Psychological Perspectives

[Name of the Institute]Psychological Perspectives

Case Study

Occurrence of divorce does not only have an impact on the divorcees but it also has a great influence on the children of the divorced parents. In a few cases, children are resilient to their parents' divorce. They are completely indifferent or happy regarding the event. On the other hand, in majority of the cases divorce of parents makes children to fight back throughout their lives due to their parents' decision. These children tend to react with fear, anger or tremendous grief. A few children feel ashamed and tend to hide the news of the divorce of their parents from their colleagues and friends. At times, the event pretend that the event if divorce is not happening. On the other hand, the rest of the children feel extremely relieved especially in the cases where they have experienced intense domestic fighting between their parents at their homes (Bojuwoye & Akpan, 2009). Generally, reactions of children to parental divorce depend on their personal factors to the extent that children belonging to the same family tend to react to parental divorce in a contrasting manner. In our case study, Nigella and Tarquins, who are twin children of their parents, get influenced by the decision of their parents in different ways.

Since Nigella is a party loving type of girl, and has a confident and optimistic approach to her life, she views and perceives everything that comes her way in a positive manner. She possesses a mental attitude and perspective which interprets events and situations as being optimized. On the other hand, Tarquin has a solitary and gloomier nature as compared to his sister. He has a negative attitude towards this world's happenings. He sees the worst aspect of everything. He believes that the hardships in his life outweigh the luxuries or goods. He does not bother to look at the positive side of anything that comes his way.

The perspectives of Nigella and Tarquin can be compared by the example of a glass that is half filled with liquid. As Nigella looks at the world with a positive outlook, she would see the glass half filled with water as half full. On the other hand, as Tarquin looks at the world with a negative mindset, he would see the half filled glass as half empty. This is the difference of perspectives between an optimist and a pessimist. The vast ...