Case 1: Genie
Genie was born in 1957 and was known to be through severe isolation by her father. She was abused and isolated for 13 years; strapped to a potty chair in the darkness of a room, wrapped with rope when she slept, and frequently hit by her father if she made noise. She wasn’t able to speak, walk, or interact with anybody. In 1970, she was found by a social worker, and was taken into multiple foster homes.
With all the training and development support, she never returned to the abilities she should have at her age. Genie had the mental state of a one year old. Her mental and physical state were beyond repair; she ended up in a state institution for impaired adults. Scientists began to study her and her backstory, which revealed multiple events of her past. The isolation altered her physical state; such as not being able to feed herself, speak, or even extend her limbs. It altered her mental state so horribly, she couldn’t do much of anything on her own.
Case 2: Sarah Shourd
Sarah Shourd suffered 410 days of isolation. She was captured by an Iranian border guard and she was imprisoned. She was stuck inside a cell 22-23 hours a day with nothing to do and with no human interaction. She was eventually released in 2010. She endured health issues, such as benign (breast lump). She suffered extreme depression and anxiety, which rooted from being isolated for so long.