The character(s) that I chose to diagnosis and treat are the Minions from Despicable Me. I would diagnose them with ADHD or “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” because they are extremely hyperactive, are constantly being distracted by random objects passing by, and had difficulty in properly carrying out Gru’s objectives because of their disposition to be distracted and wide-eyed at any little thing. In order to treat the minions’ ADHD, i would use behavior therapy which uses learning principles, such as classical and operant conditioning, to get rid of unwanted behavior and reinforced the desired behavior. Specifically, i would use progressive relaxation, despite the fact that it is used mostly to treat anxiety. Progressive relaxation
is when a therapist trains you to relax one muscle at a time until you are completely relaxed, then asks you to imagine a mildly provoking event, and the scene is repeatedly paired with relaxing to lose the symptoms. I think this would work best in treating the minions because after repeating this process a number of times, the minions would learn to be calm when in distracting or triggering events. Paring the progressive relaxation with positive reinforcements or a token economy where they would receive a token for every time they remained calm or didn’t get distracted, and then they could trade those tokens for a prize, such as a fluffy unicorn. Doing so, I believe, would be the best way to treat the minions’ ADHD.
The film that we screened in class was titled the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and was directed by Ang Lee. The beginning of the film, Bai returns from meditating and decides to give up his sword. Once the sword is transported to Sir Te's, it is stolen by a masked character in all black, who is revealed as Jen later on in the film. Mu Bai, Shu Lien and Tsai go out searching for the sword and encounter Jade Fox, which is then followed by a battle; however, the masked character helps Fox escape. During that night Lo, a former lover of Jen, comes back to return her comb and then there is a flashback on how they met. After their encounter, Lo leaves Jen; however, comes back and tries to thwart Jen from getting married. In the end, Fox dies
Squidbillies is an animated cartoon show about talking squids living in a random county in the Appalachian Mountains. Dougal County, the setting of this comedy, is a dusty, distorted place in which the squids wreak havoc everywhere they go. The show follows the patriarch of the Cuyler clan; Early, the alpha squid himself, drinks heavily, chain smokes, and talks ‘shit' (in colloquial terms) to everyone he encounters.
The character I chose to analyze is Bonnie Grape from What's Eating Gilbert Grape, an American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström. Bonnie Grape is a Caucasian woman who is, approximately, in her mid 50’s and lives in a small town of Endora, Iowa with her four children, and has lost her husband seven years ago. Bonnie who is suppose to be the immediate care taker of all of her kids is shown to have abandoned all of her parental duties after her husbands passing and she hasn’t left the house for seven years. She has become completely housebound she sleeps, eats, and stays on the couch all day. Her day starts out with eating breakfast with the family, and then she watches TV all day. Even though she loves her children a lot, but she does not take any part in raising them. She also has become an object of ridicule or amusement many times children sneak on to the yard to catch a glimpse of her through the window. However, Bonnie sees no problem with her weight or her lifestyle, until one day when she has to make a trip to the town for her son. When Bonnie is leaving the town a crowd comes together around the police station to get a glimpse of Bonnie, and many also begin taking pictures of her. At this point, Bonnie realizes that she has become something that she never intended to be. In one particular scene Bonnie tells her oldest son Gilbert “I know what a burden I am. I know that you are ashamed of me. I never meant to be like this. I never wanted to be a joke” (Hallström, 1993). From Bonnie’s background information we can conclude that she is clearly facing some psychological problems, and in order to gain more information we would have to conduct more assessments.
The “Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams shows a family facing economic and social hardships due to the father abandoning them. The father’s absence forces the rest of the family to fill roles that they wouldn’t be obliged to face if the father remained. The mother, Amanda, is a strong single mother who pushes her kids to be economically self-sustaining individuals. Amanda tries to impose her desires for her kids in a very direct and controlling manner which causes them to dislike her initiatives. The son, Tom, is the breadwinner for the family, however is dissatisfied with his situation due to his increased responsibilities. The daughter, Laura, is handicapped and dropped out of business school. Each member of the family is limited by their ability to grow out of their negative habits, however, it is likely that these habits or characteristics came from the family situation and the roles that each member was forced to fill.
In the saying of “Character is what you are in the dark” by Dwight Lyman Moody, can meaning many different things. One being, “you are most yourself when no one is watching”, another one also being, “dark and troubled times bring out a person's true nature”, and “your true nature is on the inside”. This quote can or cannot apply to the play of “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare.
Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder, otherwise known as ADHD, is the most common psychiatric condition effecting 9.5% of school-aged children in the United States (intuniv, 2013). If the disorder goes untreated, it will cause more long-term side effects and difficulties for the individual as an adult. Adults who have this condition face several adversities in every day life, such as impulsive behavior, low self-esteem and poor work performance. People are not aware of the complications that come with ADHD in adults. Not knowing the symptoms of the disease can cause people to not be sympathetic when they are interacting with someone with disorder.
