The Parent Trap Psychology

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Please place what you find under the appropriate sections. This will help us stay organized and help us see what still needs to be done. Introduction paragraph (1 page maximum, PLEASE add, delete and edit as needed): The Parent Trap (1998) is a movie about identical twins, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents. The twins meet each other at summer camp and come up with a plan to bring their parents back together by making an identity swap in hopes to spend time and get to know their other parent. Hallie Parker is an identical twin to Annie James. She was raised by her father on a vineyard in California. After attending summer camp she goes and lives with her mother, Elizabeth James, who she has never truly met …show more content…

This is from the syllabus: “How does the model help you understand the problem you have identified in the movie? As we will talk about in class, this section of the paper is exactly like the exams- except that I expect more detail and explanation. Simply listing things like resources or placement on the model does not show any understanding.” So if we can come up how the stress model is applicable to our family I think we’ll be in good shape. I’ve just started something here as a placeholder for what we need to …show more content…

The structure of the family is very difficult as they do not know how to interact with one another. This could be due to the little time they have spent with one another since the divorce. There is several lies and secrets kept from one another, especially the big secret of the twins switching places. We can use the Intervention of actualizing transactions. You are trying to recreate communication channels. This could be done by making the two parents talk to one another and the two twins talk to one another. You are making those who usually do not talk to one another or who do not want to talk to one another do just that, talk. We can also manipulate space. This can be done by making the family sit in certain seats. By having the family members sit in assigned seats they will be stepping out of their comfort zones and hopeful we will see a different communication happen then what they are used

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