This essay looks to explain the importance of theory in underpinning competence in counselling practice. The theoretical approaches that shall be discussed relate to the psychodynamic approach‚ the humanistic approach and the cognitive behavioural approaches in psychology from which counselling practice have evolved. Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytical theory is a good place to start as it covers many different methods of therapeutic intervention. Freud is recognised as the first psychologist to develop
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societies and has been linked to serious health issues and traffic accidents. This essay views sleep and sleep deprivation from five different motivational perspectives in order to gain a holistic understanding of the phenomena. From evolutionary‚ psychodynamic‚ behaviourist‚ cognitive‚ and hierarchy of needs perspectives‚ it is inferred that the cognitive and behaviourist perspectives uphold the most merit for gaining understanding into sleep and sleep deprivation. However‚ it is concluded that in order
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Aspects of Psychology In this paper‚ I will compare and contrast three different perspectives of early psychology. I will use the following perspectives: Behaviorism‚ Psychodynamic‚ and Physiological. Behaviorism focuses on observable behaviors‚ Psychodynamic focuses on how behaviors are controlled by unconscious forces‚ and the Physiological perspective focuses on how the physical body reacts to psychological influences (Davis & Palladino‚ 2007). The behavioral perspective was introduced by
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COUN 5214 Theories of Personality Dr. Foster Theory Based Character Description Stephanie Kwaizer November 17‚ 2013 Theory Based Character Description Page 1 Antwone Fisher Antowne Fisher is a movie based on a true story of an African American man’s struggle with his emotionally unstable life. Antowne is the main character who never knew his father because he was killed just before he was born. Antowne was then abandoned by his birth mother. The foster home
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Another possible explanation is the psychodynamic explanation‚ this theory states that the person is fixated at the anal stage in the psychosexual stages. There is a behavioral theory‚ which suggests that OCD is an extreme form of ‘learned avoidance’ behaviour. Finally a cognitive theory that states OCD’s are the result of faulty and irrational ways of thinking at an extreme level. For this essay I have chosen to focus on the biological explanation and the psychodynamic approach. The biological explanations
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hypnotherapy. Research has revealed that pharmacological treatment is not a choice for button phobia‚ but only psychological therapy is mandatory and effective. Some of the common methods of treatment for button phobia are directive psychotherapy‚ psychodynamic therapy‚ hypnotherapy and neurolinguistic programming. Directive psychotherapy In directive psychotherapy‚ the therapist directs the course of the therapy by intervening in asking questions and offers interpretations to patient’s conflict and
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REM sleep or rapid eye movement is a state of unconsciousness where the brain recharges and works to retain information in the body. And in this process‚ humans can enter a state known as dreaming. Normally we think of it as a way to regain energy or a chore if you’re a child. However‚ philosophers‚ psychologists‚ theorists‚ the religious and more have taken things a step further. Creating ideas on why and how we experience the same event‚ no matter the background. Today I will go into detail about
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Narcissism: Psychological Theories and Therapeutic Interventions in the Narcissistic Disorders Introduction Understanding the Narcissistic Phenomenon The so called "narcissistic personality disorder" is a complex and often misunderstood disorder. The cardinal feature of the narcissistic personality is the grandiose sense of self importance‚ but paradoxically underneath this grandiosity the narcissist suffers from a chronically fragile low self esteem. The grandiosity of the narcissist
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being born with personality disorders that ultimately lead them down this path? Not so according to the basic principles of the psychodynamic theory. The psychodynamic theory offers three basic constructs to understanding personality pathology: ego strength‚ defense style and mental representation of self and others. In this paper‚ the primary elements of the psychodynamic theory will be used to analyze the main character in the film Antwone Fisher. The psychopathology of the character will be identified
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behaviorism concentrated on the studies and learning of environmental events that do in fact control the behavior. (Research Methods in Psychology. ” Kowalski‚ R & Western‚ D 2011) Psychodynamic perspective was thought of by a thinker named Sigmund Freud in the late nineteenth century. More thinkers of psychodynamic did involve Anna Freud‚ Carl Jung and Erik Erikson. This perspective pretty much showed that the behavior of individuals do replicate the way one feels‚ thinks and wishes. (Research
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