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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATIONS, AND SUGGESTIONS
This chapter consists of three sections. They are the conclusions of this study, the implications of this study and the suggestions for the future researcher
who is going to use this novel to be analyzed.
A. Conclusions
There are two findings of this study which can be concluded. The first one is that the characteristics of the character of Jadie show the characteristics of
selective mutism syndrome. The second finding is that the psychotherapy which is used by Torey Hayden to treat Jadie is psychoanalytic therapy which includes
three techniques of free association, interpretation and transference. The characteristics of selective mutism which were shown by Jadie were
being silent in selected places, it was shown by her tendency to be silent outside of home, showing anxiety disorder which was shown by her anxiety of a group of
policeman whom she thought would jail her because there was a spider who reported her, showing compulsive traits which was shown by her tendency to
work on her assignment more than playing with other students, showing negativism which was shown by her sexual interest, which were firstly when she
bite Reuben’s penis and secondly when she was going to show the way of oral sex to Jeremiah to produce milk sperm from a dog’s pisser, showing temper
tantrums that was shown when she cried and screamed hysterically when
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oppositional behavior that was shown by her rejections when she was asked some interrogative questions by Torey.
The psychotherapy which was used by Torey Hayden was psychoanalytic therapy. The first technique, free association, was shown by her behavior of
listening to every single thing that came into Jadie’s mind and Torey took a note of it. The second step was interpretation. It was a dream interpretation, but
because Jadie never told about her dream, what was interpreted here was every single story from Jadie where sometimes sounded very irrational. And the last
technique was transference. Torey had succeeded in making Jadie to speak, even though there were still some problems with Jadie. Yet, it made Jadie put her trust
on Torey, therefore Jadie had a tendency to make Torey as the object of emotional responses, in her case, Torey became the one and the only person that Jadie could
believe, therefore she begged Torey to help her, even she asked Torey to be a God. That is an example of transference technique of psychoanalytic therapy.
From the findings of the study, the readers will understand exactly the characteristics of a child with selective mutism and understand the best treatment
to help himher. Therefore, hopefully, this study enlightens the readers to treat a child with selective mutism well, whether in learning classroom or in living
environment.
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