‘Deal with It. Name It’: the diagnostic moment in film

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‘Deal with It. Name It’: the diagnostic moment in film

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Description

The moment a serious diagnosis is announced creates an important crisis for a patient, as it shifts their sense of self and of their future potential. This essay discusses the creative representation and use of this diagnostic moment in film narratives. Using Still Alice, A Late Quartet, Wit and Cléo from 5 to 7 as examples, we describe how each of these uses the diagnostic moment in relation to narrative construction and characterisation in recognisable ways. We associate the diagnostic mome...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Journal article

Date created

2017

Creator

Annemarie Jutel / Thierry Jutel

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https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/_Deal_with_It_Name_It_the_diagnostic_moment_in...

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Screen and digital media not elsewhere classified / Other health sciences not elsewhere classified / Applied ethics not elsewhere classified / History and philosophy of specific fields not elsewhere classified / Film / Television / Diagnosis / Drama / Empathy / Humans / Life Change Events / Medicine in the Arts / Motion Pictures / Narration / Negotiating / Physician-Patient Relations / Arts & Humanities / Humanities, Multidisciplinary / Arts & Humanities - Other Topics / General Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences / Film, Television and Digital Media not elsewhere classified / Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified / History and Philosophy of Specific Fields not elsewhere classified / Applied Ethics not elsewhere classified

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