Jean Cirillo, Ph.D.--       Anna Nicole Smith : Psychological Profile  Anna Nicole Smith was an accident waiting to happen. She had endured the most serious life stressors all within a period of a few months. Death of a child is the greatest stressor, even worse than death of a spouse, because there is always the sense that parents should die before their children. In Anna Nicole's case the guilt and feelings of inadequacy as a mother were likely to be greater than average due to her high profile and unusual lifestyle. Her family history of dysfunction and estrangement from those who could support her in times of crisis, could only leave her feeling alone and vulnerable in a hostile world. The severe stress of having been involved in a long term legal battle over her husband's fortune would create further depression and depletion of emotional resourses. On a deeper psychological level we have a woman who identified so strongly with Marilyn Monroe that she often claimed to be her daughter. Is it any coincidence that Marilyn's death at 36 may have paved the way for Anna Nicole's death at 39? Often too celebrities, having achieved fame and fortune at an early age feel that there is nowhere to go but downhill. Certainly Anna Nicole's bombshell image was her claim to fame. If she felt unable to take on a more mature female role and had no one to advise her on the process could age 39 have spelled death in her mind? Did Anna Nicole then, deliberately or not, quit while she was still an icon in much the same way as her role model Marilyn Monroe died so many years ago.  Jean Cirillo, Ph. D