Attachment, Emotions, and
Traumatic Experiences
Using the film Radio Flyer, as an
example, respond to the following related to the child and the primary adult in
the family:
– Characterize the observed
attachment style of the child. Discuss briefly how the interaction between the
adult and the child in question has informed your choice—give examples.
– Discuss the intra-familial
dynamic that created the attachment process. Elaborate on whether or not that
process is disruptive, dysfunctional, et cetera, as well as why you feel that
way.
– Detail how traumatic
experiences, such as abuse, neglect, illness, or some other form of interaction
(such as parental over-involvement), have contributed to the adaptation (or
maladaptation) observed in the film family.
Radio Flyer (latency age children,
child abuse, addiction, family violence)
Two brothers are the victims of
their widowed mother’s violent drunkard husband who spares no rod with the
youngest brother. Reverting to a world of make-believe, they imagine that their
Radio Flyer wagon can fly and that in it they can escape their tormenting stepfather.
This film deals with the serious issue of child abuse in a way that also
captures the thinking of a child
(Allmovie.com).
