Forrest Gump Psychosocial Analysis

This scene is about due to Forrest Gump physical problems, her mother bringing him for the doctor and he need to wear leg braces to enable him to straighten his back. His mother called leg braces as “magic shoes”. When they walk pass through bus stops, Forrest legs braces was stuck and his mother help to pull it out as this situation attract attention of another to staring at them. His mother defense by asking them if they are never seeing anybody who wearing braces on legs before and comfort Forrest by saying that don’t ever let anybody to tell him they are better than him. His mother emphasis he was same as everybody and no different occurs. Forrest mother’s hope he will get the best education by applied him at Greenbow County Central School.

First step of psychosocial occurs between birth and one year old and it is most fundamental stage in life. During this stage, child have no idea and uncertain about the world which they live. These feeling of uncertainty could resolve by their primary caregiver that is stable and consistent in care. Trust develops based on the dependability and quality of child caregivers. If trust is successfully develops, they will feel safe and secure. Caregivers who are inconsistent, emotionally unavailable and rejecting will lead to feeling of mistrust on the child they care for, thus child will having feeling of fear and believe that world is inconsistent and

He never ask about the reason he been treated in such ways, blaming other people and argue the option made by other people. He feel nothing discomfort when his mother want him in normal school, the principal comment that he is low IQ, been rejected, stared by people with different ways and when other people called him ‘stupid’, he only said ‘stupid is as stupid does’ that make nothing to against other people. Forrest Gump was acceptance with commitment without