This film is a comment on the past, present, and future. It looks into the past in photographs, brief dialogues, and period music.The film shows the home as it is today ... a deserted building that is no longer a home. It is in need of repair and living beings to bring life anew. The film is intended to bring thought to the viewer to be more responsive to the needs of the future.The cycles of life are seen as parallels from generation to generation.

The focus of this study was to explore the film image of the mental health professional (MHP) in importance of this study is founded upon the assumption that many film viewers' perceptions and expectations of the mental health profession and the process of psychotherapy and counseling are influenced by these film images.A total of seventeen films were identified. Of these, eight were randomly selected for a content analysis. A prevailing film image of the MHP and MHP's client was obtained. Following the content analysis, the films selected were further analyzed using a hermeneutic approach, which is a further development of phenomenolical theories. The study was descriptive in nature and, therefore, no statistical analyses were employed.The results of this study found that the film image of the MHP in current films is more negative than previous researchers have discovered. This image iscontemporary Hollywood feature length films. They explored within the social and political context of the 1980s, and associations are made among perceptions of authority figures, gender of film MHPs, and techniques employed by film MHPs. Recommendations are made for future researchers. / Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2007. / Adviser: Yingjin Zhang. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2006. Graduate Programme in History. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 435-456). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:NR19837

Thesis--University of Washington. / Vita. Bibliography: leaves [209]-219.

Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, March, 1988. / Title from PDF t.p.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Murdoch University, 2000. / Thesis submitted to the Division of Social Sciences, Humanities and Education. Bibliography: leaves 234 -262. Filmography: leaves 262 - 270.

Thesis (M. A.)--University of New South Wales, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references. Also availalbe online.

Thesis (PhD) - Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, 2004. / Typescript. Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Life and Social Science, Swinburne University of Technology, 2004. Bibliography: p. 275-284. Also available on cd-rom.