View clips from the movie 50 First Dates or The Vow. In each of these movies, one of the characters has an accident that takes away their ability to utilize their short-term memory. Their partner continually tries to make connections with the person and find his way back into the main character’s life.
How would you feel if you had to continually, on a daily basis, go through the stages of relational development and maintenance as seen in the film(s)?
Why do you feel the partner continually tried to make this connection? What would you do in this situation?
