998 Search Results for Educational psychology
Ethical Implications of Nonmaleficence
As a professional counselor, one is in a unique position to influence the mental health and emotional well-being of one's clients. Indeed, the profession places the individual in direct contact with highly vuln Continue Reading...
AAPT Level IV Cert / Written Test
Anxiety
Anxiety is fear that interferes with normal, daily functioning (Akiskal & Benazzi, 2006). There are several different categories, including generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and phobias. While these Continue Reading...
Media on Eating Disorders with a Concentration of 16- to 24-year-Olds
Agency Name: Rocky Mountain Treatment Foundation for Eating Disorders
Location: The Rocky Mountain Treatment Foundation for Eating Disorders is located high in the Rock Mountain Continue Reading...
Juvenile Delinquency
The Correlation Between Juvenile Delinquency and Mental Illness
Mental Illness
Juvenile Delinquency
The Correlation Between Juvenile Delinquency and Mental Illness
Juvenile delinquency and juvenile crime are serious issues i Continue Reading...
Consistent with this, other findings propose that women are more likely than men to take part in violence in the home whereas men are more likely than women to take part in violence in public places.
Even though there is some evidence that mental i Continue Reading...
Pastoral Counseling
Guidance for Those Who Wish to Guide
For individuals who wish to use online educational pastoral opportunities to gain skills and expertise so that they can go on to serve the counseling needs of undergraduate students face a nu Continue Reading...
AAMFT Code of Ethics
Is it enough to know and follow the AAMFT Code of Ethics? Why or why not?
Yes, it is enough to know and follow American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) code of ethics. AAMFT codes of ethics set standard for Continue Reading...
Family Project
The Jacques family seems to have functioned very well until the husband began abusing drugs and alcohol. This was a problem before, but things have stabilized when the appropriate help was obtained. The relapse occurred directly after Continue Reading...
Professor Mead, whatever makes up consciousness has social origin. Inner consciousness has been organized socially through importation of the outer world. Other people's consciousness proceeds self-consciousness. The 'I' is not possible to immediate Continue Reading...
e. between 85 and 115) on a normal bell-shaped distribution.
An abbreviated four-subtest version of the WAIS-III (called the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI)) has been released enabling clinicians to perform a validated verbal, perf Continue Reading...
Conditioning
The Theory of Classical Conditioning
Ivan Pavlov is credited with developing the theory of classic conditioning. His experiments using dogs helped to describe the phenomenon of behavior and presented practical applications for its use. Continue Reading...
For that reason, employers routinely provide stress-management programs for their employees (Archer, 2005; Probst, 2005; Richardson & Rothstein, 2008) and some hospitals have begun implementing stress-relieving programs and services because pati Continue Reading...
These ethical concerns can partially be addressed through the use of appropriate informed consent. Items that need to be included in an informed consent for psychotherapy include the nature and anticipated course of therapy, fees and payment, third Continue Reading...
The first question, are you willing to get well?, reveals if the addict wants to be free of the addiction and is willing to surrender to a higher power. When couples seek counseling the questions are the same, do you want to heal your relationship?, Continue Reading...
Freud even put an age on the development of the superego -- five years old. And he separated the superego into two parts: the ego ideal and the conscience. The ego ideal sets up our standards that are generally approved by parents and teachers, etc. Continue Reading...
Beyond the ability of the individual to carry out daily activities, there is the issue of quality of life. So a person who can get up and go to work but finds no pleasure in normal activities is someone whose symptoms still merit concern from the me Continue Reading...
There is usually a gap of one or two years between the appearance of vague symptoms and the patient's visit to a psychiatric clinic. Neurological examination may reveal a link between schizophrenia and Wilson's disease and Huntington's disease befor Continue Reading...
However, the concept that the shapes depict actually occurs in three dimensions. In two dimensions, the smaller sphere spirals into the depression formed by the larger very quickly; in three dimensions, the planets fall toward one another without sp Continue Reading...
It is the process of interaction among family members that determines the rules by which the family is governed. This is the family's level of cohesion, its adaptability, and its communication style. Finally, these interactions work together to serv Continue Reading...
