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Write short essay answers to any four of the following six questions.

1. “Until you can govern yourself, you are not fit to govern others.” Doctor Willis and the king meet. The king audaciously asks, “Do you look at me sir?” Doctor Willis replies, “I do sir.” The king then says with scorn and implicit threat, “I have you in my eye.” The doctor responds, “No, I have you in mine.”
Is there any value or need for a client, child, parent, or king to know that they are in the eye of another? On a deeper level, what does it mean to be “in the eye” of another? (Please, no more then a short paragraph, though much, much more could be written.)

2. Doctor Willis contemplates the state of kingship and the problem attendant total compliance:
“The state of monarchy and the state of lunacy share a frontier. Some of my lunatics fancy themselves kings, he is the king. Where shall his fancy take refuge?
Who's to say what's normal in a king? Deferred to, agreed with, acquiesced in. Who can flourish in such a daily diet of compliance?
To be curbed, to be stood up to, in a word thwarted, exercises the character, elasticates the spirit, makes it more pliant. It's the want of such exercise that makes rulers rigid.”
The king is told, “[he] must behave” or he will be “restrained.” The king demands, “I'm the King of England!” Doctor Willis corrects him, saying, “No sir! You are the Patient!”

Have you any personal or professional thoughts, impressions, or reactions to this dialogue?

3. Though this movie concerns the Royal Family of England, the dynamics of this family has much in common with families in general. Are there any salient interactions, frictions, failures, fears, or emotions you can personally or professionally relate to? Briefly identify one or two.

4. Describe a treatment plan for one of the characters in the film assuming he or she came to you for psychotherapy.

5. What did you learn from the film that you believe will enhance your clinical skills?

6. How might clients benefit from viewing the film and discussing it in therapy?

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