Thursday, May 12, 2016
Intervention: Laney
The most relevant concept is for Laney is learned helplessness because it is what keeps her addiction going. Her family also shows learned helplessness by not helping her or being around her because they believe there is no use in trying to make her change. Laney believes that she can't turn her life around, so she continues her alcoholic tendencies instead. If her family tried to help, and she was willing to help herself, she could overcome her issues with alcoholism. Another relevant concept is illusory correlation because Laney makes a connection between her relationship with her ex-husband and her relationship with her stepfather. Even though they are not alike, Laney sees similar tendencies between the two. This caused her to push her husband away, and ultimately lead to their divorce. What are your thoughts about Laney?
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I also think that her most relevant concept is learned helplessness. She's stuck in the past and can't move forward because of all the struggles she suffered in life, like the rape or divorce with her husband. Her wrong thoughts and insecurities are not allowing her to overcome the addiction.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Laney definitely shows a lot of learned helplessness, and a complete loss of hope. She settles with what she has and her way of life because she's going to "die anyway". Her inability to get over her past and realize that her life can get better forces her into the same patterns of alcoholism.
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