Senior Project Advisor
Katie Olvera
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Keywords
self-compassion, mindfulness, self-kindness, forgiveness, trauma, dissociation, media analysis, video game, OMORI
Abstract
A media analysis of self-compassion and forgiveness in OMORI using empirical psychological literature. In this essay, I define trauma and discuss OMORI's portrayal of fragmented traumatic memories using scattered photos. I also cover post-traumatic responses including the dissociative subtype of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In discussing dissociation, I also cover depersonalization, derealization, and maladaptive daydreaming. The final focus of the paper is on self-compassion. I use Kristin Neff's operationalization of self-compassion which has three main aspects: mindfulness, common humanity, and self-kindness. At multiple points, I will engage in plot summary and detail the events of the game while drawing connections between it and psychological concepts. In the end, I found that self-compassion seems to be a very powerful tool in combating suicide, as OMORI's portrayal of it suggests.
Department
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Hines, Kal, "OMORI's Portrayal of Self-Compassion as a Means to Prevent Suicide" (2024). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 872.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/872
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf