Theoretical Framework and Application 2 Samantha Erb COUN5239 Theories of Psychotherapy December 14‚ 2014 Dr. Damaris Conrad Abstract Within this paper there will be a description of the Cognitive Behavioral Theory‚ the theories basic philosophies‚ how the theory aligns with my own values and philosophy‚ evidence supporting this theory‚ appropriateness for diverse populations. Along with providing information on the Cognitive Behavioral Theory‚ this theory will be applied to the case of
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Violence in the Movies Should Be Restricted Do you think a movie without any violence is less popular to capture audiences’ attention? There are a large number of movies come to the audiences everyday. For both movie producer and audiences’ benefit‚ violence in movies seems to be necessary. However‚ it is necessary for us to restrict violence in movies because teenage audiences will be easily influenced in bad ways; people will become apathetic in society while they have repeated exposure to violence
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1. A broad view of Skinner’s view of the nature of people is that: a. Children change because people love them b. Children change because of their experiences c. Children change because they can identify their emotions d. Children change because their self-talk is modified 2. Reductionism refers to: a. telescoping actions to the smallest‚ final source b. telescoping people to their evolutionary continuity c. telescoping people to their primary emotions d. telescoping people to their
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Someone who doesn’t play violent video games may not become as agitated as someone who plays often. Someone who does play these video games may become very agitated in a situation‚ even if it doesn’t call for such a strong reaction and extreme desensitization may make someone try to copycat a game and cause a lot of harm. Another negative effect of violent video games is how they decrease academic performance. Stinebrickner says‚ ”It is a known fact that video games hurt study time”. Although I do
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Behavioral therapists assume that changes in behavior result from the basic principles of learning especially‚ classical conditioning‚ operant conditional and observational learning. Desensitization and exposure therapies are often used in behavioral therapy practices. Desensitization is when clients are told to relax as they are gradually exposed to what they fear‚ whereas‚ exposure directly confronts the fear with a goal of reducing it. One fault of behaviorals therapy is that it
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from “A” to “E‚” the guidelines label several PTSD treatments as “A” treatments based on their high degree of empirical support. They include: Prolonged-exposure therapy‚ Cognitive-processing therapy‚ Stress-inoculation training‚ Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing‚ or EMDR‚ or Medications. 2.) Which treatments make the “A” list? The VA consider two of the "A" treatments-prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive-processing therapy-that it is doing national rollouts of them within the
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The nAChR is unusual among receptors in that agonist-induced desensitization leads to an up-regulation of the receptor. Ligand interactions occur with various discrete forms of the receptor as originally proposed in 1958 by Katz and Thesleff‚ e.g.‚ open‚ resting‚ and desensitized states that are in equilibrium (Lena and Changeux‚ 1993). In addition to the acetylcholine (ACh) binding site‚ the nAChR‚ like other LGICs‚ e.g.‚ GABAA(benzodiazepine‚ neurosteroid‚ and barbiturate) andN-methyl-D-aspartate
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Interpersonal Communication and Communication Apprehension One of the major fears that people have is the fear of communication. The fear of speaking is a real issue that everyone needs to recognize. It does exist and will continue to exist without the proper education against it. Have you ever had a hard time talking in a certain situation? Have you ever tried to give a speech and just froze? Have you ever felt discomfort‚ pressure‚ nervousness‚ pain or stress towards
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Public Speaking: Crash and Burn‚ or Speak and Learn There are a number of "creative" tips that are taught to people who are nervous to speak in public. These creative bits of advice designed to help you get over being scared are not only stupid‚ but will likely hurt you and make you feel worse. Picture the Audience naked. This seemingly pornographic advice refers to imagining your audience in some position that lowers their perceived power. Other variations on this theme include‚ "Picture
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Week 7 – Body Paragraphs - Assignment Each year‚ children are spending less time outdoors playing and more time indoors watching television. With all the time spent indoors‚ physical activity and exercise is greatly lacking in children today‚ which is contributing to the rise of childhood obesity. Instead of riding bikes with friends or playing sports in the street‚ children are sitting slumped on the couch‚ staring at the television‚ with no motivation to stimulate activity. This is in part to
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