1. Flight: Denzel Washington
Mason Price
Mason Price

2. Movie clip

3. Explanation of movie clip
Whip (Denzel Washington) is hungover from drinking the night before
He is supposed to be sober and ready to go to court to fight his case, but instead he decides he needs cocaine to be able to function

4. Denzel Washington Name in the movie: Whip Whitaker
Diagnosed as substance abuser (alcohol, cocaine and marijuana)
Drank alcohol and smoked marijuana on a regular basis, even before flying a plane for work
Crashed plane while intoxicated
Relies on cocaine to feel better
Lied to everyone about his alcohol/drug addiction, because of paranoia

5. Axis Axis I: Substance abuse Axis II: Deferred
Axis III: Withdrawal symptoms
Axis IV: legal/issues concerns
Axis V: Current-40 Highest past year-40

6. Problem List
Alcohol/drug abuse
Pathological liar
Paranoia

7. List of interventions
Combined scheduled reduced smoking and cognitive behavioral therapy
Motivational enhancement therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescent cannabis users
Community reinforcement approach with vouchers
Contingency management
Day treatment with abstinence contingencies and vouchers
Group drug counseling for cocaine addiction
Individual cognitive behavioral therapy
Individual drug counseling

8. Goals Patient will be able to: judge his actions better
identify issues at work and home
express his honesty to others
maintain his health more efficiently

9. Recommendations
Whip and therapist should continue to meet for at least 2 years to be sure that he is not relapsing. If Whip relapses, then he will need more rehabilitation
Attend AA meetings

10. Reference
Flight [Motion picture]. (2013). United States: Paramount Pictures.

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