What are the tenets of an existential-humanistic approach to counselling and how relevant is this counselling approach in the African cultural setting? Existential-Humanistic psychology looks at individuals as a whole person and living in a socially interconnected and holistic world. It focuses on helping the individual self-discover the healing process‚ leading eventually to improved self-esteem. High self-esteem has many positive social benefits: individual happiness (Shackelford‚ 2001)‚ academic
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Compare and contrast the existential and mindfulness approaches to understanding and working with fear and sadness. Which of these two approaches do you feel more drawn to and why? Existential Approach Introduction This essay focuses on Existential and Mindfulness approaches and how they work. To really understand both approaches‚ I will be talking about where they came from and what has developed since then‚ what has and how it has improved psychotherapy as a whole. Firstly‚ the Existential Therapy
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Discuss the biological approach in psychology. Refer to at least one other approach in your answer. (12 marks) The biological approach focuses on both the physiological and evolutionary aspects which explain human behaviour. The causal level of analysis incorporates physiological explanations‚ such as the effect of nerves and hormones on behaviour. According to biological psychologists‚ behaviour is controlled by the nervous system‚ which consists of the central nervous system (the brain and the
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Freud (1905) proposed psychological development in childhood takes place in a series of fixed stages. The Oedipus Complex occurs in the phallic stage at around 5 years old in boys‚ in this stage the focus is on the genitals‚ as a child becomes aware of its gender. Children feel like they are excluded from some aspects of their parents life‚ this is know as the Oedipus complex. Freud believed that boys had an unconscious wish to kill their father and marry their mother‚ h e fears that if his
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I. Table of contents: II. Introduction The mobile phone market in Ireland has seen the fastest growth in Europe in recent years. The Irish population seems to be very comfortable with the current technologies. However‚ for companies who want to compete in this area‚ opportunities are very few. That is why‚ during this report‚ we are going to understand not only the Mobile Phone Market in Ireland but also the consumer behaviours‚ to finally have a better understanding of the opportunities
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Communication (what do we say) * do not give any unrealistic or false reassurances of positive outcomes over which you have no control * make referrals as appropriate Guidelines for Crisis Intervention: Approach | Rationale | Example | Support the expression or non-expression of feelings according to cultural or ethnic practices | Emotional support helps the person face reality. The emotional expression by the victim maybe culturally driven | Accompany
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The Nomothetic approach is an approach to personality assessment. The term comes from the Greek word "nomos" which means law. In an online dictionary homothetic is defined as "giving or establishing laws". Look for universal laws of behaviour. It is based on traditional‚ classical science. In psychology the nomothetic approach focuses on people in general‚ trying to find regularities or laws between people. The approach was proposed by a German philosopher Wilhelm Windelband in the 19th century.
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The second loop of learning involve understanding the value‚ beliefs and assumptions people hold about why the occur and effective ways to intervene for less effective behaviour‚ Sharon ultimate objective is to ensure that effective services are delivered for community that uses the centre in accordance with the organisation policies and procedure. To be effective‚ Sharon need to challenge the organisation policies‚ Sharon need to focus on the relationship between the staff‚ service users‚ the tasks
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Understand Person Centred Approaches In Adult Social Care Settings The definition of person centred values is treating and seeing people in a care setting as equals‚ who are involved in decision making to promote an independent way of life and to ensure that the care that is provided is appropriate to their needs. It takes into account service users views and needs and places them‚ along with their family at the centre of all decision making. Working in a way that embeds person centred values
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(Bi) One of my service users was an elderly lady who was diagnosed with risk of DVT‚ carers visited in the morning and a evening visit to administer medication‚ Mary was a lovely lady who always wanted to make you a cup of tea and biscuits‚ her house was spotless and she took great pride in it‚ even still cleaning the windows inside herself at 89yrs old‚ Mary was a devout catholic and visited church twice a week‚ she had a great sense of humour and we always had a good chat on my visits. Mary visited
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