I watched the documentary “The Secret of the Wild Child”, about a girl who was isolated from birth to thirteen. Her name was Genie and is considered a wild child. This means she has been without human contact from a very young age and has no experience with human care, social behavior, and human language. Feral children are often known to be raised like animals and therefore imitate their behaviors. However, a severely neglected child is also considered a feral child. At the time of its discovery, around 1970, there was a major debate in the field of psychology. The famous nature versus nurture argument, meaning genetics play a larger role in development or environment. In Genie's case, the focus was really on her language development and whether there was a critical age for learning a language. On November 4, 1970, in Los Angeles, California, Genie's condition was reported by a social worker. The worker discovered the 13-year-old girl in a small, dimly lit, confined room. An investigation by authorities revealed that the child had spent most of her life in that room and was usually tied to a potty. Genie was found in diapers because she was not potty trained. His case is an example of extreme isolation from human contact, society, sunlight, and any other environment outside of his room. The lack of attachment showed when she was shy around humans, almost afraid. Someone whose life has been a developmental nightmare cannot be expected to have the basic confidence that the world is trustworthy and predictable. The life she lived was incredibly morally horrible, and the psychology describes how severe the consequences were for Genie. Genie's father is reportedly in the middle of a paper... and is in a nursing home somewhere in Southern California. Its current state is debated. One person hired an investigator in 2000 and reportedly found her happy. Another person, this time a psychiatrist, who visited her found her silent, depressed and chronically institutionalized. After watching this documentary, I really appreciated the family care and environment I was born into. The importance of human contact became very evident through Genie's heartbreaking discussion. I was able to successfully progress through Erikson's stages because I had fundamental confidence, a willingness to do things myself, initiative to create plans, and a sense of competence. Genie, on the other hand, was deprived of happiness, a sense of security, romantic needs, human contact, learning opportunities and many other factors that make a healthy, normal human being and happy in society..