Susan's boss told her that she was a valued member of the workforce, but that he believed some rest would do her good. Regardless of such favorable comments, Susan felt like a failure as a result. At home, things were not getting any better. Susan b Continue Reading...
relationship and development of child's personality -- developmental theories in Integrative psychotherapy and their use by working with clients The foundation of our daily lives is created on the relationships that we have with other people. This Continue Reading...
Hypothetical Case Study Dieting This report provides insight into a hypothetical case study regarding dieting. The case involves a patient from this point forward called; X. She tends to consider herself as an individual that has been a life long 'o Continue Reading...
Intervention of Bonnie The client for this proposed plan for evaluation and intervention is Bonnie who is a 15-year-old European-American girl in 9th grade. Bonnie was referred to the clinical psychologists by her parents after complaining of fear Continue Reading...
Humanistic Theory: The Effectiveness of the Person-Centered Approach The person-centered theory was conceptualized by Carl Rogers, out of the experience he had gained from years of working with clients as a counselor (Casemore, 2011). Contrary to th Continue Reading...
20th century, the major medical model of disease was ascribed to faith, random events or other supernatural activities. Odor was considered to be either a preventative or cause of disease, and indeed, many intellectual people were "bled" to increase Continue Reading...
Bowen Systems Theory It is essential to understand the behavior of a person before engaging in assisting them to overcome their challenges in counseling. However, in the course of understanding this individual, there would be barriers, as the person Continue Reading...
Multiple Therapeutic Models of a Family The main components of structural therapy Structural therapy is a family treatment model founded on the frameworks of systems theory. The distinctive component of this model is the emphasis it has placed on s Continue Reading...
Psychology Definitions Abnormal Psychology - the study of mental and emotional disorders or maladaptive behaviors, or of mental phenomena such as dreams, hypnosis, and altered states or levels of consciousness. Social norms - Group-held beliefs abo Continue Reading...
Complementary and Alternative Medical Methods, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Eating Habits and Mealtime The objective of the research in this study is to answer in what ways do complementary and alternative medical methods provide permanent treatment a Continue Reading...
Schizophrenia is considered to be one of the most sever psychiatric disorders. The incidence of the condition each year is approximately 15 in every 100,000 people, and the lifetime risk of developing schizophrenia is 0.7% (Tandon et al., 2008). Fami Continue Reading...
Anxiety Disorders Diagnosis of anxiety disorders Diagnosis Differential diagnosis Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) Ethical issues in Psychopharamacology In this paper, we present an elaborate analysis of anxiety disorders involving symptoms, Continue Reading...
Paraphila The ancient philosopher Plato claimed that all immoral behavior was the result of some disorder in the soul (Gert and Culver, 2009, p. 489). Although very few people now hold this view, deviant sexual behavior is often considered symptomat Continue Reading...
Automatic Thoughts and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy A primary objective of cognitive therapy is to identify some underlying patterns, thought processes, behaviors and assumptions within the patient that might light the way to the root of a cognitive Continue Reading...
Rogers saw all people as unique and basically good individuals. Everyone is trying to be the best for the society as a whole. It was only when they were unhealthy or mentally ill that these people did terrible things, such as criminal acts. Rogers th Continue Reading...
After all, Rogers believed that every individual has within himself "vast resources for self-understanding and for altering their self-concepts, basic attitudes and self-directed behavior" (Moon quoting Rogers). But these resources need to be tappe Continue Reading...
The DSM explicitly "strives to be atheoretical, using merely observationally referent terms. The hope with this is to make the manual as acceptable as possible to professionals with different theoretical orientations (Gilles-Thomas 1989, Lecture 2). Continue Reading...
Without further examination, one can only note the similarities in isolating behavior between Asperger's and OCD patients. In Jake's particular case, the symptoms while he was a child included insistence on sameness, preference for symmetry, and sys Continue Reading...
Portfolio: Patients who express suicidal ideation should always be taken seriously. I have read that the greatest risk factor for suicide in previous attempts. Sometimes suicide can be considered a cry for help, and everyone who expresses some time Continue Reading...
Psychotherapy's Claims, Skeptics Demand Proof By BENEDICT CAREY (NYT). Published: August 10, 2004 Insurance companies are pushing psychotherapists to prove that what they do produces results. Insurance companies pay for therapies selectively, with Continue Reading...
