Human behavior in the social environment presents a multidimensional composite of person, environment, and time. As per Hutchinson (2008), “Person, environment, and time interact dynamically. Relationships are reconfigured as the multiple influences of human behavior ebb and flow” (p. 9). An analysis of human behavior in the social environment concerns examining the biological, psychological, and spiritual person; as well as, environment, culture, dyads, families, and communities. This paper will serve as an analysis and comparison of two films through the lens of human behavior in the social environment. A biopsychosocial framework will be utilized to assess and determine optimal treatment interventions for a selected character of each film. Hutchinson (2008) describes a biopsychosocial approach, “In this approach, human behavior is considered to be a result of interactions of integrated biological, psychological, and social systems” (p.11). Additionally, Ericson’s stages of psychosocial developmental in relation to chosen characters from the films “Rachel is getting married” and “Mother and Child” will be discussed.
In “Rachel is getting married” (2008), the film opens with Kym Buchman’s temporary release from a rehabilitative facility after nine months of treatment. Kym’s inpatient substance abuse treatment program is put on hold for a few days, in order for Kym to attend her sister, Rachel’s wedding. Kym is driven from the rehab to her childhood home, where she will be staying, and the wedding will take place, by her father and his new wife. Upon arrival Kym is met with an over stimulated environment, a house full of people engaging in various pre-wedding activities. Kym’s initial interaction with Rachel is warm and sister...
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...utchison LC (2008), “A turning point in the life course represents a substantial change or discontinuity in directions; it serves as a lasting change and not just a temporary detour” (p.18). The confrontation between Kym and Abby represented a “turning point” for Kym. Kym reaching this turning point in her life is the ideal form of treatment. She subsequently became equipped with the tools to move forward and fully embrace treatment. In fact, Upon returning home, after driving her care off the road and spending the night in a contemplative state, Kym’s obviously distressed state induces reconnecting with Rachel and gaining some semblance of balance. Hutchison LC (2008) stated, “These more complex cognitive capabilities, combined with a greater awareness of personal feelings characterize cognitive development in young adulthood” (p.298).
Mother and Child (2009)
The film reflects the class difference from beginning through the end, especially between Annie and Helen. Annie is a single woman in her late 30s without saving or boyfriend. She had a terrible failure in her bakery shop, which leads her to work as a sale clerk in a jewelry store. When Annie arrived Lillian’s engagement party,
Additionally, although proclaiming his love for her, Lester becomes a negative influence on Kathy. Under the false sense of security he provides, Kathy, a recovering alcoholic, allows herself to start drinking again after an abstinence of three ye...
Through Rachel Getting Married, Demme was able to truthfully display the pain and misery that family members are able to inflict upon each other, even during an event that is presumed to be celebrating family. The film miraculously captured that intangible quality many of us can recognize with: the happiness of being around loved ones we see too rarely and the high of having everyone together in the same place. The center of the celebration was two sisters, Kym and Rachel. Both of complete opposites: one with a Ph.D. in psychology and one self-destructive addict. Our first introduction to Kym didn’t present us with an exactly positive image: she’s a caustic young woman with a history of drug-addiction, run-ins with the law, selfishness and
After reviewing the Sanchez Family case study, I have chosen to review Emilia Sanchez with Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial development, Operant Conditioning, and Social Learning Theory. In her case study, Emilia is described as being the oldest daughter in the Sanchez family, she helped her mother a great deal with housework and with helping care for the younger children and was a good quiet child who never gave her parents any problem, however at the age of 14, things changed, and she got involved in drugs. Now at 28, she has lost custody of her son due to her problems with drugs, and she is estranged from her parents due to having an abortion shortly after her son was born because her parents have very strong religious beliefs and they
The environment of a person can change in size, depending on the considerations and is a main determinant on how a person behaves. The resources in the environment can be used for different ideas causing many roles, activities, and behaviors to occur. In order to use a person’s surroundings in the best way possible with the top behavior, the context needs to be fully understood (Law et al., 1996). The environment that Sam was around encouraged him to receive new jobs and meet new people. Other than Annie, Sam’s old neighborhood did not consist of outgoing people which did not support Sam’s role as a caretaker (DeLuca et al. & Nelson, 2001). When he moved closer to Lucy’s foster family, the neighborhood was very open and friendly. There were people walking constantly and the houses were in a small community, making it easier for Lucy and Sam to see each other (DeLuca et al. & Nelson,
After completing this assignment, I am amazed on how much of a better understanding I have on these concepts. Not only am I able to connect them with situations in daily life, but even to the extent at which I can relate them to circumstances in a movie. The two topics that I chose to explore further and relate to the movie and each other were conflict and politeness theory. Not only did I realize my ability to connect such topics to fulfill this assignment, but I somehow feel that my future experiences watching movies or paying attention to others daily behaviors will be more analytical after completing this assignment.
