Carl Rogers developed a person-centered model of psychotherapy because he believed each individual can develop his or her talents to the maximum potential. Rogers’ theory introduced two constructs: organism and the self. Organism is the locus of all experience that includes the awareness of everything potentially available within the organism at any given time (McEwen & Wills, 2014). The author believes that organism may include experiences of work, education, family, and religion. The result of organism is subject to the influences from environment. For example, if a person has a good first impression on his or her primary physician, he or she is likely to revisit the physician. The self is the person who has all experience at any given time.…
John B. Watson is said to be the pioneer, or first generation of behaviorism in the 1920’s in which Watson and colleagues had begun to look at different ways to help their patients with something more than psychoanalysis. It wasn’t until after World War II that Watson’s Behavioral Therapy began to develop a working model to help their patients where psychoanalysis was lacking. The behavioral therapy can be categorized into three generations. The first generation was in part nonconformity to the way psychotherapy and psychoanalysis was being carried out. The idea was to change the behaviors that were coming from reactions of an individual that were negative. Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck came along with the second generation of behavioral…
| Behavioral Therapy builds on the basic processes of learning, such as reinforcement and extinction, and assumes that normal and abnormal behaviors are both learned (Feldman, 2010, p.433).…
Pursuant to the criteria outlined in Virginia Code 19.2-169.1, it is my opinion, with a reasonable degree of professional certainty, that Mr. Brooks does have the capacity to objectively understand the legal proceedings against him, yet he is unable to assist his attorney in the preparation of a defense. The defendant displays symptoms of an unstable mood and disorganized thoughts. His paranoid thoughts and guarded persona seem to prevent him from working effectively with counsel and in considering options for a legal defense. These symptoms prevent Mr. Brooks from reporting sound, factual information to Mr. Goodman and in collaborating with him on his defense.…
One of the main reasons they argue is that “Marijuana smoke contains known carcinogens and produces dependency in users” (Medical). In many studies it has shown that it does have some harm such as the harms associated with smoking, but the National Academy of Science affirmed that “marijuana’s short term medical benefits outweigh any smoking-related harms for some patients”(Medical). Though marijuana has been proven to be damaging to the lungs than tobacco, a study in 2006 “found no evidence that marijuana smokers had higher rates of lung cancer” (Medical Marijuana). The FDA has tested the effectiveness of marijuana and has found that the cannabinoids are helpful in “treating pain associated with chemotherapy, postoperative recovery, and spinal cord injury, as well as neuropathic pain, which is often experienced by patients with metastatic cancer, multiple sclerosis,[and] diabetes” (Medical…
The use of marijuana can be very beneficial to a wide variety of people with cancer and other chronic diseases. Consumers that would benefit from use of marijuana are chemotherapy patients that have side effects like nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite. Others that have the side effects using marijuana include people with HIV, Multiple Sclerosis, Glaucoma, Muscle spasms, seizures, severe pain, severe nausea, dramatic weight loss and muscle atrophy. Marijuana has helped so many people with these conditions including a 46 year old in San Francisco who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She stated “Marijuana is the only thing that keeps me from giving up entirely… All I know is that it works for me. It keeps me alive so I can enjoy my grandchildren… Sometimes the pain is so unbearable. It keeps me from wanting to kill myself…” (Chon 1) The proof of marijuana being beneficial of legalization is in the text above. But employees that work for the Drug Enforcement Administration and the…
About 1,228,600 patients had been expected to be diagnosed with cancer last year. This year about 594,800 Americans are expected to die of cancer, approximately 1,600 people every day. Medical Cannabis used to treat these patients are saving lives, giving them the ability to fight back the illness, taking away the pain and bringing peace to those who need it most. Medical Cannabis has helped thousands of people with more than just Cancer, Cannabis helps Epilepsy, Multiple sclerosis, Tumors, Arthritis, Cystic Fibrosis, the list can literally go on forever, yet it is still illegal in more than 25 states. Medical Marijuana is a class 1 illegal drug which permits free use and the ability to be prescribed by Doctors. Cannabis has 66 unique cannabinoids,…
Medical marijuana for a long time now has been known to help patients with chronic and severe ailments effectively. The symptoms for the same have been reduced, and even last issues such as AIDS or even cancer have shown marked improvements too. The appetite of the patient grows; the body is healed of pain and even nausea too. Medical…
