Running Head: MIDTERM
Gerald Maître
Hunter Silberman School of Social Work
The movie I chose for this assignment is entitled Ordinary people (paramount, 1980). The movie, which is based on a novel, follows Conrad Jarrett who is left traumatized after a boating accident killed his older brother Buck. The Jarrett family is an affluent family that lives in an upper-class neighborhood in Chicago. The family is stricken following the death of Buck, and both Conrad’s parents, Calvin and Beth, try to rebuild their lives with Conrad. Not long after the traumatic experience, Conrad attempts to commit suicide. Throughout the movie, Beth is portrayed as hostile towards Conrad and her husband. Beth is withdrawn from her from …show more content…
He has no outstanding qualities; even his room is barren compare to his brother’s room, which is still full of life with trophies, pictures, and various momentous of his success. In the movie Conrad’s pain is readily apparent; however he has been hospitalized for suicide attempts after 18 months since the death of Buck. Since Conrad has been discharge he has been depressed showing signs of withdrawal from friends and family, having no enjoyment in life, and he is seen suppressing his feelings towards his parents and of Buck’s death. It seems he appears to suffer from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bereavement, and what is known as survivor’s guilt, due to witnessing the death of his brother. The DMS V states to diagnose one with PTSD the individual must be exposed to death, has been threatened with death, actually experienced serious injury, or actually have been threatened with sexual violence either through; 1) Direct exposure, 2) Witnessing, 3) Indirectly by learning that a close relative or close friend was exposed to trauma, and 4) Repeated or extreme indirect exposure to aversive detail of the event. (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) Conrad PTSD comes from directly experiencing the death of his older brother Buck, and his mother’s lack of support during this difficult time in his life. For Conrad to cope with his own emotional trauma …show more content…
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is often seen as a more attractive alternative by patients who reject more traditional forms of therapy and may help decrease the occurrence of treatment failure when used individually or in conjunction with previously established therapies. (Kessler RC, Davis RB, Foster DF, Van Rompay MI, Walters EE, Wilkey SA
Gerald Maître
Hunter Silberman School of Social Work
The movie I chose for this assignment is entitled Ordinary people (paramount, 1980). The movie, which is based on a novel, follows Conrad Jarrett who is left traumatized after a boating accident killed his older brother Buck. The Jarrett family is an affluent family that lives in an upper-class neighborhood in Chicago. The family is stricken following the death of Buck, and both Conrad’s parents, Calvin and Beth, try to rebuild their lives with Conrad. Not long after the traumatic experience, Conrad attempts to commit suicide. Throughout the movie, Beth is portrayed as hostile towards Conrad and her husband. Beth is withdrawn from her from …show more content…
He has no outstanding qualities; even his room is barren compare to his brother’s room, which is still full of life with trophies, pictures, and various momentous of his success. In the movie Conrad’s pain is readily apparent; however he has been hospitalized for suicide attempts after 18 months since the death of Buck. Since Conrad has been discharge he has been depressed showing signs of withdrawal from friends and family, having no enjoyment in life, and he is seen suppressing his feelings towards his parents and of Buck’s death. It seems he appears to suffer from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bereavement, and what is known as survivor’s guilt, due to witnessing the death of his brother. The DMS V states to diagnose one with PTSD the individual must be exposed to death, has been threatened with death, actually experienced serious injury, or actually have been threatened with sexual violence either through; 1) Direct exposure, 2) Witnessing, 3) Indirectly by learning that a close relative or close friend was exposed to trauma, and 4) Repeated or extreme indirect exposure to aversive detail of the event. (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) Conrad PTSD comes from directly experiencing the death of his older brother Buck, and his mother’s lack of support during this difficult time in his life. For Conrad to cope with his own emotional trauma …show more content…
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is often seen as a more attractive alternative by patients who reject more traditional forms of therapy and may help decrease the occurrence of treatment failure when used individually or in conjunction with previously established therapies. (Kessler RC, Davis RB, Foster DF, Van Rompay MI, Walters EE, Wilkey SA