disability worldwide. Using occupational therapy can help migraine sufferers live a better quality of life without having to rely on medication. The main treatment for migraine sufferers is medication; however‚ occupational therapy can teach migraine sufferers how to live a better quality of life without the use of medications through self-regulation therapy. Migraine sufferers should seek out occupational therapy as an alternative to medications. Occupational therapy teaches migraineurs ways to manage
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Yoga as a Complementary Therapy Yoga therapy is an ancient holistic system of recovery of the body. For proper functioning of the body‚ one needs to balance the operation of such systems as digestion and blood circulation‚ to establish the normal operation of the endocrine glands and the vestibular apparatus. In this case‚ the energy state of the tissues of the body depends on the good functioning of the nervous system. The practice of yoga is based on the use of asanas and pranayama. Asanas are
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Feminism and Feminist Therapy: Lessons From the Past and Hopes for the Future Kathy M. Evans‚ Elizabeth A. Kincade‚ Aretha F. Marbley‚ and Susan R. Seem Feminist therapy incorporates the psychology of women (e.g.‚ J. B. Miller‚ 1976)‚ developmental research (e.g.‚ C. Gilligan‚ 1982)‚ cognitive-behavioral techniques (J. Worell & P. Remer‚ 1992)‚ multicultural awareness (L. Comas- Diaz & B. Greene‚ 1994)‚ and social activism (L. S. Brown‚ 1994) in a coherent theoretical and therapeutic
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RUNNING HEAD: Types of Therapy Types of Therapy Abstract To be an effective Christian counselor one must be able to utilize different forms of therapy based on their client’s needs as well as diagnosis. Research has shown the importance of utilizing different forms of therapy and how they can be used to treatment clients with different mental health issues to include depression‚ borderline personality disorder and anxiety. To be an effective
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to man. In today’s society horses have found a new value in that they are used in mental health therapy. Therapies range from youth afflicted with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ (ADHD‚ or ADD) to addressing a range of mental disorders of military personnel. People that have found solace‚ enjoyment‚ and relief from stress while riding horses is now being institutionalized by specific therapy to assist in the treatment of various mental illnesses. The following will provide a brief historical
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Animal-Assisted Therapy Library Research Everybody has come into contact with an animal at one point or another in their life. Whether it is a family’s dog that wanders curiously around the house or a cat brushing up against the cage begging to be adopted at the pet store. Most people take these encounters for granted. They do not see the potential these animals could have and could one day turn somebody’s life around. Animals play a huge role in many people’s lives through animal-assisted therapy and animal-assisted
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Psychology in Respiratory Therapy When I decided I wanted to be a respiratory therapist‚ I never imagined that I would be dealing with any psychological aspects. As I have learned more about the respiratory system and the patients that I will treat‚ I can see that I will deal with some psychological factors quite often. In respiratory therapy there are psychological factors that can affect a person’s ability to breath and their quality of breathing. A range of emotional factors including
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Music therapy is both a clinical and evidence based use of music that provides an accomplished‚ individualized‚ and therapeutic approach to the treatment of mental disorders in adults ages eighteen to fifty. The use of music in a therapeutic session helps to address the cognitive‚ communicative‚ social‚ and emotional needs of an individual. Treatment in music therapy is based around the influence that music has on the functional changes in a person’s brain and their behavior. The influence of music
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They also tend to result in higher levels of functional disability than positive symptoms (Perivoliotis & Cather‚ 2009). Subsequently‚ cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis is thought to be effective in the treatment of negative psychotic symptoms by addressing issues such as helping patients to improve relationships and increase social networks (Morrison
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Now that you have completed your experience‚ what are your general feelings and thoughts about it? It was exciting to represent the occupational therapy department by volunteering at San Pedro Commons. What surprised me most was the amount of time it took before we (a team of four SJSU occupational therapy students) were able to orient ourselves‚ interact with the residents‚ and start the interventions. The first four weeks we mainly dealt with logistics‚ learned about the MidPen organization‚ and
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