Jerrylene, Thanks for the post! I think family therapy play a big role in recovery for patient's who is diagnosed with schizophrenia. Regardless with any diseases that a patient has, having your family there to help and support you is the most important aspect. It shows that the love ones do care and want just the best for the patient recovery. However, it is sometime a stuggles to care for a sick patient, espcially if he or she has a personality disorder because you do need a full knowledge of
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Part of rehabilitation after an injury in the brain is aimed at being able to try and rebuild connections between the nerve cells or neurons (Campbell, 2009). The rebuilding between nerve cells or neurons can provide a high chance in making it possible for a function that has been previously managed by a damaged area to be taken over by another undamaged are. I came across a very interesting video that was broadcasted on ABC, hosted by Leigh Sales. The video features Psychiatrist Norman Doidge, who
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It is commonly known that depression involves the interaction of both biological and psychosocial factors (Syvalahti, 1994). However, there are many characteristics of depression that cannot be explained on psychodynamic grounds- such as a decrease in weight, changes in libido and sleeping disorders (Syvalahti, 1994). A look into the biological causes of depression indicates that serotonin, a compound that acts as a neurotransmitter and regulates our emotional reactions, is a major variable in the
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Complicated Negativity Maisie Dobbs is a private investigator trying to solve everyone’s problem from the effects of the devastating WWI. The war brings so many troubles in the book, whether they are physical, mental, or emotional it still affects the characters. One did not have to actually be in the war to undergo the circumstances of it. The novel Maisie Dobbs is set in England before, during, and after the war. Maisie Dobbs goes through different stages of her life from the start of the war
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Western Psychotherapies for Asians Based on the data that Asian Americans severely underutilize mental health services, more research has been done on figuring out ways to increase the use of resources and retention in treatment. One focus has been on disseminating knowledge regarding culturally competent therapy, which has led to the establishment of guidelines for culturally sensitive therapy (Asnaani & Hofmann, 2012; Association of Black Psychologists, 2003; Chang & Myers, 1997; Leong, 1986;
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Prior to taking this course, I knew there were several theoretical orientations which could be used, though I was unaware of how many or how they could be applied. Therefore, when the course began I felt that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) would be my orientation. However, as I read and learned about the styles I began to levitate towards Gestalt Theory, which is a person to person type of relationship, where the therapist reactions must be honest and immediate, and makes the assumptions that
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Lori, I enjoyed your post. I had not considered mindfulness as an intervention for child abuse survivors, however, I can understand the benefits based on your post and related articles. Per Gladding (2015), many child abuse survivors will need more than one modality as if affects a child’s emotions, cognitions, or physical abuse. Additionally, Solution focused therapy (SFT) is suggested due to the extremist nature of focusing on solutions for problem behaviors (Oliver and Charles, 2015). SFT is
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In the discussion board for this analysis, you will describe what theory or theories you felt would most fit with your style and why. Questions include: 1. What theory or theories did you most want to adopt and why? Give several sentences using the vocabulary from your text. Since my current goal is to work with individuals who are suffering from disorders that may stem from negative thoughts, I am very interested in the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive Therapy. I am
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Social participation with someone that has suffered from TBI can be difficult for a person because in some cases they been have forgotten how to properly interact or how do social activities on their own or with peers. In this EBP the forms used for advancement of social participations were social skills training and peer mentoring and community mobility interventions (Powell,Rich & Wise, 2012). The review reported that there not enough documentation was available on social skills and peer mentoring
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Shell shock was a very common thing that people suffered during World War 1 and World War 2. Shell shock is like a reaction of when you are exposed to intense bombardment and sometimes just for being in war as well. Shell shock is considered a Physical injury because of the effects it has on some people. The effects are not the same on all people. However, there are some effects that were common among some soldiers. According to "MedicineNet.com, Shell shock was The World War I name for what is known
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