use in psychotherapy. Every person shares the experience with those around them of just living. Existential theory focuses on “how does a person survive the difficulties and losses of life‚ and is it possible to emerge from such experience as fuller‚ better‚ stronger human beings?” (Magnione & Keady‚ 2007). It seems that expressive arts therapy would help in this process‚ but how? Can the arts be used in the existential framework of psychotherapy? Existential Theory and Psychotherapy To better
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Can traditional systems of healing survive? Growing up in a modern‚ western society has a strong influence and impact on our views. In particular‚ our views on healing systems. We are often encouraged to seek healing or treatments based on a biomedical research‚ and practices. This is based on the economic status of the society and personal finances‚ politics‚ and access to resources. In general‚ this tends to be promoted throughout communities as being more effective and efficient. Although‚ western
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Abstract Paranoid personality disorder is a disorder characterized by mistrust and suspicion. It is a very unusual disorder that has barely been researched; thus‚ it is not understood very well. However‚ it can sometimes be treated with psychotherapy. Paranoid personality disorder has been characterized by “Mr. Queeg”‚ who has had several complications regarding his disorder. People like Queeg are often regarded as “crazy” and “unacceptable” to people who don ’t understand. I think that this is
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Abortion as a Health Ethics Issue There has been an ongoing controversy surrounding the moral and legal status of abortion. The two main groups involved are the pro-choice movement (the right of women to choose whether to keep the fetus) and the pro-life movement (the right of the unborn child to be born). According to Don Marquis‚ abortion is seriously morally wrong because it is an act of killing a being with a right to life and killing a being with a right to life is seriously morally wrong
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based on efficacy and cost-effectiveness‚ thus easing access and time restraints for psychological clinicians. However‚ NICE has been criticized by some as taking an incompatible approach to mental health which raises some concerns. NICE utilizes a biomedical approach when producing guidelines for mental health problems‚ however‚ in many cases this approach is not appropriate since‚ as Mollon (2010) discusses‚ it undermines the individuality of mental distress and the benefit interpersonal exploration
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depression are loss of interest in normal daily activities‚ feeling sad or down‚ feeling hopeless‚ Feeling fatigued or weak‚ Feeling worthless and suicidal behavior. Post-traumatic stress disorder treatment often includes both medications and psychotherapy. This combined approach can help improve your symptoms and teach you skills to cope better with the traumatic event and its aftermath. Antidepressants can help symptoms of both depression and anxiety. Another treatment is group therapy. All these
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What changes did you experience in your psychotherapy practice after making Cognitive Therapy your main orientations? I found that clarity both for me and for my patients increased dramatically as we examined presenting problems from the perspective of the Cognitive Therapy Model‚ and using Cognitive
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Essay on The Prevention of AIDS and HIV AIDS prevention programs take two primary tacks: biomedical intervention and behavioral modification. Recommended biomedical interventions include securing the safety of blood and blood products‚ usually through the screening of donors; treating other sexually transmitted diseases that may increase the risk of HIV infection; and treating HIV-infected pregnant women with ARVs to reduce the risk of transmission to their children. A number of researchers
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older women who come into the clinic looking for help coping with these feelings of depression which stem from isolation and loneliness. This group psychotherapy will fill a much-needed gap in care for this population. A meta-analysis answering the question whether group psychotherapy for older (55+) adults was effective showed that group psychotherapy benefits older adults. It also provides us with further data that is important to keep in mind when considering group therapy for older women. Some
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The scientific field is like a cancer tumour; it never stops growing or dividing. The scientific field comprises of various different aspects‚ DIVIDING into its 3 main groups; Biology‚ Chemistry and Physics. Within those groups it GROWS into little sub-topics such as human physiology‚ organic chemistry or particle physics. And within those groups‚ it SPREADS into each of the other groups such as particle physics‚ biochemistry and biophysics. We are living in an era where there are innovative inventions
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