Will Hunting: Traumatic And Stress Disor

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 the post-traumatic stress disorder it seems that Will is unable to function normally in society, and because of this, carefully plans out his future as to not have to worry about encountering many people.

His presenting self was the safeguard to his private self. Will was very much aware of his gift and his enormous potential but shunned it like some burden, or at least that's what he wanted others to believe. He often told Sean Maguire, his shrink with whom he had developed a bond, that his gift was something he didn't ask for, and he'd be perfectly fine working an honorable blue-collar job with his buddies. Despite his assertion regarding his gift as an aggravation Will's actions contradict, for he is asked why he just so happened to get a custodial job in the world's foremost institute for technology, M.I.T if he wanted nothing to do with his genius. Maguire sees behind Will's visage, he realizes Will is a wounded soul who really knows nothing about life for he hasn't experienced it, it is so much more that what he read in a book. It is hard to say what Will should have done for he had a difficult past one that most cannot relate too, or have any idea what it may be like to live it. However, If Will had been a little more open to the people who wanted to love him he would have been much happier. In his quest to never be hurt he was headed for a life where he would never be loved. His thoughts were becoming a self-fulfilling prophesy; where one's expectations of an event make that event more likely to occur (Adler, 65). Had Will been honest with himself and more willing

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.

Good Will Hunting is a story about Will Hunting who works as a janitor at MIT cleaning classrooms. Will is an orphan who grew up in various foster homes and was physically abused as a child. Will is also an extraordinary mathematical genius with a photographic memory, who enjoys solving math problems. Will blames himself for his unhappy upbringing and turns this self-loathing into a form of self-sabotage in both his professional and emotional lives. Because Will blames himself he is unable to maintain a steady job or a steady relationship. Will must learn to overcome his fear of abandonment in order to learn how to trust and love people who

In an emotionally charged scene, Neil finds that he doesn't want to cope with a life that doesn't involve acting, and he takes his own life.In the movie Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams plays a psychiatrist giving therapy to a character played by Matt Damon. Damon's character, Will, is a math genius who has severe social problems stemming from a traumatic childhood. Will knows his gift, but is afraid to use it. He has finally found a peaceful life with his friends. He has a steady job, and life isn't great, but it is livable. Will is afraid of risking security and chancing failure.

Will learns about death early on through dealing with the recent passing of his grandmother, encountering a life or death situation, and dealing with the passing of his grandfather. He learns about love and sexuality through developing feelings for a mill worker and trying to figure out how to explain his love for the mill worker, Lightfoot. Will learns about accepting others and diversity through his grandfather’s remarriage. The experiences that Will goes through in this novel teachers to not judge anyone based on what we hear, what we see, their social class, or where they come from. We must be open-minded people, embrace others from different backgrounds, and not care what others might have to say about

Will Hunting is very smart. He was described as genius as evidenced by his ability to solve very difficult mathematical problem that even the students and professor Lambeau at MIT could not solve. As a result, the professor recommended him for a job that would provide him challenge. The professor described Will as having a gift of good memory. Professor Lambeau even asked Will whether he had photographic memory. Will could solve difficult math and science problems in under an hour. Will was able to analyze a painting that his therapist had done and he concluded that it meant that his therapist was suppressing his feelings about the death of his wife. He is very loyal to his friends. Will also has good survival instinct.

Abstract: The movie “Good Will Hunting” (1997) by Gus Van Sant depicted an intelligent man, Will Hunting, with issues fitting in society and maintaining relationship connections and the therapists who successfully changed Will’s outlook at the world . However, it wasn’t without certain technical flaws and possible crossing of certain code of ethics. This paper raises the issue of the potential erroneous counseling depiction in movies and certain ethical principles that may have been violated in such depiction, discusses connection problems of the main character, Will Hunting, and possible reasons why one particular therapist was able to assist him with his problems whereas other counselors have failed, as well as a reflection based on the author’s own opinion.

