Henry (Harrison Ford) suffered injuries to his brain after being shot in the head when he went to go buy cigarettes from a local shop. When he was shot, the bullet went into his right frontal lobe; the part of the brain that is responsible for decision making and language. Henry was also shot in his subclavian artery, which brought him into cardiac arrest and eventually anoxia. Due to the bullet to the head, Henry’s loss of memory has affected his social behavior by causing him to act less educated than he used to as well as by making him feel uncomfortable around people that he knew before the accident. His work life and family life were changed due to him not being able to remember his own family, co-workers, or what to do at his own job. …show more content…
For instance, his family mentioned how Henry was always working as much as he could. Work causes stress and thus shifts his perception of himself and the world. A change in perception can be seen when Henry brings up the fact that in his case, him and lawyers were not being completely honest when he brought up his case that he won before the accident. His co-workers then bring up the notion that Henry was completely fine with lying about the case beforehand just so that he could win. Stress and outside influences create an entirely new reality to a person. A psychologist has several options to take in explaining the behavior of a person, such as a biological, psychoanalytic, behavioristic, humanistic, sociocultural, or cognitive approach. These approaches can also differ due to the time period in which an event occurred, for example: a sociocultural approach to describe Henry’s actions in the beginning of the movie, a behavioral approach to describe Henry after the injury, and a cognitive approach to explain Henry’s change after the incident. In the beginning of the movie, Henry could be described as a man who was unappreciative and a workaholic. A psychiatrist might use the sociocultural perspective in attempt to analyze how Henry’s environment is influencing his behavior. After the injury, Henry’s behavior was altered due to his amnesia and caused him to not realize the things that he’s doing wrong. A psychiatrist might then take a behavioral approach and focus on what Henry says and does and compare them to his prior experiences. This comparison could then help in trying to understand why Henry feels and acts the way he does. And finally, a change in Henry’s perception towards life was changed after the injury due to him not being aware of his own thoughts and beliefs. A psychiatrist would then most likely want
During the war, Henry was taken P.O.W. and spent time in a Vietnamese prison. When he returned home, Lyman said, "Henry was very different...the change was no good," (463). Henry was constantly paranoid and evidently mentally unstable as a result of his wartime trauma. When the family had exhausted all efforts to help Henry, Lyman thought of the car. Though Henry had not even looked at the car since his return, Lyman said, "I thought the car might bring back the old Henry somehow. So I bided my time and waited for my chance to interest him in the vehicle." (464)
It appears that the war in Vietnam has still gotten into Henry. The war may be over in reality but in his mind it is still going on. This can explain all the agitations and discomfort he has such as not being able to sit still. Based on research, what Henry was experiencing was shellshock from the battlefield from the many soldiers being killed to t...
For instance, Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology both utilize the basic scientific method for addressing particular issues, as well as research, but Humanistic Psychology does not utilize the scientific method and instead claims because humans differ from animals given humans are capable of reason, thought, and language. Behavioral, Cognitive, and Humanistic Psychologies conduct their research by observing. By paraphrasing the three psychologies’ definitions, all of them come up with their analyses by studying the human mind, behavior, and the outcome based off of particular stimuli. In Jake’s situation, by studying how his mind and behavior were compensating with his difficult classes, all three psychologies would have rational explanations of which why Anxiety Disorder is an appropriate diagnosis. How Behavioral, Cognitive, and Humanistic Psychology differ, though, is by how they all come to their same conclusions. The behavioral approach explained Jake’s anxiety because of his reaction with certain stimuli given changes in environment, the cognitive approach explained his diagnosis with previous genetic relevance, and the humanistic approach explained Jake’s Anxiety Disorder because of his change in his own
He cannot remember events before he engaged in surgery, similar to Clive Wearing, he cannot form new memory after the surgery (Godwin, 2013). In other word, Henry cannot encode and compose short-term memory, and recall long-term memory of his past experience. Additionally, Henry’s amygdala also has been removed from this surgery, that cause him obstruct to learn fear from daily life and remember some unpleasant events. Therefore, Henry always expresses happiness more than sad and unhappy emotion. It is an interesting finding which amygdala is associated with fear memory and emotional expression. Henry Gustav died in
John Ford's The Quiet Man is a romantic comedy that demonstrates Ford's world-view by way of symbolic visual devices as well as in the basic plot: the outsider being indoctrinated into a community through the gradual understanding of rituals and rites of passage, as well as the little nuances of everyday life. John Ford, a filmmaker with a strong Irish ancestry and pride in his roots, directed this film about the return of a retired boxer to the town of his birth, Innisfree; the plot is just the backbone of a film which is fleshed out by the ideas Ford expressed throughout all his films: the value and meaning of community, communicated with a unique dramatic rhythm. This dramatic rhythm follows a pattern of assertion -> resistance -> accommodation. Ford also uses many icons (specific visual imagery repeated throughout many of his films which have a consistent meaning and/or function for Ford) to express his ideas, such as the use of doorways, which represent a boundary between a safe area and a dangerous one, and the watching/waiting shot, which shows someone in the throes of hope or sorrow, and demonstrates homecomings or departures. Other icons found in the film, and the larger body of Ford's work, include the horizon shot, which shows the passage from one mode of life to another, and the parade/procession, which displays community harmony, usually used in a showing of community success. Also used is the reaction-shot, which serves to appraise the importance of a dramatic happening through the reactions of various characters, and lastly and very importantly, the shared imbibing of spirits, which is part of any sound celebration in Ford's world.
