Analysis of “The Sinner” Series with Regard to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Year 2019, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 183 - 203, 20.06.2019

Tuğba Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.31682/ayna.447672

Abstract

The Sinner, an eight episode series, was analyzed with a clinical psychology perspective
in the current article. The main character, Cora, commits a murder and detective Harry
is assigned to inquire this murder. While detective Harry inquires he suspects that Cora
might have experienced a traumatic event and the murder might be related to this
incident. When detective Harry learns about Cora’s family and early life experiences, he
uncovers that Cora has a period that she has no memories about. Harry believes that if
this period is resolved, the murder will be solved as well. He unveils that Cora was
exposed to some events that she never wanted and, she was unaware of these traumatic
experiences because she has amnesia. In this respect, the topics analyzed in this article
are identifying psychological trauma and case formulation, family dynamics and sibling
relationships, substance abuse, psychological therapy of trauma, and patient-therapist
alliance. While these topics were analyzed, detective Harry was positioned as a
psychotherapist while Cora was thought as a patient. How this series might help clinical
psychology education was discussed at the conclusion section.

Keywords

The Sinner, Post traumatic stress disorder, movie analysis, cinematherapy

The Sinner Dizisinin Travma Sonrası Stres Bozukluğu Bağlamında Çözümlenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada “The Sinner” isimli sekiz bölümden oluşan dizi klinik psikoloji bakış açısı
ile çözümlenmiştir. Dizinin başrol oyuncusu Cora bir cinayet işler ve dedektif Harry bu
cinayetin soruşturmasını yürütür. Dedektif Harry, Cora’nın travmatik bir yaşantısı
olduğundan ve bu cinayetin bu travma ile ilgili olduğundan şüphelenir. Cora’nın ailesini
ve erken dönem yaşantılarını araştırdığında Cora’nın da tam olarak hatırlayamadığı bir
dönem olduğunu öğrenir. Bu dönemi aydınlatmanın cinayeti de aydınlatacağına inanan
dedektif Harry, Cora’nın hiç istemediği olaylara maruz kaldığını ve bu olayları amnezi
nedeni ile hatırlayamadığını öğrenir. Bu bağlamda bu çalışmada çözümlenen konular
arasında psikolojik travmanın belirlenmesi ve vaka formülasyonu, aile dinamikleri ve
kardeş ilişkileri, maddenin kötüye kullanımı, travmanın psikolojik sağaltımı, hasta ve
terapist iş birliği yer almaktadır. Çözümleme yapılırken dedektif Harry psikoterapist,
Cora ise hasta olarak ele alınmıştır. Dizinin işlenen konular gereği klinik psikoloji
eğitimine nasıl katkıda bulunacağı sonuç kısmında tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

film analizi, The Sinner, Travma sonrası stres bozukluğu, sinematerapi

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