Introduction to Psychology
Spring 2004
The article I read, Searching for a place called home for many New Yorkers, the
passages and possessions of life – a lease, a job, a family – are blocked by mental illness,
gave great incite into the life of a young mentally ill couple, Matthew Mazoway 26, and
his fiancée, Donna DeMaria, 28. Both Matt and Donna suffer from bipolar disorder. Like
every other couple they want a home, a family, and a job to support their family. But, due
to their condition people tend to treat them and see them different than “normal” people,
even their own family didn’t believe they could raise their own baby. Matt is also very
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