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Mental Health Assignment: Therapeutic Conversations in Forrest Gump

   

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Running head: MENTAL HEALTHMENTAL HEALTHName of the StudentName of the universityAuthor’s note
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1MENTAL HEALTHMental Health AssignmentName of Character:Forrest GumpTelevision Show or Movie Source:Forest GumpMovie information:Finerman, W.(Producer), Zemeckis, R. (director).1994.Paramount pictures. United States.Viacom.Below average IQ level and physical disability related to A BSlow witted and low I.Q Cas evidenced byD ‘I don’t remember how to do addition.”_________________________E Patient have low IQ level and legs are fitted with braces therefore had a very troubled childhood. F
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2MENTAL HEALTHTherapeutic ConversationCharacters: Nurse (Maria)Patient: Forest Gump (when he was a little boy)Scene: int. Country doctor's office - Greenbow, Alabama - day (1951). The little boy closes his eyes tightly as he sits in the doctor’s office. The nurse is trying to gatherinformation for providing appropriate care to the patient. She is having a conversation ForrestGump and is trying to access his problems. Orientation Phase:(Forrest was sitting with his eyes tightly shut).Nurse: “Good morning Forrest” (Smiling)Forrest: “Good morning” (opens his eyes)Nurse: “I am Maria, your nurse. Can I please check your ID? Then we can have a briefconversation. I am sure you would feel better after this”. (Smiling and making eye contact,standing in front of the patient at a safe distance to give him privacy). Forrest: “Yeah ok go ahead” (nodding affirmatively)Nurse: “So tell me Forrest, what brought you here? No one wants to be in the care setting right?What is troubling you?”(Forrest looking petulant and looks at other direction)
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