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Private Worlds

Private Worlds is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Private Worlds rather than just read about it. In short: Private Worlds is a 1935 American drama film which tells the story of the staff and patients at a mental hospital and the chief of the hospital, who has problems dealing with a female psychiatrist. The film stars Claudette Colbert, Charles Boyer, Joel McCrea, Joan Bennett, and Helen Vinson.

Key takeaways

Private Worlds belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Private Worlds to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Private Worlds from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Private Worlds is a 1935 American drama film which tells the story of the staff and patients at a mental hospital and the chief of the hospital, who has problems dealing with a female psychiatrist. The film stars Claudette Colbert, Charles Boyer, Joel McCrea, Joan Bennett, and Helen Vinson. The movie was written by Phyllis Bottome, Gregory La Cava, and Lynn Starling and was directed by La Cava. Cinematographer Leon Shamroy used early zoom lenses to create special effects for the film. Claudette Colbert was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film. The film is based on the 1934 novel of the same title by British writer Phyllis Bottome, who has had several of her works transferred to film, such as The Mortal Storm (MGM, 1940).

Plot The film tells of problems in the lives of doctors and patients. A female doctor (Colbert) probes the twisted minds of her patients in a mental institution. The very caring psychiatrist and her colleague face discrimination by a conservative new supervisor.

Cast Claudette Colbert as Dr. Jane Everest Charles Boyer as Dr. Charles Monet Joan Bennett as Sally MacGregor Helen Vinson as Claire Monet Joel McCrea as Dr. Alex MacGregor Jean Rouverol as Carrie Flint Esther Dale as Matron Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Jerry Dora Clement as Bertha Hirst Sam Godfrey as Tom Hirst Samuel S. Hinds as Dr. Arnold Theodore von Eltz as Dr. Harding Stanley Andrews as Dr. Barnes

Reception The film had a loss of $10,458.

References

External links Private Worlds at the TCM Movie Database (archived) Private Worlds at IMDb

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Private Worlds

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Private Worlds claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Private Worlds before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Private Worlds ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Private Worlds

In research: Private Worlds appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Private Worlds in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Private Worlds is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1930s drama film stubs, 1935 American films, 1935 English-language films, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Private Worlds outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Private Worlds in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Private Worlds means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Private Worlds out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Private Worlds in simple terms?

Why does Private Worlds matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Private Worlds?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Private Worlds.