Application of Clinical Psychology Jennifer Simpson Psy-480 March 4‚ 2013 Application of Clinical Psychology Introduction Winona Ryder is famous for more than the movies that she starred in over the years. News reporters gathered to gain more information in regards to this famous actress gone astray. In 2001 Ryder made the news for something that was not entertaining but gained quite a bit of public knowledge. The actual incident was only part of the information that the public was curious
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No lab tests will be done. If no physical illness is found‚ I will recommend her to see a psychiatrist or a psychologist. Along with this evaluation and seeing a psychiatrist or a psychologist‚ the most effective treatment currently is cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT. Medication is also used to help ease the
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(pg 605–638) Treatment of Psychological Disorders Modern mental health therapies can be classified into two main categories – favored treatment depends on disorder and therapist’s viewpoint Learning-related disorders (phobias) are usually treated with psychotherapy Biologically influenced disorders (schizophrenia) usually treated with biomedical therapy – prescribed medication/medical procedure that acts directly on the patient’s nervous system Usually patients receive combination of drug and
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cases to certain kind of medication or certain kinds of cognitive psychotherapy. This type of cognitive psychotherapy can help change peoples thinking patterns that lead them to fear and anxiety. This type of therapy is called cognitive-behavioral therapy and it has been shown in numerous studies to be the treatment of choice for anxiety disorders. It is primarily effective in helping people overcome panic attacks. Cognitive-behavioral therapy includes two components: identifying and changing the
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plays a young genius with a troubled childhood and a troubled mind that was severely abused as a child and has been in trouble with the law on numerous occasions. The movie is a passage through the mind of Will Hunting as he is required to undergo therapy instead of going to jail. Stellan Skarsgard who plays Professor Lambeau helped Will to stay out of jail by convincing the judge to have Will placed under his custody to work on mathematical problems and to get psychological help. After many failing
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Rosalind Noonan Client Centered Therapy‚ Behavior Therapy Client Centered Therapy: Helps clients to engage in self-exploration‚ and self-expression. This therapy provides several qualities such as Unconditional positive Regard (respect for the client)‚ empathic understanding (recognition of the clients experiences and feelings)‚ and genuineness (expression of the therapist). Behavior Therapy: This therapy helps clients make desirable behavioral changes. This helps clients acquire adaptive behaviors
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My client currently receives cognitive behavioral therapy‚ however‚ how we can we assist her to change the way that she thinks‚ when her each day of her life is filled with a negative encounter? Cognitive behavioral therapy alone is not enough‚ this client and other clients like her need for trauma sensitive information‚ and family issues to be addressed. If the family does not know how to express themselves‚ or have never grieved or coped with recent losses or instances‚ then TF-CBT would be able
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they are feeling (The Refuge – A Healing Place). Those who have suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as treatment has fewer intrusive‚ avoidance‚ and depressive symptoms afterwards. Detailed exposure to the memory of traumatic events‚ including one’s thoughts and feelings‚ help with the avenue to recovery. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy patients were seen to be able to maintain most of their gains and after treatment were continuously doing better than
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: PTSD Kelsey Bridges University of Hawaii at Hilo Post Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ also known as PTSD‚ refers to deep emotional wounds. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories‚ nightmares‚ social withdrawal‚ jumpy anxiety‚ and insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience (Myers‚ 2011). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder categorizes it self as one of the anxiety disorders. Post Traumatic Stress
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Eating disorder is a disorder that is influenced by culture‚ mind and body shape. Female has a higher rate of suffering eating disorder than that of male. In the modern city‚ people promote the ‘perfect body shape’. This is accompanied with the impact with the psychological matters. Without the correct treatment of the disorder‚ a life-threatening situation to individual is resulted. For anorexia nervosa‚ the person eats nothing beyond minimal amount of food‚ so body weight drops sharply‚ while bulimia
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