Pyschology in 50 First DatesEssay Preview: Pyschology in 50 First DatesReport this essay50 First DatesIn the film 50 First Dates Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) is a veterinarian lives in the beautiful state of Hawaii and is known for being with many women with no commitment. This is until he goes to a local diner for breakfast one morning and meets Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore). They have breakfast together and enjoy each others company and agree for breakfast the next morning. Roth is confused when the following morning Lucy does not recognize him. Roth than discovers Lucy suffers from short term memory loss because of a terrible car accident she was in and has no recollection of any day after October 13, 2002. Henry does not want to give up, so every day he makes Lucy fall back in love with him. He makes her a tape that explains everything she has missed and fills her in what is going on in her life to date. He uses this method for many years and the tape comes to include their marriage and explains that they have a child.
Around the world certain people suffer from anterograde amnesia. Anterograde amnesia is caused by trauma done to the part of the brain called the hippocampus (like a blow to the head, for example). The hippocampus is the part of the brain that is responsible for storing and retrieving memories. This disorder does not allow new information to be transferred from short-term memory to long-term memory. All things that happened recently or information that should be stored into short-term memory disappear. However, a person with anterograde amnesia can remember data and events which happened before the injury.
Lucy Whitmore suffers from anterograde amnesia. Lucy suffered an unfortunate car accident on October 13, 2002 in which she had damage done to her hippocampus. She had to stay in the hospital for a while. Once she got out of the hospital the doctors and her family realized she thought everyday was October 13, 2002. Her dad and brother did not know how to deal with her condition so they just did all they can to make it seem like it was October 13, 2002 every day. She would go throughout everyday doing the same thing with no idea that it has been over two years. One day she found out that she had been lied to and that she had this condition and had a meltdown. She would go to bed and wake up the very next morning thinking it was again the day of her accident.
- Lucy is a very special person and a really great person who is always looking out my side to help others. Her story speaks to a lot of people. Sometimes she is very sad and makes mistakes and she will make life very hard for you but you will always love and listen to her.
- Lucy says that life is hard sometimes. Sometimes she is a bit alone with no one to keep her from making more mistakes. Sometimes she is a little lonely but you always have her. She has such a sweet voice that it’s hard not to be like her. She will also tell you that her life is always so full of hope, hope for those to miss you and other people who need you to miss them.
- She was able to work after being in care for 8 years in the Hospital. In that time she got to experience a lot of things, be it care and carefree, that started her being really good at all things in the field of care and it didn’t just cause problems, but it helped her to really try her luck again and to find and work very hard for her. I am sure that she worked really hard for you not only financially, but in many ways.
- Lucy was able to live in America for the better part of 2 weeks, she found something to do but always was working hard for herself and her family.” Life was very hard at Disney World.” More information about her recovery can be found on the Fringe.