iams) actively working to care for sick patients who were believed to be brain dead. Dr. Sayer's personality is perceived as very strange; he acts distracted and more focused on the patients' conditions than the other doctors. His strong personality seems very disturbing for other doctors, who see him as a rival. Dr. Sayer's communication style was transactional. He values mutual communication between himself and the patients. For example, he acts almost as a parent for patients. He is determined to familiarize himself with their medical reports in order to better understand their conditions and to find a treatment to cure them.
             The Bainbridge Hospital, where Dr. Sayer works, is a very depressing place. Patients are restrained in wheelchairs all day long without the assistance of nurses. Sometimes, they are not allowed to interact with others to relieve the stress of their sickness. The atmosphere is catastrophic, with patients sitting in packed rooms with closed windows that appear not to have been opened for many years. This atmosphere depicts skeptical nurses who do not have any interest in their patients' well-being. The nurses' lack of communication tells us that they are uninterested about patients' definitive recovery. Such conduct frequently happens in medical facilities because nurses do not receive adequate training to learn to develop appropriate relationships with patients suffering from chronic diseases. The communication style prevalent throughout this scene is that of patronizing behavior. According to our book, the patronizing behavior is "a way of treating patients as if they were inferior"(Du Pre, 2010, p.51). This part of the movie is very instructive because it portrays the damage that can be done by caregivers who are reluctant about helping patients. The nurses have low self-esteem, which affects their performances at work. People with low self-esteem usually value patronizing behavior ...