Abnormal Psychology and Therapy Paper (NAME HERE) PSY 300 July 2‚ 2010 Abnormal Psychology and Therapy Upon researching what the word psychology means many definitions may be found. However‚ once all those definitions have been deciphered you will find that psychology is the study of an individual’s mental and emotional state and thought processes. The intention of therapy within psychology is to diagnose‚ treat‚ and in time help individuals improve from whatever psychological infirmity
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Adlerian Play Therapy “Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood‚ for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child’s soul” (Friedrich Froebel‚ 2012). Play can be compared to an open door to gaining knowledge on how children view their environment and themselves. Since play is a natural expression for children‚ the utilization of such technique could prove to be useful in counseling children with a varying degree of behavioral‚ emotional‚ or mental issues. Moreover
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Group therapy is one of the most powerful ways for a person to overcome a drug addiction. There are multiple different types of group therapy offered for people in drug rehabilitation. These activity groups are designed to treat different mental aspects of addiction utilizing unique methods. Choosing a specific therapy type will dictate the kind of activities you are likely to expect in therapy. Make sure to consider which is right for you before choosing one with your addiction treatment specialist
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Experiential Models Philosophy * Product of the existential-humanistic tradition * Shift away from determinism to freedom * Emphasis on the inherent goodness and growth potential of all humans * Focus not merely on symptom reduction but on fulfillment of individual family members View of problem foundation * People’s natural tendency is toward self-actualization‚ but this can be interrupted by social pressures * The root cause of dysfunction in families is emotional
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Narrative Therapy can be traced back to Australia and New Zealand in the 1970’s and early 1980’s. Based on the early works of Michel Foucalt‚ Michael White and David Epston forged a new model of therapy. Narrative therapy asserts‚ “narratives are a reflection of the dominant culture and therefore must be challenged to ensure that they are sensitive to diversity issues‚ such as gender‚ sexual orientation‚ and culture” (Nystul‚ 2011). Through the process of storytelling‚ narrative therapy seeks to
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Collaborative therapy comes from the postmodern view that a person’s reality and truth differs within individuals (Anderson‚ 2007‚ p. 8). A person constructs their reality based on their personal views‚ thoughts‚ feelings‚ and experiences. One important aspect of postmodern is language. Anderson adds that through language‚ one is able to make sense of the world therefore creating their reality (p. 9). In addition to the use of language‚ words have different meanings to each person. Piercy and
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Physical Therapy is a rehabilitation program that focuses on treating a person’s injury by using some type of physical activity to regain strength in certain parts of the body. Some of the most common physical therapy types are geriatric‚ neurological‚ cardiopulmonary‚ exercise‚ pediatric‚ and orthopedic. Without these methods of physical therapy‚ a person’s injury will not complete the healing process correctly. Of course there are drugs and medicines that could help take some of the pain away‚
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pastoral care‚ and counseling contexts that include lay counseling. Tan (2007) explains the eight key features of the Biblical and Christian Approach to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Tan (2007) also explains that the Biblical and Christian Approach to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy requires the use of professional integration into the therapy of either Implicit Integration or Explicit Integration. According to Tan‚ (2007)‚ “both implicit and explicit integration are equally important and substantial: intentional
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Person-centred counselling originated in the thinking of Carl Rogers‚ an eminent American psychologist. He believed that each individual human being had more knowledge and resources to promote their healing and growth than any therapist could ever have – so that the therapist’s job was to create conditions whereby the client could begin to explore and uncover these resources in themselves‚ rather than directly influence the client from a position of “expertise” or “greater knowledge”. These conditions
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Couples therapy has long been centered around treating the relationship rather than the individual(s) in the relationship. Those who most generally present to couples therapy are people who are in a dissatisfactory relationship but are none the less “normal‚” meaning they have no psychological disorders. But what happens when one (or both) of the individuals in therapy presents to couples therapy but also has a psychological disorder? Could couples therapy help alleviate individual problems within
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