Substance abuse is a significant problem for all Americans. Research has revealed increased risk factors including exposure to drugs among African-American males, making a race-specific intervention program necessary to ensure recovery success rates Continue Reading...
Counseling Therapy Theories Solution focused brief therapy (SFBT) The solution focused brief therapy (SFBT) is a type of therapy that is used much in counseling and a lot of time referred to as talking therapy that is based on the social constructi Continue Reading...
Person-centered therapeutic advocates would say that the therapist can work swiftly, if that is the client's desire. But if the client is less than 100% committed to working through his or her issues the needed duration of the therapy can vastly exc Continue Reading...
Disorders A Beautiful Mind The subject that will be of focus for this paper will be the case of John Forbes Nash, Jr., the real life man whose life directly inspired the film A Beautiful Mind. (2001) The protagonist is played by actor Russell Crowe Continue Reading...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of psychotherapy that is similar to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). The theory that ACT is based on is the Relational Frame Theory, which launched out of cognitive therapy, supplying missing " Continue Reading...
Goals -- For Bion, groups have specific goals that are differentiated by the manner of dissonance individuals bring: drug dependency, sexual abuse, a fatal disease, etc. This coming together out of homogeneity with a clear and stated aim -- dealing Continue Reading...
Instead of passively accepting the circumstances of others and surrendering control, an existential therapist might focus on the question, "Although you have lived with certain patterns thus far in your life, now that you recognize the consequences Continue Reading...
He realizes and wants the reader to realize that those roots have merit and modern day approaches simply that the field of mental health to the next step or next level of the industry, but he stresses the importance of action therapy not reflection Continue Reading...
Additionally, the communication between these individuals is also generally relying on the same coordinates, these are individuals who communicate the same way for a long period of time. Corroborated, this means that it is easier to analyze such a s Continue Reading...
A synthesis of what the studies reveal about the current state of knowledge on the question developed The mindfulness meditation theory appears to have the potential to treat addictive disorder patients. Zgierska and coworkers (2009) state that such Continue Reading...
Group Therapy: Stages and Process Group therapy has become a popular method for treating a wide range of addictions, disorders, and grief processes. As Corey and Corey (1997) state: "Groups provide a natural laboratory that demonstrates to people th Continue Reading...
There are some very important characteristics for an individual that wants to be successful in Occupation Therapy; compassion for others and their situations, dedication to consistently staying educated and striving for continued excellence. Commitm Continue Reading...
When the dentist asked Walt to come over to finalize the deal, Walt had to admit that he did not have the $1.50 to recover his shoes from the local cobbler. The dentist not only came to Walt to hand over $500 for the deal, but also gave him the cobb Continue Reading...
Music & Personality Music has been acknowledged to be a universal form of communication. Even with the barriers of language, music allows the sharing of feelings, thoughts, and meanings. Research is finding that it can be an invaluable tool of c Continue Reading...
Psychology Theories In psychology, personality can be described as the "the patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion unique to an individual, and the ways they interact to help or hinder the adjustment of a person to other people and situations" ( Continue Reading...
Psychology: Theories on Personality Freud and Jung: Differences on their Theories of Personality For many years, serious psychology students looking into explanations of personality, and scholars researching pivotal theories of personality, tended Continue Reading...
I would like to explore Jungian theories about personality (as might be found in Meyer-Briggs instrumentation) and consciousness with respect to recall while writing memoir and the phenomenon Jung (2006) referred to as collective consciousness. Thi Continue Reading...
Big Five Personality Dimensions and Transgenderism The Big Five of Five-Factor personality theory which classifies the human character according to dimensions of openness, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism is one of the Continue Reading...
This is especially true to the extent that various aspects of the natural response to stress are learned rather than functions of innate genetic predisposition. Typical methods of behavioral conditioning capable of reducing the secondary consequenc Continue Reading...
