Movie Review with ABC-X model

  The movie I chose was called "The Switch", it's about a woman who is looking to have a child, on her own, via a donor.  Her best friend accidentally spills the donors sperm at an insemination party, and in a panic, he donates his own into the cup, but forgets about it.  This is the major "crisis" or "stress" perceived in this plot, and as I apply it to the ABC-X model it looks like this:

A(Stressor): Wally switches his sperm for the donors after he spills it down the sink, and it's then used to inseminate Kassie getting her pregnant.
B(Existing Resources): Wally uses his own sperm to replace it.(which he actually does)
b2. Wally could have told the donor he accidentally spilled it, having the donor create more sperm.
b3. Wally could have told Kassie, allowing her to handle the issue
b4. Wally could of done nothing and walked away leaving the cup empty
b5. Kassie could of gone back to the sperm bank if the cup was left empty and chosen another man, or had them call the donor again.
C(Perception): Kassie could be angry, upset, devastated, happy, joyful, content not being able to change the outcome, she could be proud that her child is also Wally's. Wally could be nervous, ashamed, happy, excited to be a father, Wally could be proud, amused, embarrassed that he didn't remember his actions.

In the end, after initial feelings of anger and shock wore off it wasn't a crisis, but worked out for Kassie and Wally and they became parents together for the child.  They then neutralized the stressor by coming together as a couple to parent their child.

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