(Megan A. Souter & Michelle D. Miller‚ 2007). Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a type of therapy that uses trained animal interaction as a form of treatment to ameliorate an individuals physical‚ emotional‚ and social well-being. Interacting with an animal-whether playing with it‚ caring for it‚ or simply petting it- is believed to have many positive effects on a person.
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Narrative Family Therapy Narrative family therapy is a theoretical model that has grown out of the postmodern movement. Based on the idea that reality not simply concrete and observable‚ but subject to a person’s perception of the experience and the story he tells himself about who he is in the world. Rather than focusing on behaviors‚ narrative therapy focuses on how the clients interpret their experiences‚ then helps them to create a more positive story. This goes beyond reframing‚ a technique
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The principle of gestalt therapy is the development of the unifying version of the human being that assimilates feelings‚ thought‚ senses‚ social relationships and spirituality‚ creating a complete experience where the body can speak and words can be comprehended and felt. The focus of is on becoming aware of the ‘here and now’‚ as well as physical sensations‚ emotions and creative modification (Serge‚ 2007). Cognitive behaviour therapy on the other hand‚ places a strong prominence on the cognitive
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Art Therapy The American Art Therapy Association defines art therapy as “the therapeutic use of art making‚ within a professional relationship‚ by people who experience illness‚ trauma or challenges in living‚ and by people who seek personal development” (American Art Therapy Association‚ 2011). Art therapy can be used to successfully treat PTSD. Facing and overcoming trauma place a significant amount of tension in the brain. “The traumatized brain is constantly on high alert” (“Calm through creativity”
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“Gestalt Therapy” is a phenomenological-existential therapy founded by Frederick (Fritz) and Laura Perls in the 1940s. It teaches therapists and patients the phenomenological method of awareness‚ in which perceiving‚ feeling‚ and acting are distinguished from interpreting and reshuffling pre-existing attitudes. Explanations and interpretations are considered less reliable than what is directly perceived and felt. Patients and therapists in Gestalt therapy dialogue‚ that is‚ communicate their phenomenological
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Though there are limitations behind this therapy. Because it lacks empirical evidence‚ it is hard for counselors who identify solely with this approach to gain reimbursement through health insurance providers. This is not to say that this theory is not effective. A research study done by Gibbard and Hanley (2008) found that Person-Centered Therapy is most effective for common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. Though it is not only limited to people with mild to moderate
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Cognitive and behavior therapies are two common strategies used in psychology. Cognitive therapy is a type of psychotherapy that is short-term and focused on a wide variety of psychological problems including‚ but not limited to: depression‚ eating disorders‚ anxiety‚ panic‚ substance or alcohol abuse‚ and so on. Behavioral therapy can be described as a term for types of therapy that treat mental illnesses—it is commonly used to identify self-destructive performances and most times help change them
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In the Humanistic therapy approach psychopathology is attributed to a block in reaching self-actualization or being the best you can aim for. In Cindy’s case multiple things are blocking the way to her becoming her best self. She has dealt with a childhood that caused her to be unable to interact with her family in a comfortable way and has affected her belief in herself to achieve higher than she has currently gotten. An example of this is when she mentions that she was academically successful but
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Cognitive behavior therapy it’s a type psychotherapy of in which used in many mental illnesses such as Depression‚ anxiety‚ bipolar disorder‚ and other psychological conditions. Also‚ it is based on helping the patient to understand and explain his or her negative thinking‚ in order to change it into more realistic positive thoughts or convictions. Cognitive behavioral therapy can be done individually or with a group of people. It can also be done by self-help books or a computer program. If you
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Introduction The first interview in the therapy process is done in order to build alliance with the family (Nichols‚ 2012). It is also important during the first interview to develop a hypothesis identifying what could be maintaining the presenting problem for the family and outline expectations for the treatment process (Nichols‚ 2012). This paper will discuss how building an alliance‚ developing a hypothesis‚ and outlining expectations of treatment applies to the Vargas case study. Building Alliance
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