...hallucination and self-mutilation) and treatments (such as hypnosis, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, somatic treatment and integration treatment) of dissociative identity disorder (DID) will be further discussed. II. Symptoms that may experienced by patients with DID. A. Loss of memory. 1. Memory deviation. 2. Various personality states have various memory fragments. B. Hallucinations. 1. Auditory hallucinations. 2. Visual hallucinations. C. Suicidal tendencies. 1. Terminate uncomfortable feeling. 2. High tolerance to endure pain. III. Treatments that may used for patients with DID. A. Hypnosis 1. Increase information about each identity state. 2. Control...
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...countertransference. When exposed to this type of trauma, people need to identify and deal with their own emotional reactions and how this relates to their own experiences. As well as modulate their feelings and organize their thinking (Geller, Madsen, & Ohrenstein, 2004). The capacity to empathize, to feel with another person is the focal point of psychotherapy (McCann & Pearlman, 1990). That being the case, clinicians need to learn how to think clearly, modulate their emotions, feel effective when working with clients and maintain help that they are going to be effective. But, if the clinician is put into these states of stress by virtue of listening to others, they may feel inclined to withdraw from their clients (Geller et. al, 2004). When creating a psychotherapeutic relationship between a therapist and a client one approach that is considered as compatible with our theories and clinical foundations is that of the mindfulness based approach. According to Germer (2005), there are two general approaches that clinicians have applied in their clinical work. That of being mindful in psychotherapy and mindfulness – based psychotherapy (Turner, 2008). These two approaches have been shown to be effective and beneficial when in a therapeutic environment. Through...
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...A therapeutic crossroads My client is a young woman, white, middle-class and well-educated. She came into therapy because she feels unable to proceed in any direction with her work life, or make meaningful contact with anyone apart from her partner; she has been very unhappy for a long, long time. In sessions, she often lapses into silence, unable to move or speak. Sometimes we can talk around this, and it soon became clear to both of us that this state reflects her inner relationship with her mother. She knows that her parents love her, and she loves them; but she grew up without really questioning that how she thinks, feels and acts must match what her mother expects and can cope with. Otherwise, and particularly if anger is involved, she is overwhelmed with foreboding and terrible guilt. Coming into therapy has brought these dangerous feelings to the fore; but it is as though I am her mother, and so she cannot speak. As I sit with my client in her agony of self-consciousness, I have a choice to make. I could introduce an active mode of therapy. We could take her mother out of me and put her on a cushion where, with my encouragement, she might be able to develop communication back and forth. Alternatively, we might explore the acute bodily tensions that are part of her paralysed state, to help her give voice to what they are mutely saying. I would be taking the choice of standing alongside my client so that we could face her problems together. We would be locating those problems...
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...contact. Wash with water for 15 minutes in case of skin or eye contact. | 0.15 M CTAC | Harmful if swallowed. Risk of serious damage to eyes. Irritating to skin. Very toxic to aquatic organisms. | Avoid contact or ingestion. Wash immediately with water in case of contact. Rinse mouth and drink plenty of water in case of ingestion. | 0.15 M BDAC | Causes severe skin burn and eye damage. Toxic if swallowed. Causes toxicity to aquatic life. | Avoid contact and ingestion. Do not dispose down the drain. | 0.01 M NaBH4 | Corrosive to skin and eye. | Avoid contact. | 0.004 M AgNO3 | Hazardous to skin and eye and in case of ingestion. | Avoid contact, ingestion. | 0.10 M Ascorbic acid | Mild irritant to skin and eye. Mutagen to mammalian somatic cells. | Avoid contact. | Materials: * M HAuCl4, 0.20 M CTAB, CTAC, BDAC, 0.01 M NaBH4, 0.004 M AgNO3 and 0.10 M Ascorbic acid. Procedure: Seed Solution: * Add 5 mL 0.20 M CTAB solution to 5 mL 0.0005 M HAuCl4 and stir the mixture well. * Add 0.60 mL ice-cold 0.01 M NaBH4 to the stirred solution and further stir the solution vigorously for 2 minutes. * After stirring, store the solution at 25°C. Growth Solution: * To 5 mL 0.001 M HAuCl4 add 5 mL surfactant mixture containing 0.015 M CTAB, 0.015 M BDAC and 0.015M CTAC. * Mix the solutions well and keep at 25°C. * Add 200 μL of 0.004 M AgNO3 to the solution and mix them. * Add 6 μL of 0.01 M ascorbic acid. GNR synthesis: * Add 10 μL of the seed...
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...section 12 (1) (a)(b) (3), for private study only by students. STUDENT LEARNING GUIDE: COUNSELLING METHODS 1 2 Table of contents How this guide works ........................................................................................................................ 10 Module Readings .............................................................................................................................. 11 Prescribed text book ......................................................................................................................... 11 Prescribed and recommended readings ........................................................................................... 11 Session One: An Overview of Theories of Psychotherapy and Counselling ..................................... 14 Reading for the session ................................................................................................................. 14 Prescribed ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Recommended .............................................................................................................................. 14 Description of the session...