I have chosen to review the film Boyhood written by Richard Linklater that took twelve years to film. In the movie Boyhood, it illustrates the life of a boy named Mason Jr. through the many stages of his childhood to adolescence to becoming an adult. The movie follows Mason Jr.’s life through his years of kindergarten, middle school, high school, and to college. Through these milestones in his life encounters society with socialization, culture and norms that are exhibited through his family, friends, and others. With factors of social classes, and gender that influence Mason Jr. as he grows and fits into the society that is formed. From the events and milestones in Boyhood, it is able to show human behaviour in society from our
We’ve gone over many sociological concepts in class, but the three that I believe apply the most to this film are socialization, deviance, and resocialization. “What sort of world is it at
The purpose of this project is to determine how the movie relates to material covered in Personality Adjustment EPS 591. I will report observations pertaining to humanistic, behaviorist, and psychoanalytic theories of personal development of the character
Presumably, complications start to revolve around the protagonist family. Additionally, readers learn that Rachel mother Nella left her biological father for another man who is abusive and arrogant. After,
In sociology symbolic interactionism explains the individual in a society and their interactions with others and through that it can explain social order and change. This theory was compiled from the teachings of George Herbert Mead in the early 20th century. Mead believed that the development of the individual was a social process. People are subjected to change based on their interactions with other people, objects or events and they assign meaning to things in order to decide how to act. This perspective depends on the symbolic meaning that people depend on in the process of social interaction. This paper will examine the movie “The Blind Side” through the symbolic interaction perspective.
There is a great deal of social interaction that can be used for psychological analysis in the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower directed by Stephen Chbosky. This movie holds a strong focal point regarding mental illness, coming of age, and acceptance. (Halfon, Malkovich, Smith & Chbosky, 2012) Social psychology concepts from the textbook Social Psychology and Human Nature: Brief Version will be used to describe some of the actions and cognitions of the characters. (Baumeister & Bushman, 2014) The Perks of Being a Wallflower follows the life of main character Charlie, a high school freshman who tries to find acceptance and validation of his troubles by the help of his peers. Charlie, as well as his friends, suffer from mental illness in several different ways. This movie shows how the characters overcome the fears they hold and develop into stronger individuals. The three people that Charlie interact with the most are Sam, her Step brother Patrick, and Mary Elizabeth. (Halfon,
Key terms will be defined and a review of the research in the literature will be performed to assess the extent to which it adheres to the biopsychosocial model. The conclusion will take an overview of these findings and determine that most research is not truly biopsychosocial and attempt to explain why.
While watching this movie I noticed many social psychology concepts throughout. I have never paid attention to these concepts when watching the movie before, so it was interesting to pay close attention and see how many came up. The movie displays foot-in-the door technique, social facilitation, deindividuation, ingroup, scapegoat theory, among many others. Being a very real and honest movie, it is easy to understand why so many social psychology concepts are present. Our textbook defines social psychology to be, “the scientific field that seeks to understand the nature and causes of individual behavior, feelings and thought in social situation” (Baron & Branscombe, 2012). There are many strong characters within the movie, and they display these concepts.
Right now, a buzz is going through the hall in which all the seniors are waiting and they look like bees swarming in the hall. It’s becoming hot and we’re all getting impatient. Amber is more composed and enjoying the good times in the present. She is standing there happy but sad to be dispersing from the rest of her classmates. Ann, the smartest one is having a little fun but not really. Her feelings are that of a person who realizes she’s going to miss what she had, but wanting to get the ceremony over with because it’s taking too long. Standing in that room we are together and enjoying one last real time capturing a picture with each other. Amber’s mom is so proud of her daughter that she keeps talking and smiling and trying to part of every MOMent. Amber is thinking to herself that she wishes her mom weren’t there but she’s ‘happy inside because someone is cooing over’ her. As Ann is standing beside Amber she keeps getting these expressions that say, she likes being with her friends but, ‘what is taking so long? Can’t we get out of these dang robes, yet?’