building background knowledge
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Building Background Knowledge. Ken Kesey. Born in CO (1935) Died in OR (2001) “I was too young to be a beatnik, and too old to be a hippie”. Experimentation with Drugs. Part of CIA experiment with psychoactive drugs LSC, cocaine, mescaline Kept using them after the experiment!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
BUILDING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE
KEN KESEY
• Born in CO (1935)• Died in OR (2001)
“I was too young to be a beatnik, and too old to be a hippie”
EXPERIMENTATION WITH DRUGS
• Part of CIA experiment with psychoactive drugs
• LSC, cocaine, mescaline
• Kept using them after the experiment!
WHY CUCKOO’S NEST?
• Worked at a State Veterans’ Hospital
• Talked with patients (while on hallucinogenic drugs)
• Felt SOCIETY had pushed them out since they were “different” not that they were INSANE
MENTAL INSTITUTIONS / HOSPITALS
• Wide variety of institutions
• In- or out-patient facilities• Variety of disorders• Voluntary or involuntary basis
EVOLUTION OF CARE
• Containment and restraint
• Treatment with drugs / therapy• To allow them to live lives outside an institution
TITICUT FOLLIES
• Only film banned NOT due to sexuality, language, or drug use.
TYPES OF TREATMENT
Electroshock Treatment
Lobotomy
TYPES OF FACILITIES
• Crisis Stabilization• Suicidal, violent patients
• Open Units• Try to make life as normal as possible
• Medium Term• Few weeks
TYPES (CONT.)
• Juvenile Wards
• Halfway Houses• Type where my sister works
MENTAL ILLNESS TODAY
• Medications has come a long way.
• Mentally ill is NOT mentally handicapped.
• Mentally ill are in society and around us!