How Did Marilyn Monroe Develop A Counseling Plan
Developing a Counseling Plan – Marilyn Monroe
Brenda Feeler
Counseling 6722
Dr. Latoya Pierce
Walden University
August 17, 2013
Developing a Counseling Plan
Marilyn Monroe was born June 1926 in Los Angeles, California ("Biography for Marilyn Monroe," 1990-2013). Marilyn’s mother dealt with mental illnesses and she did spend much of her time in and out of mental institutions, which left Marilyn to the care of foster homes, shuffled from one foster home to another and even a few orphanages ("Marilyn Monroe Biography," 2013). Marilyn was 16 before she found a way to leave the last foster home that she resided in. Marilyn’s grandparents also suffered from mental illnesses as well and were also institutionalized.
Case History
Background …show more content…
During Marilyn’s short life, she experienced a difficult childhood, while rising to fame. During her career most of her films grossed “200 million and she died of a drug overdose on August 5, 1962, at the age of 36” (Leibovich, 2009, p. 7). During her short life Marilyn admired actor Clark Gable and often thought of him as a father. Marilyn’s own mother tried to smother Marilyn with a pillow in her crib. This was one short term memory of her younger childhood years. Growing up, Marilyn did spend some of her time in foster homes and orphanages. In 1937, a friend of the family took care of Marilyn for only a few years. “The couple that housed Marilyn was deeply religious and followed a fundamentalist doctrines among other prohibited activities” ("Marilyn Monroe Biography," 2013, p. 10). Marilyn wed at the age of 16, to Jimmy Dougherty. Marilyn’s education ended at the age of 16, and worked in a weaponries factory in Burbank, California, where she was discovered by a merchant marine photographer. By the time when Dougherty returned from the South Pacific, Marilyn was an aspiring model, which later led to her name change to Marilyn …show more content…
(1990-2013). Retrieved August 15, 2013, from http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000054/bio.
Capuzzi, D., & Gross, D. R. (Ed.). (2011). Counseling and psychotherapy: Theories and interventions (5th ed.). Retrieved August 15, 2013, from Alexandria VA: American Counseling Association
CMG Worldwide, Inc. Official Marilyn Monroe. (2013). Retrieved August 15, 2013, from http://www.cmgww.com/stars/monroe/about/bio.html.
Crusum, P., & Greenson, R. (2006). Romeo Samuel Greenschpoon. Retrieved August 15, 2013, from http://www.cursumperficio.net/FicheAG22.html.
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV-TR. (2000). Retrieved August 16, 2013, from Washington, DC: Author.
Engler, B. (2009). Personality Theories. Retrieved August 16, 2013, from Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Leibovich, L. (2009). Revelations from a new biography. The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe. Retrieved August 15, 2013, from
Brenda Feeler
Counseling 6722
Dr. Latoya Pierce
Walden University
August 17, 2013
Developing a Counseling Plan
Marilyn Monroe was born June 1926 in Los Angeles, California ("Biography for Marilyn Monroe," 1990-2013). Marilyn’s mother dealt with mental illnesses and she did spend much of her time in and out of mental institutions, which left Marilyn to the care of foster homes, shuffled from one foster home to another and even a few orphanages ("Marilyn Monroe Biography," 2013). Marilyn was 16 before she found a way to leave the last foster home that she resided in. Marilyn’s grandparents also suffered from mental illnesses as well and were also institutionalized.
Case History
Background …show more content…
During Marilyn’s short life, she experienced a difficult childhood, while rising to fame. During her career most of her films grossed “200 million and she died of a drug overdose on August 5, 1962, at the age of 36” (Leibovich, 2009, p. 7). During her short life Marilyn admired actor Clark Gable and often thought of him as a father. Marilyn’s own mother tried to smother Marilyn with a pillow in her crib. This was one short term memory of her younger childhood years. Growing up, Marilyn did spend some of her time in foster homes and orphanages. In 1937, a friend of the family took care of Marilyn for only a few years. “The couple that housed Marilyn was deeply religious and followed a fundamentalist doctrines among other prohibited activities” ("Marilyn Monroe Biography," 2013, p. 10). Marilyn wed at the age of 16, to Jimmy Dougherty. Marilyn’s education ended at the age of 16, and worked in a weaponries factory in Burbank, California, where she was discovered by a merchant marine photographer. By the time when Dougherty returned from the South Pacific, Marilyn was an aspiring model, which later led to her name change to Marilyn …show more content…
(1990-2013). Retrieved August 15, 2013, from http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000054/bio.
Capuzzi, D., & Gross, D. R. (Ed.). (2011). Counseling and psychotherapy: Theories and interventions (5th ed.). Retrieved August 15, 2013, from Alexandria VA: American Counseling Association
CMG Worldwide, Inc. Official Marilyn Monroe. (2013). Retrieved August 15, 2013, from http://www.cmgww.com/stars/monroe/about/bio.html.
Crusum, P., & Greenson, R. (2006). Romeo Samuel Greenschpoon. Retrieved August 15, 2013, from http://www.cursumperficio.net/FicheAG22.html.
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV-TR. (2000). Retrieved August 16, 2013, from Washington, DC: Author.
Engler, B. (2009). Personality Theories. Retrieved August 16, 2013, from Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Leibovich, L. (2009). Revelations from a new biography. The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe. Retrieved August 15, 2013, from