Antwone Fishe Case Study Answers

Antwone Fisher was forced into therapy after repeated incidents of explosive behavior and failures to contain his anger and aggressive impulses of assault on his Navy shipmates. These behaviors resulted in him seeing a U.S. Navy psychiatrist named Dr. Davenport, who was a Lt. Commander. Antwone was required to complete three therapy sessions. The doctor asked Antwone questions about his family, but Antwone refused to answer the questions directly. Dr. Davenport told Antwone that even if he didn’t want to talk to him, he still had to attend the sessions. Dr. Davenport knew that Antwone had a story to tell and he had confidence that Antwone would eventually talk. After sitting in silence for a few sessions, Antwone finally broke his silence. He began by opening up about his family and answering Dr. Davenport’s questions about his childhood. 2. How does Antwone …show more content…
Davenport seemed quite fond of Antwone, and he helped him a great deal, but he may have acted like more of a “friend” than a therapist. Dr. Davenport crossed some boundaries while treating Antwone. His behavior at times could be viewed as unethical and possibly harmful to Antwone’s well-being. This was quite evident in the scene where Dr. Davenport showed up at Antwone’s foreign language graduation and told him that he was no longer going to treat him. This pivotal scene triggers Antwone’s abandonment issues. It quickly provoked Antwone to share another traumatic event in his life. He reveals how his best friend abandoned him, and now Dr. Davenport was leaving him too, even though Antwone had confided in him and trusted him. At this point, Dr. Davenport tells Antwone to contact him only when he has found his biological family. He then followed up with, “I love you, son”. This could be considered counter transference because Antwone has become somewhat of a “surrogate” son to Dr. Davenport. He may be in denial of his own pain and suffering stemming from not being able to have children with his