The presentation and links below will introduce you to the concept of case studies in Psychology.
General Links to Case Studies in Psychology
• https://bigthink.com/bps-research-digest/psychologys-10-greatest-case-studies-nil-digested
• https://digest.bps.org.uk/2015/11/27/psychologys-10-greatest-case-studies-digested/
Specific Case Studies:
• Phineas Gage and the Metal Pole
• HM – Henry Molaison – The Man Without a Memory
• Genie Wiley – Child without a Childhood
• David Reimer and the Forced Sex Change
• Clive Wearing – The Man with the 30-Second Memory
• Dr P – The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat – See also this account from a book by Oliver Sacks: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.pdf·
• Three Case Studies of Psychological Outcomes after Female Genital Mutilation (may be disturbing and distressing)
• The Story of Waris Dirie, who suffered genital mutilation in Africa
