Description
For DB4, select either a film or a book from the list below and apply a grief model from the textbook to the grief process portrayed in the film or book. See below for full instructions.
Select one film OR book from the list below and apply a grief model from your text to a portrayal of grief in the film or book.
The Killing Fields
Message in a Bottle
The Notebook
Saving Private Ryan
Signs
What Dreams May Come
Steel Magnolias
Terms of Endearment
Top Gun
P.S. I Love You
50/50
A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis (book)
A Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (book)
Describe the course and duration of grief experienced by the bereaved (1 or 2 individuals) in the film/book you select by using a “Model of Grief” from your text. You will describe the behaviors, expressions, and/or actions resulting from grief of a lost loved one using a model as the structure of your answer. Include a definition or description of each step/stage/part of the model. This is NOT a movie review, but an examination of the grief process as portrayed in the arts instead of a personal experience. You will need to review the pertinent chapter. Below are some grief models you may use:
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s “Five Stages of Grief” (Ch. 7)
John Bowlby’s Attachment theory (Ch. 9)
Erich Lindman’s Grief-Work model (Ch. 9)
William Worden’s Task of Mourning (Ch. 9)
Therese Rando’s Six R’s (Ch. 9)
Were there any “complications of grief” or risk factors for complicated grief in the film/book you reviewed? (See page 350 of your text.) If so, what were their reactions, behaviors, and expressions of grief?
Cite the model and page number from the textbook at the end of your discussion. Your paper should contain in-text citations and a reference list in APA format. If you are not sure if you are citing APA format correctly, check with the writing center and ask them to help.
There is no length requirement for DB4, so long as it is complete. Strive to be concise and articulate. The more that you can show that you understand and can apply the above-listed theories to the movie/book, the higher the grade.
This is your opportunity to “show off” how much academic learning you have done in the semester based on the theories presented in the book. Word your discussion as if you were an “expert” in the field. Respond to another student’s posts with at least 5 sentences in a scholarly conversation. Include in this conversation your interpretation of the model in the case described. If your interpretation is different or similar please state why you agree or why you don’t agree. This will help you as an educated person, in engaging in dialogue on THEORY from a philosophical basis rather than the movie as a review.
Additionally, not required, but if you are enrolled in a sociology or psychological or healthcare field, discuss how this may be addressed by a professional in your field or what you might consider doing. (In this way, you have more to take away from the course in a practical manner – again not required for the course, just a helpful hint from a practicing professional).