Azahr, who kindly taught her how to understand Farsi, the mysterious Miss Alavi who is the unnamed individual who instructed Betty to go to an address and ask for the manager, Amahl, who would find a way for both Betty and Mahtob to escape, and the smuggler, Mosehn, who smuggled them from Tehran to Tabriz and then to Van. This shows us how a few people are trustworthy even if you see them as a bad person because when we are physically abused, we tend to think that everyone is the same, making us think that we can’t trust anyone but ourselves where as in Good Will Hunting, Will Hunting was physically abused by his foster father and never trusted anyone, he made people think he trusted them by simply saying lies that were believable and in the end he was hurting himself and he started to trust a few people about his own problems. This shows that Will Hunting was experiencing 20 years of trauma from physical abusement from his foster father which made me scared of everyone to where he would think that they would do that to him and that everyone is the

Good Will Hunting is the story of Will Hunting, a 20-year-old orphan who lives in a low-income neighborhood in Boston. Will works as a janitor at Boston’s prestigious MIT, despite incredible intellect; he does not attend college. After he solves a challenging math problem at work one night, a professor at the school takes him under his wing. He and Will study complicated mathematics together during private sessions, while Will agrees to meet with a therapist to escape police charges against him. Through out the movie Will’s gifted abilities are displayed in different scenarios: he reads often and quickly in his one bedroom apartment, he easily solves difficult mathematics problems, sticks up for his friend by embarrassing a student from Harvard, helping his girlfriend

Good Will Hunting is a movie about a boy that is extremely book smart, his name is Will. He grew up in not the best environment and was a janitor for the college MIT. Will does nothing with his smartness until he is caught solving a problem. After being thrown in jail he is forced to see a therapist and work on math problems with the professor. The movie shows the walls and psychological problems Will has built up and the process that he goes through to knock them all down.

Good Will Hunting, produced by Gus Van Sant, was released in 1997. In the movie, Will Hunting is a genius who can memorize everything that he reads and solve the theories that no one can solve. Although he has a genius level IQ, Will rather chooses to work as a janitor at MIT and hang out with his childhood friends from Southie. One day, Gerald Lambeau, math professor at MIT, puts his math theories on a board on the hallway. Few days later, he realizes that Will, a janitor, not his students, is the one who solved his math problems. Meanwhile, Will goes to jail because he commits violence towards police men. However, Lambeau, who recognizes that Will is a genius, suggests Will that if he works with him on math every week and gets therapy, he will help him stay out of prison. Will accepts his suggestion, however, he keeps making troubles with therapists . For the last, Lambeau asks Sean for help. As expected, Will creates a conflict with Sean as he insult Sean’s dead wife who Sean really loved and still loves. Nevertheless, Sean tries to help Will recover from his emotional scar and figure out what he really wants for his life.

In the film Good Will Hunting it's a story about a man who has struggled through his life since he was young. Will hunting is the main character that works as a janitor at Massachusetts institute of Technology even though he is genious and smart. He has been through several foster homes and got physically abused as a child. Since he experienced that at a young age his life changed and does not want to share to anyone what he has been through. Professor Gerald Lambeau discover that Will was the one who solve the problems in the chalkboard and decides to help him.

In the film, Good Will Hunting, the main character, Will Hunting, is a gifted mathematician who struggles to find a productive and fruitful life. Throughout the film, Will displays outstanding and one-of-a-kind abilities in the field of mathematics. However, his emotional and social intelligence falls far behind his intellectual intelligence. With a rap sheet stocked full with assault and aggression, Will must navigate himself through life by learning to trust, love, and learn.

Good Will Hunting is the graceful tale of a young gentleman’s struggle to find out where he belongs in the world, by first finding out who he himself is. In this film, Matt Damon takes on the role of a disturbed genius that has a keen understanding of the deepness of human character. The film is a voyage through the mind of Will Hunting as he is required to undergo psychotherapy as an alternative to serving jail time. With the assistance of a psychologist, played by Robin Williams, Will learns about himself and recognizes his individual worth in the world by comprehending what is most important to him in his own life. This motion picture serves as a source of superb example for film technique. Gus Van Sant’s directing ability joined with