Peer tutoring was found to be an effective tool for teaching those with learning disabilities to read (Fuchs, Fuchs, and Saenz, 2005). This research supports the use of struggling readers in the first grade for the group that receives the tutoring. Continue Reading...
The interesting aspect of this phenomena is that in general this usually ends in a cyclical resurgence of the dismissal of biological factors as a possible answer for delinquent behavior, when in reality the opposite is true. Cognitive therapy tends Continue Reading...
Counseling
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Existential perspective
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Helping clients deal with anxiety
Many individuals experience anxiety today. With the help of therapeutic counselors, clients learn how to cope with their anxiety-related iss Continue Reading...
bad about yourself! Self-Esteem may not be all it has been reputed to be!
Baumeister, Roy & Jennifer D. Campbell, Jochim I. Kurger and Kathleen D. Vohs. (20 December 2004) "Exploding the Self-Esteem Myth." Scientific American. Article retrievab Continue Reading...
Domestic violence is an insidious problem that affects communities large and small within the entire nation. It is a problem that affects young and old, affluent and underprivileged alike. There are many ways to view domestic violence. Though domesti Continue Reading...
He stated that people are simply good at a variety of skills, although some individuals may have higher levels of specialized intelligences more in the spheres than others. ("Charles Spearman," Major Theories of Intelligence, 2004) in other words, a Continue Reading...
And the problem lies in the fact that there is a shortage of good teaching on the subject. "Students are left to discover ethical solutions by 'osmosis'" he asserts, because "simply providing ethical information is not enough, students end up withou Continue Reading...
Social Cognitive Theory
First promoted by Albert Bandura, the principles of social-cognitive theory stemmed from the social learning theory, both of which can be blanketed under behaviorism. Based on the principle that people are motivated primarily Continue Reading...
Healthcare for Mentally Impaired Patients
Probing what information is available about the current status of placement or accommodation and level of personal healthcare available to mentally impaired and emotionally disturbed individuals, it is clear Continue Reading...
Self-Esteem at Work by Nathaniel Branden. Jossey-Bass, 1998
Nathaniel Branden, a California psychologist who worked with Ayn Rand for many years, has written a book about how the business environment has changed in the last century. His overall poin Continue Reading...
Expressive Arts InterventionThe ideal client for expressive arts is an adolescent male between 14 and 18. The intervention will be conducted individually to boost the clients confidence when interacting with the therapist. The expressive arts interve Continue Reading...
Psychiatry: Group Therapy PaperGroup therapy is considered effective as groups support the individuals involved in the same situation and face the same problems. They facilitate social skills and enhance discussions among the same people who learn fr Continue Reading...
AGING
It is a generally known fact that some weaknesses in the body start developing that directly or indirectly affect one's mental health. Since physical health is related to its impact on the mental health visible in later stages of life, olde Continue Reading...
A Self Care Plan for Preventing Burnout at Work
Abstract/Summary
An action plan is a way to establish a step-by-step guide for oneself to follow in order to achieve a goal. The main goal for this action plan is self-care. There are six areas of self- Continue Reading...
Future Directions for Positive Aging
1: To Do List
My to-do list for joining community of Serenbe starts with writing a big thank you to the world and to God for giving me this opportunity. I want to express my gratitude and joy, and doing so is a he Continue Reading...
Avni (name changed for anonymity) is a forty-year-old empowered HIV+ woman currently employed in the position of community coordinator with an ART (anti-retroviral therapy) facility. She was able to transform from a bias and social stigma victim (on Continue Reading...
Psychosocial Process Recording
Theories thrive in situations where facts are scarce or sparse in human endeavors. Medicine is a field in which such truths are evident. According to Gorman (1990), radical biologists hold the view that all psychiatric Continue Reading...
Genogram Project
The author of this report has been charged with doing a family assessment project. The largest part of this report shall be the genogram and ecogram. The personal version of these two diagrams as authored and put together by the aut Continue Reading...
Psychological Assessment
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Reason for Referral
Identifying information
Developmental History
Medical and Psychiatric History
Short Family and Social History
Short History of School Behavior
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