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...Psychoanalytic Personality Assessment When people think of psychology, many think of it as a science but in reality, psychology has different levels with many dimensions. Psychology is compounded with many theories and studies that by trial, and error, have made psychology into the discipline that it has become today. Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Alfred Adler are just a few scholars that have helped psychology become the science studied today. One must remember that these men are psychologists, yet they all possessed very different views and theories from one another. Sigmund Freud Probably one of the best known psychologist’s is Sigmund Freud; he has been the most influential on psychodynamic ideas. His psychodynamic therapy was used to cover the theories of personality and a source of therapy to go along with it. He believed that human behavior comes from three types of intuitions or impulses, which are the id, the ego, and the superego. The id is responsible for unconscious thoughts of personal pleasures. The id grows into the ego, which is basically on a conscious level and is thought to protect one’s self or self-preservation. The ego becomes the superego, which develops to consist of thoughts on one’s moral judgments and conscience. The id, the ego, and the superego are supposed to work together to form human behavior (George, 2008). Freud believed that traits of one’s behavior started at birth, which led him to break down behavior into stages...
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...academic career at Ohio State University Early work influenced by psychoanalysis Rogers was influenced by Rank through his work with Jessie Taft and Elizabeth Davis. Rank focused on the uniqueness of the individual, as did'Alfred Adler Goldstein and Maslow wrote about self-actualization - a humanist idea Rogers read writings of existentialists The Clinical Treatment of the Problem Child, 1939 Non-directive Stage 1945 - worked at the University of Chicago At Ohio State, started writing about the importance of the therapeutic relationship Client-centered Stage 1945 1957 - University of Wisconsin psychology department, later psychiatry department Counseling and Psychotherapy, 1942 Client-Centered Therapy: Its Current Practice, Implications and Theory, 1951 Focus on empathy, genuineness,...
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...Report on: “Sexual Steve: A Schema-Focused, Spiritually Based Approach” Megan Bellantoni Naugatuck Valley Community College October 15, 2012 Wagner, J. (2009). Sexual Steve: A Schema-Focused Spiritually Based Approach. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences. Introduction In this case study the author is trying to understand why his client Steve has a sex addiction and a substance abuse problem, and then hopefully figure out how to change Steve’s behaviors. Steve in thirty seven years old, married, and has two children. One of Steve’s motivators for change is that he wanted to become a pastor. God was extremely important in his life despite his sinful lifestyle. Steve’s mother passed away when he was thirteen, and since then Steve has been very close with his sister. Steve does not get along with his father who is physically abusive, and remarried just six months after his mother died. The client started engaging in casual sex shortly after his mother died at age thirteen. Methods The author used a religious technique to help her client, Steve. It was beneficial for him to work on his relationship with God, and as his relationship with God improved so did his life. The author used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change the way Steve thought. Steve became more aware of his actions and that he was sinning. Since his relationship with God was so important to him, it was a huge motivator for positive change. Results This case resulted in positive progress, not perfection. Steve...
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...leave JK for another boy and then the end of JK’s happiness comes. He then experienced initial insomnia, loss of appetite accompanied with loss of weight. He also experienced ruminative thoughts about the girlfriend. There was also loss of pleasure in pleasurable activities and socialization. He also attempted suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills. Fortunately, his parents reached home on time and admitted him to a hospital in no time. He was then brought for psychiatric treatment. His psychological assessment indicated presence of paranoia and moderate reality testing. He was put on a combination of antidepressant (escitalopram), antipsychotic (risperidone) and lithium. Along with psychopharamacotherapy, psychotherapy was started. Initially psychotherapy was done. Where his feelings and emotions were respected and understood. As rapport with the patient was achieved his constant need of obsessing with SP was dealt. Therapist then focused on the patients social and occupational functioning. He was encouraged to work and make work his passion. With help of these sessions his occupational and social functioning had improved significantly. But, he still wanted the girl back in his life. This need was then death with hypnosis. Through hypnosis he was taught to get comfortable with the absence of the girl in his life. Over 5-6 sessions his desperate need to have her in his life had reduced. The patient is functioning well but still supported with medicines and...
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...There are two main types of therapy, individual psychotherapy and group psychotherapy. Group therapy could be considered more useful than individual therapy because group therapy gathers people with similar problems and allows them to have a discussion about them rather than a one-on-one session with a therapist. If a patient chooses to participate in group therapy, they should be aware that it is most effective if it is long term and can be combined with some individual therapy. Group therapy can help a person break out of their comfort level and improve their social skills. It is important for the patient to realize that they are not alone and that there is nothing wrong with asking for help. Advantages of group therapy: 1. Group Therapy usually costs much less compare to individual therapy. 2. Meeting different people with the problems can give a wider perspective of your own problems. 3. Listening to other people helps understand that you can view and handle problem more than one way. 4. Others people can provide more encouragement and emotional support. 5. Group therapy is of special value in treating problems involving communication with others, such as social phobia. Disadvantages of group therapy: 1. The most common disadvantage of group therapy is that the therapy is generalized, and not always specific to the needs of the individual. Not all clients receive any more attention than any others, so it is often unfocused and impersonal. 2. In any situation...
