Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) was presented to the class by Krista Skiba from Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare in Windsor, Ontario. CBT was described as a psychotherapy developed by Aaron T. Beck in the 1960s. According to evidence based research, this therapy has been validated to be effective in treating a wide variety of psychiatric disorders, psychological problems, and medical conditions with psychological components. Research has demonstrated that CBT is strongly effective in helping patients…
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Cognitive behavioural therapy centres on overcoming emotional and behavioural problems, by focusing on the way a person thinks and acts (DUMMIES REF). CBT is a combination of cognitive and behavioural therapy techniques and aims to support lasting change for clients who suffer problems such as anxiety, depression and phobias (Soy Ref). Although each therapy is diverse in its own right, Corsini and Wedding (2008) state they share similarities, such as identifying client’s functional issues and being…
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schizophrenics often show inappropriate levels of emotion i.e. laughing at a death. Y: We expect people to behave in a certain way. If they do not, this helps us to help them seek medical treatment. X: Cultural Differences: What is considered abnormal in one culture may be normal in the other. Also, people often regard the behaviour of white Western cultures as the norm, and anything else to be deviant. X: Context: Whether or not behaviour is abnormal can depend on the context in which it takes place…
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Understand Different Approaches to the use of Counselling Skills Introduction I am writing about the different approaches used in counselling skills such as Humanistic Approach and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Approach. I will be discussing the key concepts in each approach and contrast both approaches. While Maslow was more of a theorist, Carl Rogers was more of a therapist. His professional goal was more on helping people change and improve their lives. He was a true follower of…
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The five treatment philosophies and theories are Psychodynamic, Cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, Dialectical behavior, and addiction/twelve-step. Psychodynamic therapy is the view of behaviors emphasizes internal conflict, motives, and unconscious forces. There are many theories of on the development of psychological disorders in particular. The common feature of this theory is the belief that the underlying causes of disordered behaviors are not addressed and resolved, it may subside for a…
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study of Jane is used to argue /evaluate and assess how both a psychodynamic counselor and cognitive behavioral therapist (CBT) would view the case study of Jane from their perspectives. Consideration will be given from both a psychodynamic approach and CBT approach of how a therapist might work with Jane. The main similarities and differences of both the psychodynamic and CBT approaches will be analyzed. This will lead into an evaluation of which is the most appropriate approach in working with…
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counseling included the interactive model of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, religious interventions, mandala drawing, and Reality Therapy. The design is an experiment-controlled trial with 42 participants (The experiment ¼ 20, the control ¼ 22; Thai-Buddhists ¼ 32, Thai-Muslims ¼ 10). Their mean age was 35.64 Æ 9.99 ranging from 23 to 54 year olds. They were selected from 416 police officers derived by cluster random sampling using Beck Depression Inventory Second Edition, the General Health Questionnaire…
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dysfunction. Therapy Theoretical Perspective Founders Key Concepts Psychoanalysis Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud Disorders caused by unresolved intra-psychic conflicts; long-term, intensive analysis; sometimes on a daily basis; analyst as interpreter and neutral observer, insight necessary for healing. Psychodynamic Psychodynamic No Founder Disorders often (but not always) caused by unresolved intrapsychic conflicts; therapy usually, but not always. Long term; therapist free to conduct therapy as he or…
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patient is Daniela, a 24-year-old graduate student at Columbia University. Daniela has dealt with anxiety since early adolescence. The first time when she started to feel anxiety was when she was being severely bullied by a girl in her 8th grade class. One thing in particular that this girl did, was make her beg for money on the streets and then give it to her after she was done. Daniela distinctly remembers an instance in which the bully locked her in an empty bedroom in her boyfriend’s apartment in…
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of depression, they do not always address its causes. This is why they are usually used in combination with therapy to treat more severe depression or other mental health conditions caused by emotional distress. Antidepressants are usually taken in tablet form. When they are prescribed, you will start on the lowest possible dose thought necessary to improve your symptoms. 3) Drug therapy is used in the treatment of depression to moderate or correct neurochemical imbalances that affect moods (a…
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