three types of therapy and outlined in this course. My essay compares and contrasts three theoretical models of counselling. For comparison and contrasting purposes‚ my work has identified three main theories‚ cognitive behavioural therapy‚ the person centred therapy‚ and gestalt therapy. CBT‚ person centred therapy‚ and gestalt therapies are three theoretical models that have been applied in psychotherapy for many years. Despite their similarities and use in counselling‚ the three therapies hold
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Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an effective treatment method formulated by John Teasdale‚ Zindel Segal and Mark Williams for the patients suffering from repeated and extreme depressive states. The system is designed by combining the methods of cognitive therapy with mindfulness practices to establish a deeper sense of relief from various mental noises experienced by the patients of chronic depression. Mindfulness exercises used in this therapy is derived from the teachings of Buddhist
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HBO television series “In Treatment” highlights the various techniques of psychotherapy utilized by therapist Paul to examine and treat his patients. In the case of Sophie‚ a sixteen year old gymnast who attempted suicide multiple times‚ Paul adopts a psychodynamic orientation in order to uncover the reasons behind her unstable emotions. Derived from Freud’s psychoanalytic theory‚ the primary focus of psychodynamic therapy is to increase the client’s self-awareness by revealing the unconscious content
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psychological perspectives. These perspectives are behavioral‚ psychodynamic‚ humanistic‚ cognitive‚ sociocultural‚ and biological. Each perspective has its own unique way of explaining the human behavior. I believe to truly explain the complex mental processes and behavior‚ each perspective must be examined‚ not limited to just one. The following is my explanation and comparisons between two of these perspectives: psychodynamic and behavioral. "The behavioral view is defined as the psychological perspective
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This essay will look at Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT). What is CBT? The approaches that are used in CBT. Why it is the mainstay of psychological therapies‚ its effectiveness and what the critics say. Anxiety and depression will be the focus of CBT within this essay. What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)? In the early 1960s a psychiatrist‚ Dr Beck‚ practised psychoanalysis in depression. He discovered through his research and tests that it invalidated his previous concepts on depression
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schizophrenia regard therapy as intrusions from hostile outside forces‚ which reduces compliance on the part of the patient (Davison & Neale‚1998). Other problems with treatment programs for schizophrenic’s is that they suffer from both positive and negative symptoms‚ each requiring different type of treatments. In order to combat the difficulty of treating schizophrenia‚ several techniques have been devised; psychoanalytic therapy‚ behavioural therapy‚ family therapy and most predominantly
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crippled his lifestyle. In this assessment we will discuss whether cognitive behavior therapy‚ and behavior therapy is suited for Dave. We will also talk about Dave’s triggers‚ the types of reinforcement he underwent during his childhood‚ and his negative beliefs. Behaviorism is changing maladaptive behavior through the use of operant conditioning. While cognitive behaviorism operates under the principle that by changing thinking patterns‚ one can alter feelings and behavior. Throughout Dave’s life we
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using cognitive behavior therapy in assisting Andrea to recognize negative patterns of thoughts assessed by her validity and interchange them with healthier ways of thinking. Cognitive therapy may vary to a certain extent in how provoked patterns of maladaptive beliefs/ schema‚ automatic thoughts and behaviors. Behavioral method will be used in altering maladaptive cognitions and behaviors some form of is such as data collection‚ role play‚ disputation‚ and hypothesis testing to alter cognitive errors
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Chapter 5 EXISTENTIAL THEORY AND THERAPY [A]ctually‚ I have been told in Australia‚ a boomerang only comes back to the hunter when it has missed its target‚ the prey. Well‚ man also only returns to himself‚ to being concerned with his self‚ after he has missed his mission‚ has failed to find meaning in life. —Viktor Frankl‚ Psychotherapy and Existentialism: Selected Papers on Logotherapy (1967‚ p. 9) Some forms of counseling and psychotherapy‚ such as Freud’s psychoanalysis‚ evolved primarily
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Personal Strengths and Weaknesses Throughout my life‚ my strengths and weaknesses tend to gain more clarity‚ as I grew older. When I was younger‚ I did not focus too much on this part of myself. I must now use my strengths to improve my habits and my weaknesses to strengthen my faults. Several of my strengths are centered on my profession because the majority of my time is spent there. Some of my qualities are beneficial to different situations‚ while the other qualities hinder. Although we describe
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