Ms. Michelle P. Trangia Instructor 1. Define Psychology. Psychology is an academic and applied discipline that involves the scientific study of mental functions and behaviors. Psychology has the immediate goal of understanding individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases‚ and by many accounts it ultimately aims to benefit society. The word psychology literally means‚ "study of the soul" (from the Greek word psukhē‚ meaning
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Reality Therapy Reality therapy is a cognitive and behavioral method that helps people take more effective control of their lives and develop the psychological strength to handle the stresses and challenges of life. Although widely applicable in the field of mental health‚ the ideas and skills have also been successfully applied to the work domain (in coaching‚ managing‚ consulting‚ supervision and education)‚ where it is referred to as ‘lead management’. The ideas and skills focus not only
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Art Therapy: Is It Effective? Georgia O’Keeffe once said‚ “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way. Things I had no words for.” The actual creation of art triggers an unconscious process helping a person connect with his emotions (Kotwas). The process is said to enhance the physical‚ mental‚ and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages and backgrounds. The expressive arts do not discriminate and is an effective alternative to traditional psychotherapy
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Theory Outline Project Assignment Raymond McCall March 28‚ 2013 Grand Canyon University PCN-500 Instructor: Gigi Sofia Theory Outline I. Theory: Person Centered Therapy a. Key Concepts i. A client can find away to resolve their issues when they make themselves aware. Some client result to faith to gain a sense of self direction. The client must figure out what he or she want to be verses what he or she is. During that time the client focus is on the present
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Dissociative Disorders What are dissociative disorders? A dissociative disorder is the breakdown of one’s perception of his/her surroundings‚ memory‚ identity‚ or consciousness. There are four main kinds of dissociative disorders: 1. Dissociative amnesia 2. Dissociative fugue 3. Dissociative identity disorder (previously called multiple personality disorder) 4. Depersonalization disorder What are the main characteristics of each dissociative disorder? Dissociative amnesia: A
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Thoughts on Freud READING MANY OF FREUD’S THEORIES‚ I CANNOT HELP BUT HAVE AN INTUITIVE REACTION OR AT LEAST A SPONTANEOUS WILLINGNESS TO “SUSPEND DISBELIEF.” (FRANKLAND‚ 2000) FREUD‚ ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY PERIOD OF HIS WORK DURING HIS DREAM INTERPRETATION PHASE; READING ABOUT FREUD COMBING THE UNCONSCIOUS FOR SIGNS IS A LITTLE LIKE READING ALICE IN WONDERLAND‚ IT MAKES NO SENSE‚ WHAT IS IT REALLY SUPPOSE TO MEAN? WHAT DOES FREUD REALLY WANT US TO BELIEVE? In contrast‚ my own personal
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Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness that can damage relationships‚ career prospects‚ academic performance‚ and can even lead to suicidal tendencies and also causes people to have episodes of severe high and low moods. (Psychology Today) People who have this illness switch from feeling overly happy and energized to feeling very sad and vice versa. It is a chronically recurring condition of how you feel and act. Experts believe bipolar disorder is partly caused by an underlying problem with
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Bacterial sexually transmitted infections include Chlamydia‚ Gonorrhea‚ Syphilis‚ and Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU). There are different treatments for each of these infections. Chlamydia should be treated dually with doxycycline and azithromycin (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2010). The treatment for Gonorrhea is a dual therapy of a single dose of cephalosporin and a single dose of azithromycin for 7 days (Crooks & Baur‚ 2011). Syphilis should be treated as soon as possible with
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conception for the treatment of depression‚ cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) has been helping millions of individuals struggling with mental illness effectively treat and manage their disorders. In modern psychiatric practice‚ it is used to treat a wide variety of disorders beyond depression‚ adapting and changing to each individual’s needs. It has become one of the most effective and widely used practices for treating psychological disorders around the world‚ changing the way both therapists and patients
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“Psychology has given the world little cause for amazement” Sinead Clarke Word Count: 1‚769 “Psychology has given the world little cause for amazement” In 1843‚ John Stuart Mill published “System of Logic Ratiocinative and Inductive‚ Being a Connected View of the Principles of Evidence and the Methods of Scientific Investigation” (A System of Logic) in which he declared “psychology should leave the realm of speculation and philosophy and become a science of observation and experiment.” Commencing
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