The District Attorney and his wife Jean have an incredibly tense, yet angry relationship. Though several theories could explain who they are as individuals, majority of the themes would lead back to the beginning of the movie, when they were together. Three theories that could assist in explaining their relationship would be paranoid, generativity vs. stagnation and negative reinforcement.
Schizophrenia- Paranoid
Being Paranoid is a “pattern of [being] distrusting and suspiciousness, such that others motives are interpreted as malevolent” (Daniels, 2015). Even before being robbed, Jean had paranoid tendencies around black people. For example, when she saw Peter and Anthony walking up the opposite side of the sidewalk, she held her husband closer. After Jean was robbed by a minority she became more vocal about her paranoia, for example, she told her husband that she didn't want a Latino man to be her locksmith. This leads to Jean being delusional since she thinks that her locksmith is going to sell the key to her house to one of his "gang banger"(Haggis, 2005) friends.
Generativity vs. Stagnation …show more content…
Stagnation, is an Erickson psychological theory where towards the later years of your career, you can attempt to move upward or continue to flounder in place. The District Attorney is pursuing bigger things by running for public office, which shows he is at the generativity phase of his life, plus this shows that he does not want his career to stagnate. According to About.psychology.com, “Generativity refers to "making your mark" on the world, through caring for others, creating things and accomplishing things that make the world a better place” (Cherry, 2015). The district attorney was so deep in the generativity stage, that he would do anything to gain public office. He went as far as to frame someone for a questionably, justified
Schizophrenia- Paranoid
Being Paranoid is a “pattern of [being] distrusting and suspiciousness, such that others motives are interpreted as malevolent” (Daniels, 2015). Even before being robbed, Jean had paranoid tendencies around black people. For example, when she saw Peter and Anthony walking up the opposite side of the sidewalk, she held her husband closer. After Jean was robbed by a minority she became more vocal about her paranoia, for example, she told her husband that she didn't want a Latino man to be her locksmith. This leads to Jean being delusional since she thinks that her locksmith is going to sell the key to her house to one of his "gang banger"(Haggis, 2005) friends.
Generativity vs. Stagnation …show more content…
Stagnation, is an Erickson psychological theory where towards the later years of your career, you can attempt to move upward or continue to flounder in place. The District Attorney is pursuing bigger things by running for public office, which shows he is at the generativity phase of his life, plus this shows that he does not want his career to stagnate. According to About.psychology.com, “Generativity refers to "making your mark" on the world, through caring for others, creating things and accomplishing things that make the world a better place” (Cherry, 2015). The district attorney was so deep in the generativity stage, that he would do anything to gain public office. He went as far as to frame someone for a questionably, justified