Information School Dissertation Topics List 2014-15 If you are interested in any of the following dissertation topics then please talk to the member of staff listed as the contact‚ to find out more about what might be involved. The following are not exhaustive lists of projects but do serve to illustrate the sorts of topic in which staff have expertise. If you are interested in a particular subject area/idea that does not appear anywhere below‚ then please talk to an appropriate member of academic
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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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Therapy (CBT) vs Motivational Interviewing (MI) Today‚ I will introduce the comparison between Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI). The similarities and differences will be addressed regarding techniques and/or methods. In addition‚ I will explain how CBT and MI are applied to the case study selected (i.e.‚ Jack) a heterosexual male of 64 years of age whom recently chose to seek therapy regarding his substance abuse of alcohol. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) According
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Effectiveness of CBT In the Treatment of GAD Abstract An examination of current literature in the field of psychology has shown that cognitive behavioral therapy is an empirically supported and effective treatment type for a multitude of disorders‚ especially a variety of anxiety disorders. Keywords: effectiveness‚ CBT‚ anxiety‚ GAD‚ treatment. Effectiveness of CBT In the Treatment of GAD Cognitive-Behavioral therapy (CBT) is an empirically supported treatment for a variety of disorder
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members. Using relationship-based practice as guidance in working with Jasmine is of key importance here. She needs to build up a trusting relationship in order to keep her focused on the positive aspects of her life. The cognitive behavioral theory (CBT) which is under the umbrella of behaviorism would be an appropriate use of resources in these circumstances. It would maybe help Jasmine to shed light on her cognitive processes and enable her to come to terms with what has happened to her. It involves
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Cognitive behaviour therapy is a directive‚ structured‚ and psycho-educational approach. There are three main assumptions underlying CBT. Firstly‚ emotions and behaviours are determined by thinking‚ secondly‚ emotional disorders result from negative and unrealistic thinking‚ lastly‚ by altering this negative and unrealistic thinking‚ emotional disturbances can be reduced. CBT requires the following procedures to be taught to the client. It is important to monitor the client’s emotional upsets and activating
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CBT Case Conceptualization and Treatment Case Conceptualization The basic premises of all CBT models are • that cognition‚ emotion and behavior are reciprocally related; • that perceiving and experiencing are active processes that involve both experiencing the world as it is (sensory input‚ essentially) and interpreting the world (meaning-making); • that meaning-making is related to prior learning – often social learning; • that a person can learn to become aware of the
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benefit in the reduction of symptoms of social anxiety disorder (SAD) by utilizing therapeutic interventions of two specific approaches; 1) cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)‚ which is an evidence based form of therapy especially successful for SAD‚ and 2) reality therapy (RT) a therapy developed from William Glasser’s choice theory. CBT is focused on interventions that intertwine the emotional aspects of feelings‚ thoughts and resulting behavior. Through psychoeducation the client can understand how
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The humanistic movement was established as a way to expand and improve upon the two other schools of thought; behaviourism and psychoanalysis‚ which had‚ up until the first half of the 20th century dominated psychology. An American theorist called Abraham Maslow began to research creativity in humans through art and science. He first introduced his concept of a hierarchy of needs in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation”. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is most often displayed as a pyramid. The
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Guidelines for a doctoral thesis dissertation proposal Department of Management University of Lausanne Faculty of Business and Economics Note that this thesis proposal is not totally binding. We offer courses in the first two year of the PhD program‚ and we expect these courses to have an impact on what you will ultimately study. So‚ this thesis proposal is not a full-blown commitment to a certain topic. However‚ what interests us is to know whether you have done sufficient work‚ have the
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