“What I love most about icons is finding out what's behind them, exploring the price of their power”(Joss Whedon). Putting greater meaning behind anything can transform it into an icon. A religious artifact, a company logo, a fictional character: all can be influential icons if enough people see them as such. A perfect case of a fictional character becoming an icon is Spongebob. Starting in 1999, Spongebob Squarepants stood out from many other cartoons at the time, continuing to run even today. The show consists of the main character Spongebob, along with his best friend Patrick and others, Sandy the Squirrel and Squidward. Spongebob works for a fast food restaurant, the Krusty Krab and spends his free time jellyfishing. Many have watched Spongebob
Richard Adams book, Watership Down, tells the story of a group of rabbits and their adventures to stay alive and start their own warren. Hazel and his brother Fiver along with a few friends set off to escape the evil that Fiver sense is coming. Once Hazel and his friends finally discover the down and dig their home they realize they have no does and will need to find some or the new warren will be unable to reproduce. Luckily for them a fierce rabbit living nearby, named General Woundwort, has an overcrowded warren housing plenty of does. However he is not willing to hand them over. Hazel and General Woundwort are two distinctively different types of leaders. They lead differently by the way they assumes the leadership role, their method and
In the movie, Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks plays the role of an intellectually challenged man who tells his hypnotizing life story while sitting on a bench at a bus stop. Gump expresses the misfortune of the private troubles and the never-ending impact on his life. The story line explores the developmental aspects, the intelligence and creativity, self and personality, as well as psychosocial cognition of this fascinating character.
Alistair Deacon from As Time Goes By once said that, “The people in the book need to be people.” The main character in a story or in a play always has to be somewhat likeable or relatable. Who doesn’t like to feel like they can relate to their favorite character in a story? In many cases the authors of stories or books always try to make the reader feel like they are not the only ones with problems or going through a crazy situation. Wanting the reader to become engaged in the characters' conflicts is what they aim for. In Arthur Miller’s play, Death of a Salesman, many people were gripped by Willy Loman’s, the main character, problems because they too struggle with many of the conflicts that Willy faces. Willy could not keep his life together, failing to see reality and pursuing the wrong dream, with a wrong viewpoint, ended up causing others around him and himself to hurt.
Noah is the one of the main characters of The Notebook. He is the hero of this novel. Noah represents true love and true loyalty. In a way, The Notebook is similar to every modern day romance movie, and Noah represents the “dream man” that all the girls always imagine of having. The characters in movies are used to symbolize ideas, and in this novel, Noah represents true, faithful, committed love. Noah remains loyal to Allie even in the situation where he is unsure whether they will ever meet again or not.
Myra, in My Mortal Enemy, chooses to forsake a life of affluence so that she can marry Oswald Henshawe. As the ramifications of her decision set in, Myra increasingly displays her discontent for her reduced social standing and disposable income. She flaunts her wealth to a significantly poorer family by telling Oswald she got rid of his new dress shirts, because she didn’t like the way they looked on him. Oswald's expression shows “bitterness”(Cather, 8) towards his wife for acting superior to the people of Parthia, Illinois. Myra's actions expose her lust for wealth, and her regret in disobeying her uncle's wishes. By marrying Oswald, Myra broke the socioeconomic barrier and escaped the enclosed space of world that her uncle confined her
Bambi, Spiderman, Buzz Lightyear, and Air Bud, those are just a few of my favorite Disney characters I used to enjoy watching in the old hit kids movies. Every child has their own favorite Disney production movie that they will always enjoy watching and remember forever as they get older. Disney used to just be about movies and television shows for young children all the way up to early teens. However as the years go by Disney has made changes to their target demographics and they try to produce movies that parents can find amusing while watching them with their children. Disney’s demographics have also changed in the sense of using more male characters as stars of the movies and shows and they have started to drift away from using female stars as main characters because they argue that male characters have a bigger impact on child viewers. Ken Gillam, writer of “Post Princess Models of Gender: The New Man in Disney/Pixar,” said, “With the strength afforded by these homosocial intimacies, the male characters triumph over their respective plots, demonstrating the desirable modifications that Pixar makes to the alpha male model,”(6). I would have to agree with this statement because kids don’t see nearly as many Disney movies about princesses anymore, now movies are about super heroes, or star male characters. Younger fans of Disney are typically interested in their movies and television shows, but the use of their interactive site helps them promote their products even further.
In the film Inside Out, Riley is an 11-year-old girl who has been uprooted from her home in Minnesota, and forced to move to San Francisco with her parents. The move is a rough transition for Riley, and her emotions get the best of her. There are five characters in her head that represent her primary emotions; Fear, Anger, Disgust, Sadness, and most important of all Joy. Joy and Sadness get lost in her brain and leave Fear, Anger, and Disgust to control Riley. In this clip, Riley’s emotions affect her and her parents at the dinner table and their ability to have quality interpersonal communication..
Mr. Krabs: Get out of the way, boy! (SpongeBob flies off the door and bounces into Mr. Krabs) Me building's been condemned, boy. We got ourselves a nematode infestation. (Nematodes come and eat the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs faints)