Walters 1 Kensi Walters Paulsen English 100 July 20‚ 2014 Cognitive Therapy Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in the United States. There are two types of depression‚ chemical and environmental. Chemical depression is when either the brain does not produce serotonin or the serotonin receptors in the brain do not work. A chemical imbalance can be fixed with the right medication and frequent visits with a psychiatrist. Environmental depression is very different
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The basic idea of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is that it is used to aid people in controlling their thought processes. Although it is used for many different psychological disorders‚ but generally it is used for depression and anxiety. CBT has historical and philosophical ties to Stoicism‚ as the philosophy and the psychological process share similar views. Two paradigms makeup CBT‚ the cognitive paradigm and the behavioural paradigm. The behavioural paradigm is more based around classical/operant
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and Commitment Therapy and Solution Focused Brief Therapy. The initial component of the essay outlines the therapeutic orientations of both approaches; then‚ the different approaches are related to a case study of a young lady called Linda who is seeking counseling due to feelings of hopelessness. The essay is then finished with some of the author’s personal opinions on the two therapeutic approaches. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy While Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has been in
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Solution Focused Therapy for Children Rhonda Kendrick December 11‚ 2014 Solution-focused therapy has a unique orientation toward non-problem times. The purpose is to help people target and amplify resources and strengths toward change (Berg‚ 1994). The article that I researched is about a study of using the framework of solution focused therapy with children. Children were referred by the study for presenting problems involved those relating to “behavior‚” such as aggression toward
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There are few similarities and a variety differences between psychoanalysis and cognitive therapy. Psychoanalysis therapy tends to be expensive‚ long and has a goal of releasing unconscious feelings to reduce the person’s power over their controlled behaviors. Cognitive therapy teaches people to adapt to their dysfunctional cognitions about the environment and themselves. They both improve well-being by using a therapeutic relationship that enables a healthy coping mechanism for clients who are experiencing
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anxiety disorder are medication therapy (pharmacotherapy) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Both medication therapy and CBT have proven successful in treating social anxiety disorder. The clinician psychologist or physician can help choose the most appropriate course of action. Many find that a combination of medication and CBT is most effective. Other kinds of treatments include relaxation techniques‚ social skills training‚ and exposure (without cognitive therapy). We will not review these here
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Emotionally-Focused Therapy Related to Attachment Theory Jordan Gies Metropolitan State University PSY 2150 To love and be loved in return is essential for an individual’s happiness. In accordance with many other aspects of life‚ marital status as been linked to influencing ones life in a positive way; making it happier (Stack‚ Eshleman‚ 527). The problem with this is that not all marriages stay healthy and good. With divorce rates raging from 40%-50% in the United States‚ there ends up being a
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INTRODUCTION This paper uses the application‚ concepts and techniques from The Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and The Satir Model under Family Therapy in working with the case study of George. Presenting Issues: • Marital problem due to disagreement regarding whether or not to have a child. This has led to a number of arguments. • Lack of effective communication in the marriage. • Lack of confidence and low self-esteem : feeling of hopelessness‚ “not being good enough” and “not
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The uniqueness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is focusing what is possible‚ rather than thinking negatively about a problem. It is not necessary to identify the cause of the problem for change to occur in the approach. Also‚ SFBT does not specify any solution to problems because there are various ways to solve the problem. Clients are allowed to choose their goals. The main concepts SFBT is the conversation with clients on creating success and the client’s vision of the solution. The following question
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another and learn what is expected of them. Group members rely on safe‚ patterned behaviour and look to the group leader for guidance and direction. Group members have a desire for acceptance by the group and a need to be known that the group is safe (Corey‚ 1995). They set about gathering impressions and data about the similarities and differences among them and forming preferences for future subgrouping. Rules of behaviour seem to be to keep things simple and to avoid controversy. Serious topics and
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