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    Theoretical Orientation

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    Cognitive Behavior Therapy My personal theoretical orientation to counseling is Cognitive-Behavioral therapy. Cognitive-Behavioral therapy helps the client to uncover and alter distortions of thought or perceptions which may be causing or prolonging psychological distress. The theoretical foundations of CBT are essentially those of the behavioral and cognitive approaches. CBT leads to a clear‚ persuasive‚ and evidence-based description of how normal and abnormal behavior develops and changes (Kramer

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    Conservative Viewpoints

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    political topics. As a whole‚ I have discovered that I do not possess strong liberal or strong conservative viewpoints. For the most part‚ I am in between: not strongly associating with either side. However‚ there were a few statements that caught my attention and triggered my thought process. First of all‚ I was surprised by the results. In the beginning I was expecting to get a clear answer: either I had conservative viewpoints or I had liberal viewpoints. I did not anticipate that most people would fall

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    embassies complaining of mistreatment and abuse‚ non-payment of wages‚ or overwork. In fact‚ credible human rights groups estimate that up to 10 percent of those working as domestic helpers in Kuwait are subject to some form of exploitation. The "maid issue" has gotten so bad - and such bad press - that even the Kuwaiti government has acknowledged a serious problem. In the last six months‚ the government has promised to set up a hotline for housemaids to report abuse‚ convene a committee to investigate

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    2.1 and 2.2: What to do if there are suspicions or if someone alleges they are being abused Recognise Recognise the signs and symptoms or believe what you are told Respond Comfort - warm and caring Reassure the person that you believe them and that it is not their fault/they are in no way to blame Do not promise that you will keep it secret (may need to pass on to help them‚ important not to say one thing and do another) but only to people who need to know and will help Protect the individual

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    King’s drug and alcohol abuse. King knew he had a problem with his abuse. He also knew that it effected him mentally and physically. He admitted this when he says “I wanted to gab them and hit them.” while referring to his children. He then says “Even though I didn’t do it‚ I felt guilty because of my brutal impulses.” He wasn’t proud of the thoughts he had and he knew that he would not be having those thoughts if he was not abusing the drugs. He made various references how he feels about his own

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    Psychodynamic Perspective

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    the earlier psychologists able to make us understand more about gang violence that is increasing in amount nowadays. 3.0 PSYCHODYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE 3.1 DEFINITION Psychodynamic referred to as an approach to psychology that emphasises systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behaviour‚ feelings and emotions and how they might relate to early experience. It is especially interested in the dynamic relations between conscious motivation and unconscious motivation

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    The Causes and Effects of Alcohol Abuse  For about 10% to 12% of the 140 million adults in the United States who drink‚ the use of alcohol develops into addiction. Alcoholism in men is approximately two to three times greater than in women (14% of male drinkers vs. 6% of female drinkers). In addition onset of alcoholism usually occurs at a younger age in men than in women (Fay‚ 1998). In terms of consumption 20% of drinkers consume 80% of all alcohol (Babor‚ 2010).   There has been an abundance

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    PSYCHODYNAMIC FRQ

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    FRQ’S Psychodynamic therapy is aimed to reveal a client’s unconscious in order to relieve stress or tension. This therapy could be used on Matilda because by if they could reveal the reason of her phobia she may be able to overcome it herself. This type of therapy was founded by Sigmund Freud. Behavior therapy is therapy focused on only observable behaviors of a person and works towards changing those behaviors. This therapy could help Matilda because they target her behavior which is the thing

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    assumptions of the psychodynamic approach. [4] Outline two assumptions of the biological approach. [4] Outline two assumptions of the cognitive approach. [4] Outline two assumptions of the behaviourist approach. [4] Question 1b – Theory:- B) Describe Freud’s theory of personality development. [8] Describe Selye’s GAS Model. [8] Describe the Attribution Theory. [8] Describe the Social Theory of Aggression. [8] Question 2 – Therapy:- Describe how the psychodynamic approach has been

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    Psychodynamic Family Therapy

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    Ron Pinson Psychology 643 Intro to Marriage & Family Therapy Autumn 2011 Professor Katrin Sanford‚ MS‚ LMFT Anna Maria College PSYCHODYNAMIC FAMILY THERAPY PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY The Beginnings of Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud was the discoverer and inventor of psychoanalysis and coined the term in 1896 after publishing studies on Hysteria with Joseph Breuer in 1895. Psychoanalysis still remains unsurpassed in its approach to understanding human motivation‚ character development‚ and

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