Diagnosis

Few people are left untouched by the phenomenon of the fictional Orphan. Take the following questionnaire to diagnose the depth of your experience with the AofO.
Have you ever experienced neglect or abandonment?
No
Yes
A Great Deal of it
 
Do you consider yourself to be an Individual?
No
Yes
Still Aspiring to Become One
 
Do you dream of an autonomous existence, un-tethered to the responsibilities, needs, expectations and influence of others?
On very rare occasion
Frequently
This is my Life Quest
 
Have you found yourself seeking to engage in social acceptance and adaptation while simultaneously embarking on the pursuit of individualism?
No
Yes
Compulsively so
 
Do you experience desire?
Never
Sometimes
Always
 
At any point in your life, have you found yourself having difficulty distinguishing between real people and fictionalized characters?
No
Not enough to comment
Yes
 
Do thoughts of walking the streets in Dickensian London trigger sentimental musings for your imagination?
Not in the slightest
I have precisely the opposite reaction
Every time I hear a british accent (particulary that of a child) I am gleefully transported to a Dickensian reverie
 
How many orphan characters can you think of off the top of your head?
zero - two
three - eight
nine - fifteen
 
How many of these characters were significant or meaningful to you at some point in your childhood?
zero - two
three - eight
nine - fifteen
 
How many of these characters are still meaningful or significant? (We define meaningful here by even the slightest hint of nostalgic reverie.)
zero - two
three - eight
nine - fifteen
 
Can you identify personality traits or aspects of your life currently that may have been influenced by your affection for/admiration of one of these characters?
Not applicable
No
Yes
 
Of the above characters were any of them of a different gender than the one you identified yourself with as a child?
Not applicable
No
Yes
 
Of the above characters were any of them of a different gender than the one you identify yourself with currently?
Not applicable
No
Yes
 
Have you ever considered the possibility that your parents are not biologically your own?
Not applicable
No
Yes
 
Have you ever harbored a desire to make this possibility come true?
Not applicable
No
Yes
 

 

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Related Documents:

Initial Diagnosis
Phase 1: Orphan as Mirror
Phase 3: Adopting the Orphan
Diagnosing the A of O
Recognizing the A of O
INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLETS


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