Saturday 14 November 2015

The picture on page 165 of Hartmann (2007)

This is a colour version of the image that Hartmann chose to introduce the topic of abnormal psychology for chapter 6, which is also titled "Abnormal Psychology" (2007).
Ward in the Hospital in Arles. Vincent van Gogh, 1889.
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Reference
Hartmann, P. (2007), Quest 2 Reading and Writing (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
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  1. Anonymous14 November 2015 at 09:36

    No matter color or not the atmosphere of the picture still feel uncomfortable and depressed.

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    1. Peter AUA14 November 2015 at 22:45

      I like Na's comment, with which some of us disagree. Having read all of your paragraphs, I had two questions :
      1. Does the evidence in the image support Manchester?
      2. Do we need to be familiar with art to assess that evidence?

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    2. Peter AUA14 November 2015 at 22:47

      Oops. I definitely didn't mean Manchester. The dangers of writing on my phone while also watching a TV series.

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    3. Peter AUA14 November 2015 at 23:48

      I meant, as I hope you realised:
      1. Does the evidence support Na?

      I need to preview more carefully before clicking "Publish" on the small screen of my phone. Or perhaps restrict my comments to when I'm sitting in front of my computer with a coffee at hand.

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    4. Anonymous15 November 2015 at 21:39

      The color orange didn't make the picture colorful but instead it gives an even more depressing feeling. Sometimes orange can lighten up the mood but in this image it does the opposite.

      P.S. I don't know how you get from Na to Manchester Peter.

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    5. Peter AUA15 November 2015 at 22:06

      My phone must have suggested I meant Manchester, and I hit OK without realising what I had done. As soon as I saw what I had just published, I thought it looked pretty silly, but decided to leave it. It was a good lesson for me about writing on a small screen and watching an interesting series at the same time. I suspect I'd actually hit "M" not "N" and my phone smartly suggested Manchester when the "a" followed.

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    6. Peter AUA15 November 2015 at 22:07

      I wasn't wearing my reading glasses, either, which wouldn't have helped.

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