In the movie, Regarding Henry, Henry was shot in both the frontal lobe and the subclavian artery. As a result of being shot in the subclavian artery, his brain became anoxic, which is an abnormally low amount of oxygen to the brain. The bullet entering his frontal lobe and the anoxic event in his brain caused many health issues for Henry. Some of these issues include loss of speech, memory, social skills, interpersonal skills, ability to read, and behavioral & personality changes.
Henry adapts to his environment after the accident pretty well. He seems happy with the place he’s at and the people he’s in contact with each and every day. He starts to slowly get used to having his physical therapist, Bradley (Bill Nunn), around him as a friend and a sort of mentor for him. He begins to walk around the facility he’s at and he likes to spend time with Bradley to socialize and talk to him.
In his case, Henry uses the car as a means of escape from his reality. He cannot handle his emotions so he spends his time focused on fixing the car to forget his time in war (Erdrich 420-421). Fixing the car, that once represented his relationship with his brother, is meant to be a way to get his old self back. While it works at first, distractions like that can only last for so long and with Henry, the pain was too much to handle. Beth Reese states how “avoiding treatment leads to persisting symptoms over time.”
He no longer attempts to leave his apartment. Feeling like he is losing his mind, he envisions his head being severed from his body ( as his baby’s head sprouts to replace it). Henry’s head is tossed out the window where a boy picks it up and brings it to a man who makes erasers for pencils. This symbolizes his mind being replaced with any rational thoughts and are gone with the swipe of a hand.
Harrison Ford was born to the proud parents of Dorothy Nidelman and Christopher Ford on Wednesday, July 13, 1942. His birth came almost six months after their marriage on February 3, 1942. Days later, he was named Harrison Ford in honor of his maternal grandfather. Most of his young life, he preferred that people call him by his grandfathers name, Harry.
Description of the Psychodynamic Theory The thought process that drives the psychodynamic theory is that our histories greatly influence the people we turn out to be. Psychodynamic theory emphasizes the importance that relationships, especially those developed in the early stages of life, have on our development. This theory is also motivated by the assumption that our emotions or states of mind are the driving forces behind our actions (Dean, 2002). This theory focuses on childhood trauma, and how this can influence the way a person acts for the rest of his or her life.
Henry Molaison or known as HM contributes to the deep understanding of memory by previous scientists and until now. His case had been a huge research and discussions among the well known scientists during his time and these results in the study of memories. Henry Molaison is living with a severe epilepsy where he need to undergo a surgery as medications were no longer gave him effects for his disease. So, his surgeon William Beecher Scoville suction out both of his hippocampus and when he got recovered from the surgery, his doctor realised that, Henry was having amnesia and seek him for another doctor. What confusing the doctors is that, even though the surgery was a success where Henry seizures decreasing; he is now facing dense memory loss. Then, once it was realized that the hippocampus plays a crucial roles for memory; the surgery of removing hippocampus was then banned for all and this brings to deep study of memory and hippocampus.
The psychoanalytic approach, proposed by Sigmund Freud, is based on the idea that childhood experiences significantly influence the development of later personality traits and psychological problems. In addition, psychoanalysis emphasizes the influence of unconscious fears, desires and motivations on thoughts and behaviors. The humanistic approach, presented by Abraham Maslow, emphasizes self actualization and free-will. It is based on the belief that each person has freedom in directing his or her future.
Sigmund Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory suggests that human behavior and personality is influenced by unconscious motives. In the early 1900s, Freud proposed this theory, stating that the personality consists of the id, the ego, and the superego. Psychodynamic psychologists see behavior as a compromise between the three areas of our psyche. These psychologists study human behavior by looking for deeper meanings in peoples’ thoughts and actions. Today, many of Freud’s ideas have been criticized for being too abstract and objective, but that does not mean that his work is without merit. The Psychodynamic Theory has redefined patient-therapist relationships and our understanding of thought processes and response patterns.
Case studies are a collection of data obtained using various methods gathered on an individual or group to record areas of interest in order to assist with analysis and provide recommendations. The study should include the name of the person, although this should be protected to provide anonymity where appropriate, and a brief description of the subject. The setting where the study is to be performed should be included. The aim of the observation must be presented along with a report of the findings. The type of method used will depend upon the subject and the area of interest. Data is gathered on the subject in this case observations were used to provide the data. An interpretation of the study will be made in order to provide a conclusion and recommendations made if applicable. Freud famously used the case studies that he carried out on his patients to develop his Psychoanalytic Theory.