Genie: An Extreme Case of Socio-Emotional Privation

Psychology 150 Media Project
Music: Sweet Disposition by The Temper Traps
Video Clips courtesy of ptrlapp
-This was a project for my psychology class. I only put it up as a back up in case I had any problems. But this was meant to be informative, not solely a means of entertainment. Clips were borrowed, and information was taken from textbooks.

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• Genie
• Feral Child
• Socio-Emotional Deprivation

[BabieRaiRai]

Good video. Very imformative.

I'm a psychology student and we had to watch this.

The only thing we thought was a bit odd about the video itself was the music was far too happy.

This story is horrific and I really wish things like this didn't happen but there is sadly nothing anyone can do. The worst thing is they stopped her money for the reseach so she had to go back to the mum and then back into care.

She'll die a lonely mute old woman

all because of her parents.

Its sick!

[sashami12390]

@BabieRaiRai yeah, i realize that too... but i didn't want to pair a sad or angry song with genie's story. i wanted the music to reflect a little hope =] at one point, genie was well taken care of... i felt she had that moment of love... i realize that my interpretation of the lyrics aren't really the same as everyone else... but i felt that sweet disposition best reflected that sentiment for me.

[mrfuzzer1]

What do you mean once it closed. In her case she could talk somewhat. Yes this was a really sad case i agree. But to say you cant get anywhere with her is bogus. She learned lots of things and science have not given up.

[sashami12390]

@mrfuzzer1 i think the documentary meant to say that there is a critical window of development that occurs as an infant or an adolescent... genie was abandoned, and therefore she wasn't able to develop as well as she could have. the progress that was made after she was found proved that with therapy, it can slowly be remedied, but the therapy needed to be continuous, which it unfortunately was not, since funds ran out. it's sad that she couldn't be helped anymore just cuz of a lack of funding...

[filmfelineadmin]

if u watch the video - the doctor who showed interest in her - who 'loved' her, didn't have an opportunity b/c the family who took her in basically TOOK OVER and all the other researchers were absolete, but when the funding was stoped, the family of the two doctors who took her in that COULD HAVE adopted her didn't. Even if the mother took her back the mother gave her up eventually to the system. The family could have taken her in. I don't belive the system would not have let them know.

[vousetesbelles]

@leddobrasil Genie's father was very domineering. When Genie was thirteen her mother brought her to authorities and almost immediately did her mental and physical development begin. Shortly after, Genie's father committed suicide. Her mother was never charged, and when Genie was eighteen she was even allowed back into her mother's care for a short time. Very sad story.

[unfortunatebeam]

her case doesn't prove that there's a critical limit for acquiring language. Genie's own innate capacity to learn from the day she was born could be reason. It was never fully concluded whether she was born mentally handicapped or not, if she did have mental retardation that would explain why it was harder for her to learn. Also she WAS speaking, not gramatically/syntactically correct, but she new some language. She stopped only after a bad experience in a foster home triggered a regression.

[DrugWhore1]

Nicely done :D, except for that annoying song :/

[Peace00282828]

Genie is the name given to her by carers. Genie is not her real name. Her real name has always remained private to protect her privacy.

Just thought to let you guys know.

[JoNextDoor54]

Good Video, But Such A Sad Story :'(

[leddobrasil]

please tell me her "parents" went to jail for life without parole...

in solitary preferably