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    Psychosocial Assessment of Good Will Hunting December 06‚ 2011 Identifying Information Will Hunting is a 20 year-old Caucasian male of Irish decent. He turned 21 before the time he was terminated from therapy. He was always casually dressed in slacks‚ or jeans and t-shirt or short sleeves shirt like most youths or teenagers. Although he had few clothes as evidenced by the fact that he wore the same two or three outfits to all his therapy sessions‚ his clothes were always clean. Referral

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    Adolescent Stressors Adolescents today face a myriad of stressors in their lives that can impact who they are and who they will become. Bio-psychosocial stressors appear to be more prevalent in minority adolescents who reside in lower socioeconomic households. Impoverished neighborhoods experience a great deal of financial difficulties‚ crime‚ and single parent homes. Adolescents growing up in these households often have lower grades in school and a lack of self confidence verses their counterparts

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    A janitor at MIT‚ Will Hunting has a gift for math and chemistry that can take him light-years beyond his blue-collar roots‚ but he doesn’t realize his potential and can’t even imagine leaving his childhood Boston South End neighborhood‚ his construction job‚ or his best friend. To complicate matters‚ several strangers enter the equation: a brilliant math professor who discovers‚ even envies‚ Will’s gifts‚ an empathetic shrink who identifies with Will’s blue-collar roots‚ and a beautiful‚ gifted

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    Frank Orama ENC 1102 Prof. Goodwin 7/8/2011 Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting is a story of a young man’s journey to find his place in the world by finding out who he really is. Matt Damon plays a troubled genius with a great awareness to other peoples feelings and thoughts. The movie is an adventure through the mind of Will Hunting‚ as he has to go through therapy instead of ending up in jail. Robin Williams. Who plays Will Hunting’s psychologist‚ helps Will discover himself and realize

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    The movie Good Will Hunting exploits many points of psychology in the character Will Hunting‚ a janitor at MIT who has a knack for math. Some of the points of psychology include how a character develops after a lot of child abuse during his childhood. It exploits the idea that a child who becomes secluded may never allow an attachment‚ or when an attachment finally starts to occur‚ pushes them away. It also exploits the idea that Will Hunting has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Because of

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    Mike Adelmann Hour 2 AP Psychology "Good Will Hunting" Final Mr. Coury The film "Good Will Hunting" is a very interesting psychological piece‚ as it depicts the main character Will Hunting as a troubled boy who only cares about himself‚ and is too lazy to apply himself to tasks given to him‚ even though he is given great intelligence. The movie provides a real world example to explain many tough social science concepts. In addition to the movie’s delve into psychology‚ the underlying themes

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    RUNNING HEAD: Good Will Hunting GOOD WILL HUNTING Myriam Smith St. Thomas University May 3‚ 2012 Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting is a poetic story of a young man who works as a janitor at MIT while living in one of the rough neighborhood in South Boston. Despite his gift in Mathematics‚ he is still having a hard time finding his place in the world. Matt Damon plays a young genius with a troubled childhood and a troubled mind that was severely abused

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    Review Film Good Will Hunting Menguak Sisi Gelap Si Jenius Yang Kesepian *Intan Fitranisa* Nobody’s perfect. Ungkapan itu kiranya sesuai menggambarkan sosok Will Hunting (Matt Damon)‚ laki-laki jenius dengan masa lalu yang kelam. Hampir 20 tahun hidupnya dihabiskan dalam kesendirian dan kesepian. Meski‚ Ben (Ben Affleck) dan dua orang sahabatnya senantiasa menemani‚ Will yang yatim piatu masih menyimpan ketakutan masa lalu. Hari-hari Will yang berprofesi sebagai cleaning service di MIT berubah

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    John Doe Intro to Film Good Will Hunting Robin William’s character in “Good Will Hunting” helps exploit the intelligence within Matt Damon’s character and helps the young man escape his adolescence through accepting his past. Matt Damon plays his part differently throughout the film to show us how his character is maturing and dealing with the new perception on life he is being opened up to. How the film is shot and the type of character he plays in different environments helps accentuate

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    This paper will discuss the relationship between Will Hunting and the psychologist Sean Mcguire in the movie Good Will Hunting. The struggles that occur between these main characters will be analyzed and their meanings found. A basic outline of the movie will be included to give the larger picture and its influence upon the two men. An Analysis of the Movie "Good Will Hunting" and the Main Characters Will Hunting and Sean Mcguire Outline: 1. Description of the Movie a. Setting of the movie

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