Another contrast between cigarettes and cannabis, is that cannabis has medicinal properties. The most common use for marijuana in medicine is to diminish the effects of chemotherapy on cancer patients. The two most familiar components of marijuana to the medical industry is tetrahydrocannabinol or THC and cannabidiol or CBD. Both THC and CBD are noted in the US Patent # 6630507 as having antioxidant properties and being useful in treatment of side effects “caused by oxidative stress” such as chemotherapy (Hampson). Chemotherapy is the method of treating cancer in which you kill or stunt the growth of cells, in order to eliminate the cancerous ones. The possible side effects include headaches, pain from nerve damage, nausea, and vomiting. THC…
Medicinal Marijuana is a major asset to various individuals from high risk diseases to emotional stability. The use of marijuana is used widely within individuals that have the virus of HIV to the diseases of cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis (MS) along with a long list of other medical conditions. After decades of doing research scientists have found how marijuana contributes to various diseases; marijuana helps AIDS patients by reducing pain, muscle spasms, nausea, vomiting and stress. It also helps the patient with their appetites and their sleeping patterns. The benefits of marijuana among cancer patients are that the drug prevents the spread of breast cancer; the drug reduces tumors along with the killing of cancer cells that are related to brain cancer. In a Multiply Sclerosis patient marijuana aids the consumer by limiting pain and spasticity; it also temporary relieves unsteadiness in the patient, (Fradella, 2011).…
In the past year, many medicinal benefits of marijuana have been discovered. Two scientists from the California Pacific Medical Center “found that a compound derived from marijuana could stop metastasis in many kinds of aggressive cancer” (Wilkey). One of the scientists discovered Cannabidiol, found in marijuana, also works with other types of aggressive cancers that have high levels of ID-1 present. Cannabidiol is also used to help with anxiety and nausea. Marijuana, which can also be used to help all fight obesity related diseases, contains an ingredient called THCV, and when this substance and Cannabidiol is introduced into a person’s system, it can help suppress hunger. Also, “tests in mice show the compounds boost the animal’s metabolism, [which led] to lower levels of fat in the livers and reduced cholesterol in the blood stream. THCV also increase[d] the animal’s sensitivity to insulin” (Gray).…
According to a discovery Health article, marijuana has been successful in relieving nausea. That is amazing news for cancer patients suffering from nausea as a side effect of chemotherapy. Marijuana can help people with HIV/AIDs gain their loss of appetite due to the disease. The use of marijuana can also relax muscle tension, spasms, and chronic pain. Marijuana can help with sleep if anyone has trouble with insomnia.…
Cannabis is the main ingredient in marijuana. The National institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reported that its effect on the body is just like any other natural made chemical in the body. The benefits range from treating simple headache to slowing down cancer cells. Drugs sold over the counter are more dangerous than marijuana yet those drugs are approved and are sold. Donald Abrams, chief of hematology-oncology at San Francisco general hospital, has done more research on marijuana than anyone in the United States (Weil, 127). He concluded in his research that inhaling cannabis can help reduce pain associated with nerve damage and can also increase effect of opiate pain relievers as well help patients sleep. This is greatly important because of how tough nerve damage can be on a person. They are usually recommended to use over the counter pain relief pills but if marijuana is stronger in relieving pain as well as helping them sleep more calmly why would anyone decline. Another usage for marijuana is that the cannabinoids have an ability to relieve chronic pain which included nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy (Park). Cancer is something that troubles every human because currently the current treatments to battle it are very costly on the human body physically and mentally. Chemotherapy is so frightening that some people are even tempted not to try to that method. If they were told about marijuana,…
In Schlosser’s first chapter “Reefer Madness,” he gathers plausible historical facts and counter-arguments to argue that the punishments for marijuana use are extraneous and unreasonable. He suggests that if the United States government decriminalizes marijuana for personal use, it would save the time and money that could be spent on more serious endeavors, and by modifying marijuana laws it would fit better into our society today. Schlosser explains that many marijuana laws are so strict that many people that are associated with marijuana and have gotten caught by law enforcements gets punishments that are far more serious than a murderer would get punished. He successfully persuades his readers to accept the view point he has by showing many plausible historical facts and counter-arguments, which proves that marijuana laws should be decriminalize and/or modified.…
Marijuana helps cancer to stop growing. Science has shown us that in many different kinds of studies that it helps tumors to stop developing and it even makes them smaller. According to new studies, "now we've found that Cannabidiol works with many kinds of aggressive cancers--brain, prostate--any kind in which these high levels of ID-1 are present" (Pierre Desprez, Huffington Post). This information proves that marijuana does help with aggressive cancer. While marihuana is good for people who are sick with cancer, it is also good for relaxing the muscles.…