mental illness was a result of the deaths of her father and boyfriend as well as her failed relationship with her mother. As a result of her schizophrenia Virginia she felt someone was following her at all times, she heard voices in her head, and could not remember events from day to day. Virginia also had trouble remembering her husband, Robert Cunningham. As a treatment, her doctor decided to try shock therapy on her, however this treatment was to no avail. After the shock treatment Virginia was even more confused, disoriented, lacked judgment and her sensorism was clouded. After this treatment Dr. Kik began to pacify Virginia to gain her trust, which would make her therapy much easier as well as her trust in her therapist would expedite her progression and cure. During Virginias stay she was placed in a ward for the most mentally disturbedpatients. It was in this ward that Virginia realized she wasnt as sick as she thought. It was also here that she found she could help others overcome their illness, because she truly understood what they where experiencing....
