Annotated Bibliography

McFarlane, A. C., & Bessel A. van der Kolk. (2012). Traumatic Stress: The Effects of
Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and ... (, Trans., , Ed., )Google Books. 72 Spring
Street, New York, NY 10012: Guilford Press.
McFarlane and Kolk describe to us the effects that anger can have on the mind, which is strongly
believed to be one part of Sherlocks problems. We understand that Sherlock has been through
some of the most traumatic experiences, and the source describes here what the effect could have
on a person because of those things. In this series, we see Sherlock resorting to other things
because he is angered by the lack of things to do; we see him able to finally occupy his time in
other ways after this has occurred so often.
Lyden, J. (2009, March 29). Author Examines Effects Of Solitary Confinement. Retrieved
October 20, 2015
Jacki Lyden and Dr. Gawande are two people on the NPR broadcast that discusses the mental
state of people who are in solitary confinement; people much like Sherlock himself. In the short
series Sherlock, we see him possess traits that show how he is alone and could easily be a victim
of isolation. His character specifically is defined by showing a lack of compassion, not caring
about the outcomes of things before he does them, and anger that is aroused through boredom.
Coplan, A., & Goldie, P. (2011). Empathy: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives. (,
Trans., , Ed., ) Google Books. Oxford, New York: OUP Oxford. Copyright.
During this series, all we see is Sherlock's ability to have no empathy or compassion towards
individuals that he claims as his friends, or even his next detective case. Coplan and Goldie state
that they believe empathy is directly connected with morality, which is where we see Sherlock's
true intentions come out. Sherlock believes that everything he does is correct, which is fueled by
the empathy that he does not show. If he were to show more compassion towards peoples
feeling, he may be able to determine what is action good or bad for the situation that hes in.
Albrecht, K. (2011, October 13). Did Sherlock Holmes Have Asperger Syndrome? Retrieved
October 20, 2015
The three recurring characteristics that we see in Sherlock Holmes short series are his abilities to
recover facts and knowledge on the smallest subjects, have a lack of compassion towards any
human being, and his obsessive ways of always wanting to solve the next crime. In this blog,
Albrecht is explaining to us why he believes that Sherlock has been showing symptoms of a
disorder called Asperger's. Although Sherlock is not a real human and merely a fictional

character, we perceive him to be as one because of his rationale through his work and complete
focus on certain topics.
(2014, January 6). Was Sherlock Holmes an accomplished violinist? Retrieved October 20, 2015.
Not only can Sherlock Holmes describe your life in detail just because of the stain on your shoes,
but he also seems to take up a hobby of playing the violin in his free time. This somewhat seems
as a way for him to relieve anger or stress, because during one episode in the television series, he
begins to play in spite of his brothers evil doings and questions. Not only in the BBC series, but
in many other instances and films that Sherlock has been apart of, he is somehow tied to music
and the personal level that he connects with.
(2007). How individual values and trait boredom interface with job characteristics and job
boredom in their effects with counterproductive work behavior. Retrieved October 20, 2015
Bruursema is here to tell us about the negative effects that come from boredom, which weve
picked up on many times throughout the series Sherlock. The research that has been conducted
shows that the boredom Sherlock is experiencing causes diminished job satisfaction and a
negative emotional state such as anger. Soon after we learn that Sherlock doesn't have another
case to solve, he resorts immediately to anger and begin destructing property.
Sinicki, A. . A Psychological Assessment of Sherlock Holmes. Retrieved October 20, 2015
Sherlock has diagnosed himself as a high functioning sociopath on a certain occasion as he
was being accused for acting crazy. What Sinicki is trying to do during this article is pick apart
why he believes that he is not a sociopath, but in fact aspergic. Some of the symptoms that are
defined as Aspergic are obsessive behavior which relates to his need for mystery, lack of social
understanding which we have seen frequently with his ability to not know what to hold in, and
attachment to regular routines which consist of the crimes that he loves to solve.
Hunter, G. (2105, September 1). Assignment One. Lecture presented at UWRT 1104, Charlotte,
NC.
My assignment one was a compilation of episodes that I had observed on Sherlocks behavior,
morals, and emotions. Throughout this assignment I was to introduce the reader to every
character, summarize the main objectives of the show, and conduct a formal interview with
someone on knowledge of the topic. By going back through these topics and reading my initial
observation of the show, it allowed me to broaden my opinion on the subject of Sherlock and all
of his problems.