Types of therapies Acupuncture- Is a collection of procedures that involve stimulating points of the body. Some of the techniques used are penetrating the skin with small thin needles; this is one of the traditional Chinese methods. According to the traditional Chinese methods‚ stimulating the acupuncture points helps to correct imbalances in the flow. It has also been used to reduce depression‚ anxiety and sleep disturbances. Cranio-sacral therapy- Is an alternative therapy used by occupational
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The Therapy is the relationship In this essay I will discuss and evaluate “The relationship is the theory” Judgements are based on personal knowledge & experience as well as written material composed by others. The basic principle being “the therapy is the relationship”‚ does this imply engaging a therapist equates to therapy or does it propose more? Different approaches place emphasis on the relationship i.e. CBT-A sound therapeutic relationship is necessary for effective therapy‚ but not
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Online Therapy Christine Garrison BSHS/375 May18‚ 2015 University of Phoenix Online Therapy Online therapy is a growing trend within the United States as well as the rest of the world. Each state has different laws that the online site must abide by for the safety of the client. Each site also has their personal rules that their counselors must follow as well as their clients. The HIPPA laws will also fall under these guidelines that the center will follow when treating patients. Online services
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exposure therapy for college age students who have a fear of spiders. The researchers took 25 Counseling and Human Services students who wanted to overcome their fear of spiders. Before the few sessions of exposure therapy began‚ the students were exposed to a tarantula enclosed in a glass closed box. During this‚ the researchers took the heartrate of each of the 25 students. This allowed them to be able to analysis the data and ultimately determine the effectivity of the exposure therapy sessions
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good or bad but thinking makes it so.” History of How Ellis developed his Framework Ellis had trained as a clinical psychologist. As he treated patients‚ he became increasingly dissatisfied with the results offered by traditional psychoanalytic therapy. He noted that while his patients were able to become aware of their underlying problems‚ their behavior did not actually change. By the 1950s‚ Ellis had started experimenting with other types of psychotherapy and was heavily influenced by philosophers
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Laughter As Therapy Naturally‚ we as a people dislike feeling bad and like feeling good. Two examples of common things that make us feel bad are sickness and sadness. Common remedies for those things are medicine and humor. Though medicine and humor seem different at first glance‚ they share very important commonalities; they make us feel good and are key influences on a culture. This connection between health and humor has intrigued scientists for years. Recently‚ scientists have begun seriously
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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; The Treatment Of Richard Faulty or maladaptive cognitions are negative thoughts and beliefs about ourselves‚ others or situations that can reinvent themselves as a number of ways including depression‚ anxiety‚ self pity and manifest outwardly as negative or faulty behavior such as violence‚ extreme mood swings‚ eating disorders or substance misuse. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is an action therapy that focuses on current behavior‚ Corey (2001). CBT recognizes the
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even your life at times depend on your body and mind to heal‚ positivity is the best drug prescribed. How can you stay positive when life gives you so much pain? Well‚ sometimes you need help and a therapy dog may just do the trick. According to Dr. Barker (no pun intended) and Dr. Dawson‚ a therapy dog is a trained animal assisted therapist. The owner or handler of the dog is educated with proper ways to help the patient‚ and the dog follows the handlers command‚ adding a few extra tail wags for
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Existential Therapy Key Concepts/Unique Attributes The existential approach is more of a collective group of thoughts rather than a concrete therapy. The existential approach guides the counseling practices. The premise is that individuals guide their own lives and create their own paths. The existential approach unlike psychoanalytical therapy of unconscious boundaries and limitations is based on the fundamental belief that “we are what we choose to be (Corey 2009).” The key concepts are known
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ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE: HEALTH IMPACTS AND PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS In the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 1997 10‚000 people had prevalence to substance abuse disorders. Dependence - has replaced the word addiction Harmful use has replaced the word Abuse Australia is ranked 15TH in the world with Alcohol Abuse. France is ranked No. 1 Drug use disorders overall substance abuse 18-25 21.5% males
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