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...Evaluating Communication Strategies Ashley Billger HSM/ 210 06/26/2013 Duane Smith Evaluating Communication Strategies Working and helping out in any sort of community function I would need to know every approach to help a person. I need to know how I could better assist a client but using different techniques to better assist. Getting to know the clients past and present situation would be a good start. I would need to know what they feel like they need the most help with. I will start with Children that I would be assisting. The approach I would use for a child would be the Behavior Therapy Approach and focusing on using my patients knowing children may not understand their situation. Using direct and active problem solving to help with new skills. Working with Women I would definitely need to know their past behaviors and any issues. Issues like abuse or drug issues are just a few items named to discuss. Better to say this as psychoanalytic therapy and using listening as an approach. Elderly people I would focus on humanistic approach while using Acceptance so I can accept who they have become and their past life and current struggles. Lastly for homeless clients I would focus on Humanistic approach while using empathy. I feel any individuals that are living in a shelter if that, need empathy. They also need listening and communication feedback. I believe this could help get them back on track and encourage them to strive and work for a better future. All of...
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...online items is Therapy. Yes, it is possible to find an online therapist that will assist with any issues that are going on in your life. Getting the help needed with mental well being is only a click away. The following information will give incite to three such cites in the online therapy family. The three are the CBT website, E-Therapy and Internet Therapy. Brief descriptions of each cite will be given along with how regulations and guidelines govern online therapy sessions. Also an opinion of the advantages and disadvantages of online therapy will be provided. CBT Website Online psychotherapy without having to travel is what CBT website gives you. On the website you...
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...Brice Family Assessment/Treatment Plan Christina Blair CMHC/581 June 12, 2012 Shannon Anderson Brice Family Assessment/Treatment Plan Assessment The writre interviewed the Brice family of 5. The family consisted of a father, a mother, 2 girls and 1 boy. David, the father, is mid to late 60 year old Caucasian male. He is tall with square shoulders wearing glasses. He metacommunication Presenting Problem History of Problem- BRIEF Family History Assessment Summary: Another important quality of the co-research position is that of valuing emotional experiences and reflections. Our understanding of the preceding conversation is that in the state of being oppressed by violence, a person is defined by the violence. The concept of choice in that state is a mirage; a woman would not choose violence, but inside of a war zone there is no violence free territory. If the person and the context of violence are separated (deconstructed through externalization) the person's preferred story of their lives outside the "war zone" context can become visible. This distinction became available in the training conversation due to the process of allowing for correction and respecting the trainees feelings of being emotionally connected or disconnected to the unique accounts of those persons oppressed by the problem. Doherty (1991) has described negotiating meanings versus dictating a theme (p. 134). From our reflections about the interviewing process, we have...
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...Comparison/Contrast Paper on the Psychoanalytical, Existential, and Person Centered Therapies BSHS 312 February 6, 2012 Paula Krasselt Comparison and Contrast of the Psychoanalytical, Existential, and Person Centered Therapies Throughout the centuries, different methods and techniques have been developed to help enhance the quality of therapy for people who suffer from different types of behaviors. Many theories about how and what therapy is and most effective techniques have also been sought out and applied. These include psychoanalytical, existential, and person-centered therapies. All have different techniques with yet the same goal is to find a cure and treat the individual’s issue. Through the years clinicians have found one to be more effective than another, and some of the therapies have been modified or enhanced to better treat a client. Psychoanalytical therapy allows patients to cope and understand experiences, whether traumatic or sad. It allows for their experiences to be coped with and to treat the effect of current behavior and feelings due to the experience that the patient has endured. Psychoanalytical therapy looks in-depth at the conscious and unconscious feelings of the patient. Existential therapy is more of a philosophical method of treatment. It allows for the patient to face and accept the inevitable. These patients can be experiencing a difficult way of accepting death or difficult life events. Existential therapy has been studied and evaluated...
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...L.M Personal Model of Helping BSHS/312 January 30, 2012 Personal Model of Helping Entering into the helping professional there were many things that I considered, my main consideration was placed on which theoretical orientation I would use in order to help those whom I would work to assist. In my opinion this was the most important factor regarding my success with a patient/client. I have chosen to put into practice the study of CBT, Motivational Interviewing along with other models of helping which include: the study of creative theory, and the study of multicultural issues. Choosing CBT was an easy task for me for I believe in both the behavioral and cognitive approach/technique, and when combined this form of therapy is successful. Working from an MI perspective will allow me as a future professional to have the knowledge it takes to determine my client(s) ability to change, I will know from using this approach whether or not my clients are ready, willing or able to change, using this approach will permit me to effectively help my clients move gradually towards change, not pushing them but meeting them where they are and helping them to help themselves to where they want to be. Creative Therapy, is a technique used to help individuals or families express what they cannot verbally, these techniques are remarkable in promoting change as well as placing emphasis on having and finding a deeper meaning of self. Studying Multicultural Issues, in my opinion is very...
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