Following an experience of a life-altering loss (e.g., death of a loved one), bereaved individuals typically undergo a search for meaning (Neimeyer & Sands, 2011). This search for meaning entails the restructuring of a previous self-narrative to now accommodate the new loss (Mallon, 2008). Neimeyer and Sands (2011) states “a crisis of meaning is especially acute for those bereaved by suicide, homicide, or fatal accident, who report a far more intense struggle to make sense of the loss than do those whose loved ones died natural deaths” (p. 12). This statement is true for the characters of Ordinary People. However, how Calvin and Beth approached meaning-making looks differently. To conceptualize these differences, this discussion will utilize Rubin and colleagues (2003) Two-Track Model of Bereavement.
Track I captures the biopsychosocial functioning of bereaved individuals (e.g., emotional, cognitive, interpersonal; Rubin, Malkinson, & Witztum, 2003). Calvin serves as the family’s patriarch prior to and following the death of the eldest son, Buck. Beth, meanwhile, presents with a strong maternal presence and appears to dictate the day-to-day functioning of their family. Following Buck’s
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Beth portrays a close and positive relationship with Buck and rarely mentions any conflict between her and him. Though never explicitly stated, Beth appears to have favored Buck more than Conrad. This is evident when she reminisces fondly about Buck while concurrently maintaining an emotional distance from Conrad. In one scene, the audience witnesses Beth entering Buck’s old room and looking affectionately at different artifacts within the room. Beth, though, immediately reverts to her composed, distant self when Conrad walks in on her. Beth’s close relationship to Buck appears to the deflect her from maintaining healthy relationships with her husband and living
Ordinary People Introduction Ordinary People (Redford, 1980) brings awareness of bereavement, family dynamics, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is one of the greatest realistic depictions of diverse responses to the unexpected loss of a loved one. Through flashbacks, we are introduced to Buck, the athletic, self-confident teen. Relationship Between Therapist and Client Dr. Berger was a combination of parent figure, transference figure, and the superego figure. Dr. Berger’s, non-directive
of 12 ordinary men and women who have the responsibility to make judgement based on evidence. However, there are many advantages and disadvantages of the jury system in the supreme and county court (Victoria Law Foundation, ND, A). Firstly, one of the advantages of the jury system is spreading the decision-making process. The more people participate in the judgment making process can have an impact of counterbalancing any bias or prejudice held by one person. In most of the criminal cases, this
Dr. Stanley Milgram's 1963 Social Psychology obedience study, influenced by the atrocities the Nazis committed towards the Jews during the events of World War II, aimed to understand how ordinary people could commit horrific acts under the command of authority. The study simulated a scenario where participants had to choose between obeying authority or their morals. Participants were unaware the shocks were fake and were instructed to administer electric shocks to a learner who was acting. The shocks
How can ordinary people come to commit atrocities against defenceless victims? Hitler was an evil man, or at least was prepared to employ evil actions to achieve his goals. There is very little in literature to suggest anything contrary to this opinion. Most literature suggests that while Hitler had some level of power over Himmler and the rest of the Nazi Party’s inner circle, they were also well aware of the extent and implications of their actions. Despite this, the atrocities of the Holocaust
Written for both scholars and everyday readers who are interested in the question of how ordinary people commit genocide and mass killing, the use of the primary and secondary source material have been collected in the development of this book. As a result the emergence of this primary source material, such as, “form scholars of holocausts and genocide studies, and the opening of archives throughout Eastern Europe, emergence of primary source material from Cambodia, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia
work which explores this question is ‘Ordinary Men’ by Christopher Browning, in which he investigates particularly the Reserve Police Battalion, which was active from 6th May 1940. This was a Nazi German paramilitary formation of Ordnungspolizei (Order Police), who were commanded by, and were serving under the control of the SS by law. Of these men, several were from Hamburg and many were ‘Reserve’ policemen as they were too old to join the army. The others were from a wide range of occupational
millions of ordinary people in Germany could obey the immoral commands of the Nazi government and provided the study exploring the mechanisms of human obedience to authorities. Though Milgram’s experiment has provoked a huge amount of criticism, the analysis of internal and external validity, ethical issues, and the contribution of the experiment to modern science reveals the significance of the findings of the study. The experiment was designed to find out to which extent ordinary people are willing
conjures different thoughts from different people; some consider it a prison, others a monument to the lack of productivity characteristic of bureaucracy. This such “typical” office setting becomes a playground of deep psychological study in Daniel Orozco's short story Orientation. Through the author's meticulous implementation of tone, irony, and plot structure, he paints a dark and vivid portrait of the underlying truth that looks can be deceiving. While many people maintain a subconscious mindset that
Milgram details about the classic studies relating to obedience. The main study in focus is the Milgram’s Obedience study, conducted in the 1963 by the Yale University scientist Stanley Milgram. The experiment was designed by Milgram in such a way that participants are forced to obey the instructions of authority figure, even if they are immoral and also when such instructions cause pain/harm to another person. The participants selected for the experiment are ordinary people (Milgram, 630). The participants
Mai Blia Yang Survey of Meteorology Final project Explain the difference between climate, weather, and meteorology. In today’s world, one can never know what to expect if it wasn’t for the intense study of how our earth produces the weather. For most, we think it’s as easy as what the weather forecast tell us, but behind the scene, there are so many factors which come into play. This is what is known as meteorology. And over time, meteorologists are able to learn the patterns of weather in areas
Throughout our modern and ancient history the lives of women have been overlooked by male historians. In some cases, not just the lives of ordinary women, but some of the most powerful and influential women at the time. Examples of this included Nancy Wake, Mary Bowser, Sybil Ludington, and Claudette Colvin. And in many instances, important facts about our history have been erased by historians simply choosing not to record the lives of women- especially women in their everyday lives. In many communities
Denise Nguyen Mr.Laterza Envisions Period 5AC 12 February 2016 The American jury system is no longer reliable. Those on the American jury system usually base their decision on opinions rather than facts. Ordinary citizens do not have the a full understanding of the law. The majority of the jury is easily influenced like the image of the convicted can influence the juror. Jury duty is mandatory not a choice, it is a person's choice that is not their own. Those a part of the American jury system
truth about the e-cigarettes Many people who want to quit smoking search for hope in electronic cigarettes. But the question arises: Are the electronic cigarettes harmful to your health? E-cigarettes cause resistance in the air in the lungs, which means that blood flow is distributed less oxygen than usual, so the respiratory organs can easily be damaged, writes "Daily Mail". This resistance lasts up to 10 minutes and current causes damage to the lungs, the study confirmed. "There is no evidence that
fantastical elements, people have no need to be attentive to follow the plot, which allows them to focus on thematic ideas. This is accomplished by a large emphasis on ordinary things that happen. In turn, that puts a larger emphasis on the extraordinary things that happen. For instance, Sherlock often starts his adventures by sitting at his table eating breakfast, so that when people rush into his house to announce murders, it is shocking. One example of such takes place in A Study in Scarlet, which
the written word, people would memorize tales and traditions which would eventually shape our cultures and societies to be what they are today. Even though the traditional campfire storytelling days are limited as of late, the act of creating a compelling story and sharing it is still here. Books, articles, presentations, video blogs, movies, these are all forms of telling a story with the execution the difference. But what makes a good story good? There have been countless studies done on the topic