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    from 1953-1556 while working at Vocational Counseling Service in Perry Point Veterans Hospital followed by his work as the Director of Research for the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. His work at these two organizations leads to the first edition of Vocational Preference Inventory. In 1959‚ John Holland was published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology for his vocational theory (Gottfredson & Johnstun‚ 2009). He established his theory of matching people to vocations in the world

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    The study of personality dates back to ancient Greek‚ when Plato‚ Aristotle‚ and Hippocrates suggested their theories on personality. Through the centuries‚ their theories have evolved‚ changed‚ and have continued to be the base and foundation of modern psychology. Without these ancient philosophers and sacrifices towards the study of personality‚ our modern discipline of psychology wouldn’t be where it is today. As centuries progressed‚ many philosophers‚ psychologist‚ mathematicians

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    Person-Centered Reflection Paper According to Gerald Corey‚ in the book‚ Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy” person-centered therapy has similar concepts and values as existential therapy. Person-centered therapy was founded on the principles that humans’ are primarily trustworthy and are capable of self-actualization. Carl Rogers believed that individuals are capable of “Congruent (genuineness‚ or realness)‚ unconditional primary regard (acceptance and caring)‚ and accurate empathic

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    Empathy and Counseling For this paper I will be discussing the steps of empathy and what it means to be empathetic to patients and people. I watched a short video by Carl Rogers called “Person Centered Therapy” in this video there was a lot of incite as to how a professional is supposed to interact not only to his/her patients but to the people around them. I will be reviewing a few peer reviewed articles regarding empathy and be discussing my thoughts on them‚ in addition to this I took

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    In the beginning of this course‚ I never really thought about the theories of counseling in-depth. There were a couple of theories that I was familiar with‚ however‚ I never spent a lot of time with any of them. I am glad we learned about a lot of theoretical orientations and why they are all important. I was able to gain insight in each theory and what they specifically entail and what theory applies to what and how they can relate. I found it interesting that we were able to identify which theoretical

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    The Comparison of Reality Therapy and Existential Theory in Addiction Counseling: The Case of Jack Walden University The case of Jack illustrates a number of dilemmas faced by addiction counselors; namely‚ his resistance to treatment and external locus of control. Jack not only denies his need for counseling‚ but also denies that his alcohol use is any fault of his own. Thus‚ this paper will serve to analyze and evaluate two therapeutic approaches that emphasize

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    {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\froman\fprq2\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}} {\*\generator Msftedit 5.41.21.2509;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\fi360\sb100\sa100\f0\fs24 Narrative Therapy is an approach to counseling that centers people as the experts in their own lives. This therapy intends to view problems as separate entities to people‚ assuming that the individual\rquote s set of skills‚ experience and mindset will assist him/her reduce the influence of problems throughout life. This

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    Personality Theories Matrix THEORY Psychoanalytic Neo-Freudian Trait Biological Humanistic Behavioral/ Social Cognitive Personality “Self: id‚ ego‚ superego‚ thanatos; defense mechanisms.” Personlaity structureis made up of 3 major systems: the id‚ the ego and the superego. Each has its own function properties‚ components‚ operating principles‚ and mechanisms‚ the systems interact so closely with one another that it is difficult to disentangle their effects

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    Psychodynamic Theory Part 1: Psychodynamic theory is a view that explains personality in the terms of unconscious and conscious forces‚ such as beliefs and unconscious desires. Sigmund Freud in the early 20th century proposed a psychodynamic theory according to which personality consists of the ID. The ID is responsible for instincts and pleasure-seeking. He also proposed the idea of the superego which attempts to obey the rules of society and parents. The superego is split into two parts‚ conscience

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    Personality an individual difference has been studied by several psychologists because it is considered as an effective way of knowing about how personality functions. (Ryckman 2012). Personality explains how people are unique and shows the different characters that individuals have. The psychodynamic viewpoint of personality helps understand what goes in an individual’s mind or the unconscious part of the mind. This essay first discusses the psychodynamic personality approach proposed by Freud.

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