Within ten years, many of these approaches will become closer and closer to reality. Currently, research into the biological basis of BPD is in its infancy. A great deal of concerted research is necessary to ascertain the specific impairment in the Continue Reading...
In case a reinforcing stimulus does not ensue as a result of a behavior, the probability of a repetition of such a behavior decreases. Again, if a behavior is followed by an aversive stimulus, the probability of a repetition of such a behavior decre Continue Reading...
Support Group ExperienceAbstractGroup support therapy is a type of psychotherapy that involves at least one therapist working with many persons. The type of therapy is adopted in various places, including hospitals, private therapeutic practices, com Continue Reading...
Personality theories and PTSD Alternative Theoretical Positions and Applications The idea of personality is broadly accepted as being fundamental in psychology, but its dynamics as well as the ways that it may be identified and assessed are questions Continue Reading...
Treatment of Personality Disorders Debate One of the most challenging and mysterious problems in the mental health sector is personality disorders, especially with regards to developing a suitable treatment approach. The challenge or difficulty asso Continue Reading...
Freeview Company / Re-Launch of Freeview Analysis of Interpersonal Skills Leadership Team Building Motivation Communication Influencing With over 19 million subscribers Freeview is the most subscribed or popular digital television service in t Continue Reading...
personality and psychotherapy theories, namely, client-centered therapy (CCT) and cognitive therapy. The first section of the paper takes up CCT (or Rogerian therapy), giving a brief overview of the theory's key points, including its founder and the Continue Reading...
Group Therapy Proposal: Borderline Personality DisorderIntroductionBorderline Personality Disorder affects teens and adults. There exists enough research about how this disorder affects adults, but content about how it affects teenagers is slim. Teen Continue Reading...
These may contribute to the formation and persistence of dysfunctional narcissism. Millon's biosocial view seems to be that narcissistic children are spawned by narcissistic parents who overindulge them, giving them a sense of specialness that creat Continue Reading...
Group Addiction TX Theory Selection The Psychodynamic Model The Behaviorists The Cognitive Model The Humanistic Model Theory Analysis Ethical and Cultural Considerations Group Development Personal Model Psychology has a long tradition of i Continue Reading...
Tom Shulich ("Coltish Hum") A Critical Comparison of Behavior Therapy and Rational-Emotive Therapy In this paper, I consider the benefits and drawbacks of behavior therapy and the cognitive therapy. These are talking therapies that now have over a Continue Reading...
Family therapy is described as a theory and treatment technique that provides a means for examining clinical problems based on the context of the transactional patterns in a family. Therefore, this theory and treatment measure represents an intervent Continue Reading...
Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and family systems theory are two schools of counseling and psychotherapy that can be used to treat individuals and groups. Both have been well-researched and are strongly supported with evidence that s 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...
CBT represents a psychosocial strategy where psychotherapists instigate behavioral modification among clients, aiding them in tackling and altering the unreasonable views and theories potentially underlying maladaptive conduct. Such conduct is define Continue Reading...
Schizoid Personality Disorder Chart SPD or Schizoid Personality Disorder is a Cluster A personality, which is a group consisting of peculiar and odd personality disorders. SPD is categorized by a prevalent social detachment pattern and a restricted Continue Reading...
psychology, theories of personality abound. Two of the most significant theories of personality include psychodynamic and humanistic/existential theories. Although these two theories share some features in common, they are based on widely different Continue Reading...
Etiology Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), as is the case with several psychiatric disorders, is viewed widely as a consequence of the complex interaction of many factors such as psychological, neuroanatomical, neurochemical, and genetic factors Continue Reading...
Post: Choice Different forms of therapy are effective for different conditions. No one type of therapy can be effective for all people under all circumstances. However, I believe that when the person's issue is interpersonal in nature, as many prob Continue Reading...
Constructive Therapy Constructivism is a theoretical perspective that asserts that people attempt to make sense of the world by developing their own set of personal individualized constructs. Personal experience, interpretation, social context, and Continue Reading...
