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Clinical Issues and Case Histories
Published in Albert A. Kurland, S. Joseph Mulé, Psychiatric Aspects of Opiate Dependence, 2019
Albert A. Kurland, S. Joseph Mulé
The patient was the third of nine children. His father was described as a hard-working man who provided adequately for his family, and his mother was a woman who worked hard to keep the children out of trouble. He completed the 10th grade of school but quit to help support the family following his father’s death. He has never been in the military service. He denied any marriage or common-law relationships, but admitted one illegitimate child, whom he supported when he was working. His work history was poor, characterized by frequent jobs for brief periods of time. The family was described as rather close-knit. He described himself, as many of the patients did, as the “black sheep” of the family, the only one who had gotten into trouble.
Deliberate self-harm I: overdose
Published in MS Thambirajah, Case Studies in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2018
The therapist enquired about the reaction of the grandparents to the overdose. There was a pause in the conversation as the parents glanced at each other. Amrit broke the silence and said that the grandparents had not been told about it. Her mother said, ‘I did not want them to know about it because it would be another reason for them to have a go at me.’ This led on to a discussion about her relationship with her parents. She said she was not on talking terms with her mother. The difficulties between the two of them dated back to her marriage to Amrit’s father. Her parents had been opposed to it and, after the marriage, had severed all relationships with her. She had been considered the black sheep of the family for marrying someone they did not approve of. Her two sisters had married husbands chosen by their parents. She had met her husband at the local shop and they had fallen in love. Her family considered him to be beneath their standing. They were Kenyan Asians and came to the UK when all Asians were made to leave Kenya. The family had settled down in Birmingham and started a business. Over the years the family had done well and were proud of their achievements. All her sisters married into well-off families.
Introduction
Published in Marc D. Feldman, Gregory P. Yates, Dying to be Ill, 2018
Marc D. Feldman, Gregory P. Yates
I was always the black sheep, growing up. I never had many friends, and I was always getting into trouble. This got me quite the reputation in our small town, way out in the country. I had to stay with my godmother during the day. I was screaming to be noticed by someone.
In My Mother’s Tongue
Published in Studies in Gender and Sexuality, 2020
My parents had what Americans refer to with knowing glances as a “Green Card marriage,” meaning that my mother, desperate to escape quotidian drudgery and the burden of scandal, married a foreigner for the express purpose of emigration. Duty called and like it or not, she brought her sexually promiscuous and socially outcast parents with her to an American life in Cleveland, Ohio, that was distressingly similar to the grind they had fled. My father’s mother was also an immigrant from Manchester, England (earning her the everlasting disdain of my grandfather’s Hungarian flock). Alas, I was conceived to seal the deal for a bungled marriage of convenience hatched in the dilapidated flat just a stone’s toss from Cheetham Hill Road that my grans’ families shared. Then I were coaxed into American boyhood in the tones of Mancunian black sheep.
Transition to preschool for children with Autism spectrum disorder: expectations of Turkish parents and teachers
Published in International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
My expectations were not met at the first preschool institution. The teacher could not communicate with my child. He was constantly saying that my child had a problem and did not know how to treat him. But our teacher this year definitely met my expectations. Trying to join my child in every event. He takes very good care of him and tries to communicate. Thanks to him, my child began to learn colors and numbers. Other children are now talking to him. Once I was in family involvement, I saw a child helping my child at the event, and I was so emotional that I can’t explain it. In the other class, my child was like a black sheep, it was undesirable. (P.6)
Psychological Needs of Women Treated with Methadone: Mixed Method Study
Published in Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 2019
Sharareh Rahimi, Amir Jalali, Rostam Jalali
In this regard, one of the participants in this study said: I think I am inferior to any other animal. All my families are paying for it. I ruined their reputation and mine. I do not know why I should be alive, like a child has no benefit. I am a black sheep. I should die. Yes, they are allowed to call me and those like me as the useless parasites of the community. (p. 2)