Bereavement Support Groups Primary kind of group The primary group that will be established for bereavement will be a mutual support group, comprised predominately of individuals aged 60+ years that have been recently widowed, defined as individual Continue Reading...
theory make it the most appropriate for the client in the case study? Among Ana's presenting problems include a general sense of hopelessness, with difficulty sleeping, and overall signs of depression. Gestalt therapy, however, would refrain from l Continue Reading...
Multicultural therapies like ethnic family therapy recognize the multiple worldviews and diversity of values among clientele. Moreover, multicultural therapies avoid problems associated with decontextualization and the ignorance of politics and power Continue Reading...
Prescription, Nonprescription and Herbal Medicines Prescription, Non-prescription and Herbal Medications: Exploring Interactions in the Geriatric Population Geriatric medicine, generally referred to as just "geriatrics" is a branch of internal medi Continue Reading...
Adolescent Sex Offenders: Early Development and Transition to Adulthood (Ages 15 -30) The objective of this study is to examine the early development of sex offenders and the adolescent activity that fosters the abnormal behavior. This study will re Continue Reading...
He understood, "The greatest real way of making a strong intelligence of efficacy is through mastery involvements" (p. 3). Person Environment Occupation model The PEO model (Broome, 2009) is a famous and recognized conceptual model and model of ex Continue Reading...
(2011) report that cognitive therapy "especially cognitive restructuring…can help correct faulty perceptions of danger, improve perceived self-control of memories and accompanying negative emotions and strengthen adaptive coping responses unde Continue Reading...
Psychology -- Cognitive theories Use of the Session Bridging Worksheet in Cognitive Therapy The purpose of the Session Bridging Worksheet is to assess the client's insight and comprehension of the prior therapy session (Beck, 1995). Being aware of Continue Reading...
Robert Romano on the TV show "ER (Robbins, 2005). The metaphorical significance of greed in combination with selfishness, as currently mistaken for these two disorders combined, and its identification with social, economic, cultural, along with eve Continue Reading...
CONTROLLING OUR EMOTIONS? EMOTIONAL LITERACY: MECHANISM FOR SOCIAL CONTROL? At the core of becoming an activist educator Is identifying the regimes of truth that govern us the ideas that govern how we think, act and feel as educators because it Continue Reading...
The resulting anxiety then is managed by training children to use strategies that help them work with their anxiety in a more effective and less disruptive way. Anxiety management techniques may include relaxation training, distraction, or imagery. Continue Reading...
Family Therapy ResponseFamily therapy brings a new perspective to addressing mental health and relational issues by focusing on the family as a system rather than isolating the individual. You can see how powerful this approach is when you consider c Continue Reading...
Counseling Master Questionnaire Counseling Questionnaire Define research A counseling session with an individual may qualify research as, putting together of information and understandings, followed by determination of validity of the conclusions Continue Reading...
Tori J. is a 12-year-old girl who was removed from her family at the age of 8, when she was placed with a foster family. Although her foster mother discussed some episodes of violence and defiance in the home, Tori was not initially violent or defia Continue Reading...
sit-down with an experience psychologist recently and a very enlightening and expansive conversation ensued. The psychologist in question did request that her name and her practice be excluded from being named within this report, but there is a bevy Continue Reading...
Afraid to Talk The case study examined for this paper involved a seven-year-old girl who had been a witness to her 18-month-old sister dying after her stroller was struck by a car. The seven-year-old, Kathy, was also present at the hospital and saw Continue Reading...
Legend and Legacy of Elvis Presley The "King of Rock and Roll" may be dead from obesity and substance abuse, but his legend and legacy lives on in Graceland and among the legions of his fans that remain loyal to his memory and his music today. Indee Continue Reading...
CBT and PTSD PTSD has been found in this study to be a problem for returning wartime veterans in the armed forces and this problem has presented challenges for practitioners. PTSD is differentiated from other clinical problems such as depression and Continue Reading...
OCD in Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common psychological, anxiety disorder that is characterized by repetitive and intrusive thoughts and stereotypic behaviors frequently associated with dread and compulsion (Walitza). These in Continue Reading...
Healthcare Master Case Study Baum, C.M., et al. (2008). Reliability, Validity, and Clinical Utility of the Executive Function Performance Test: A Measure of Executive Function in a Sample of People With Stroke The American Journal of Occupational Th Continue Reading...
