Exploration and Pre-Production by Sundeep Kaur Panag

Psychological models of bereavement  John Bowlby’s attachment theory(1969-80)  Kubler Ross (1969)  Colin Murray Parkes psyhco-social elaborations (1972)  Worden (1991)  Silverman and Klass (1996)  Stroebe and Schutt (1999) John Bowlb’s attachment theory  Bowlby believed that there are four distinguishing characteristics of attachment:  Proximity Maintenance - The desire to be near the people we are attached to.  Safe Haven- Returning to the attachment for comfort and safety in the face of fear or threat.  Secure Base- The attachment figure acts as a base of security from which the child can explore the surrounding environment  Separation Distress- Anxiety that occurs in the absence of the attachment figure. A Childs concept of death  Up to the age of 3 a child is concerned only about separation. Also death is not a permanent fact for a three year old. It can feel temporary.  After 5 children regard death as meaning someone has been taken away  Around 9 – 10 the realis...

Theorists: https://www.slideshare.net/Katrinabrookes/todorovs-narrative-theory-24244633 ‘Todorov’ theory showing a classical narrative structure of having a beginning, middle and an end. It follows the common 5 steps in narrative theory which are: Equilibrium - a happy beginning: Sophie’s map first scene parent’s accepting a year has gone by for their daughter’s death and it’s time to move on. With Sophie’s belongings packed away, Jamie grabs the tin box and meets Sophie outside. A disruption - a problem has occurred: The problem arises when Jamie meets Sophie outside their home ready to set off  on their adventure, Sophie tell Jamie that this will be the last time they will be going on an adventure together. Realisation -noticing the problem: Jamie visits the Bakery. Sophie tells him that he will have to do things on his own more often and Jamie refuses to accept that, this leads to the scene in the art store. The shop owner tells him that Sophie has been gone f...