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APPLICATIONS OF THE FILM IN GUIDANCE
cussing the general topic of the psychology of personal adjustment.
For another emphasis, Four Daughters can be used effectively to show the effect of environment in the formation of personality and personal adjustment. The fact that the picture is a specially prepared excerpt from the feature-length production of the same name makes this film doubly interesting as well as informative.
No study of personal adjustment would be complete without some reference to the study of normal personal adjustment. Why we act as we do is a common question indeed. The film This is Robert shows why Robert, an aggressive and difficult but likeable boy, behaves as he does. The film reveals through the use of projective techniques how Robert reveals his basic needs and attitudes through language behavior. The theme is a broadly applicable one and can be used in stimulating classroom discussion. This is an educational film best used with advanced classes.
There is a relatively large number of films which can be useful in studying the psychology of personal needs. Cuttings of Hollywood productions make the list of films in this area virtually inexhaustible. The casts of famous players and the consequent quality of dramatics adds, considerably to the effectiveness of these films.
3. Use of films in meeting the social needs of student
One's personal attitude or behavior toward other individuals or groups of individuals or social conventions to* a great extent determines his adjustment or maladjustmet as a social being. The range of his tolerance or intolerance, his like or dislike for the group, his identification with or rejection of other individuals all reciprocally influence the pattern of behavior which will be directed toward him. Social expectancies cannot be ignored without ill effects. What an individual does "does matter." Films can be used effectively in this area with high school and college groups to show through the use of
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