Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – D Locke Recently a client named Jorge was struggling with relational issues and reported he had begun drinking as a result of the issues with having and keeping a girlfriend. Jorge continued by stating he was struggling with quitting and now he finds that he is often drinking more and more‚ and that he does not seem to function normally if he does not drink. He stated it has not really helped his social situation either‚ but he does at least have friends
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that makes me have these reactions‚ to the situations. Considering‚ the health behavioral theory that I have chosen to write about is‚ the Social Cognitive Theory. The Social Cognitive Theory is a theory deeply rooted from the behaviorism framework. The Social Cognitive Theory is‚ “based on the concept of reciprocal determinism”‚ which is the inventive interaction between personal factors‚ the environment‚ and behavior. Which bring me to introduce the behavior that I will be addressing in this self-assessment
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is an appropriate therapeutic approach for someone with addiction issues because it helps to uncover underlying negative thought patterns that often exacerbate ones propensity to drug use (McHugh et al.‚ 2010‚ p. 512). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a system of psychotherapy based on the “elaborated theory of psychopathology and personality” (Beck‚ 2010‚ p. 1). This treatment model is “goal-oriented‚ time-sensitive‚ educative and collaborative” (Beck‚ 2010‚ p. 1). It requires a strong client-counselor
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These two theories have created debates between psychologists for many years. Hans j. Eysenck‚ Ph.D.‚ D.Sc.‚ is one of the world ’s most cited psychologists. He is a professor at the Institute of Psychiatry of the University of London‚ where he started the discipline of clinical psychology in Great Britain. He is a pioneer in the use of behavior therapy as well as research in personality theory and measurements. The biological theory has to do with his findings that individual differences in personality
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Theories of cognitive development: Jean Piaget. Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was actually not a psychologist at first; he dedicated his time to mollusc research. In fact‚ by the time he was 21 he’d already published twenty scientific papers on them! He soon moved to Paris‚ and got a job interviewing mental patients. Before long‚ he was working for Alfred Binet‚ and refining Burt’s reasoning test. During his time working at Binet’s lab‚ he studied the way that children reasoned. After two years of working
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Psychodynamic Theory Part 1: Psychodynamic theory is a view that explains personality in the terms of unconscious and conscious forces‚ such as beliefs and unconscious desires. Sigmund Freud in the early 20th century proposed a psychodynamic theory according to which personality consists of the ID. The ID is responsible for instincts and pleasure-seeking. He also proposed the idea of the superego which attempts to obey the rules of society and parents. The superego is split into two parts‚ conscience
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of thought‚ on personality: psychodynamic‚ trait‚ life-span‚ social learning/behavioral‚ and humanistic/existential. Summary explanations are provided here regarding each of the five perspectives. Psychodynamic is used here as a blanket term to include any theory that stresses the role of the unconscious in analyzing personality. Generally‚ the major focus of such theories is on emotions and psychological conflict. The psychoanalytic theories of Freud and the analytical theories of Carl Jung through
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Behavioral Learning theories Applied Education is quite the central focus in our current society. As the economy advances‚ education becomes of greater importance and our student’s future is strongly dependent on their educational opportunities. As many theorists have proven‚ there is no one way of teaching that targets an entire audience. Instead‚ every child has their own unique learning style that they respond best to. Any educator that takes on the responsibility of teaching must familiarize
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The Social Cognitive Perspective The Social Cognitive Perspective is a psychological theory on personality founded by Albert Bandura that paved the way for Behaviorism. In short‚ the perspective basically states that we learn by observing others or conditioning and model our behaviors after those situations. Mental processes are also emphasized in this theory‚ hence the “cognitive” aspect. Bandura’s perspective focuses on how we interact with our environments and the events we experience. Several
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The theory being utilized in this case approach is Behavioral Theory. According to Corey‚ the basic assumptions are that behavior therapy is “based on the scientific method” and sets replicable goals that are agreed on by both client and counselor. Behavior is defined as anything that is “operationally defined”‚ which includes actions‚ “cognitions‚ images‚ beliefs‚ and emotions”. This theory deals primarily with the present prevailing issues. There is importance placed on examining the client and
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