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The Three Christs of Ypsilanti (1964) is a book-length psychiatric case study by Milton Rokeach, concerning his experiment on a group of three males with paranoid schizophrenia at Ypsilanti State Hospital [1] in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The book details the interactions of the three patients—Clyde Benson, Joseph Cassel, and Leon Gabor—each of ...
- The Three Christs of Ypsilanti Meet
- The “Study”
- The Conclusion
Milton Rokeach heardabout a random grouping of two women who both believed themselves to be the Virgin Mary at a different psychiatric hospital. One of the Marys realized that if another person claimed to be the only Virgin Mary, then surely she must be mistaken about her own identity. She subsequently snapped out of her delusion. Rokeach, who was ...
Rokeach assigned the men rooms next to one another and seats in the cafeteria together as well as jobs in the laundry at the same time. He made sure that the three Christs couldn’t get clear of each other and consequently were constantly forced to confront the core belief of their identity. Weeks went by and they argued continuously. None of the me...
As time went on the men started to humor one another’s delusions. They even became friends, defending each other against other patients. They stopped arguing and talked about mundane things and avoided the subject of Jesus entirely. With nothing much doing, Rokeach prepared to end the study. Even after two years, he had accomplished next to nothing...
- Leah Silverman
Three Christs, also known as State of Mind, [6] is a 2017 American drama film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Jon Avnet and based on Milton Rokeach 's nonfiction book The Three Christs of Ypsilanti. It screened in the Gala Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. [7][8][9] The film is also known as: Three ...
Oct 7, 2022 · As The New York Times recounts in an original 1964 story, Dr. Milton Rokeach treated three patients in the late 1950s, each of whom claimed to be Jesus. Rokeach, a professor of psychology at Michigan State University, wrote about his experiences in his book, "The Three Christs of Ypsilanti." Each patient had schizophrenia, one of the most ...
Three Christs: Directed by Jon Avnet. With Richard Gere, James Monroe Iglehart, Peter Dinklage, Julian Acosta. Three Christs follows Dr. Alan Stone who is treating three paranoid schizophrenic patients at the Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, each of whom believed they were Jesus Christ.
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- Drama
- Jon Avnet
- 2020-01-03
May 26, 2010 · This was the revelation that led Rokeach to orchestrate his meeting of the Messiahs and document their encounter in the extraordinary (and out-of-print) book from 1964, The Three Christs of Ypsilanti.
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In 1959 there were three patients with schizophrenia who became quite famous. Each of them believed he was God. A book about them is titled The Three Christs of Ypsilanti. Milton Rokeach, author of the book, was a social psychologist. He put the three men in contact with each other in an effort to determine whether one or more would abandon his ...
