Alfred Adler and Karen Horney I agree with Alfred Adler when he states that a sense of inferiority drives people to succeed. I can relate to this theory because I am very affected by others’ actions around me. If somebody that I idolize is prospering in a certain area‚ I may feel inferior and strive to meet his or her level. For example‚ when running with a partner who is faster than me‚ I always push myself and increase my pace significantly. Many people are driven by
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This essay looks to explain the importance of theory in underpinning competence in counselling practice. The theoretical approaches that shall be discussed relate to the psychodynamic approach‚ the humanistic approach and the cognitive behavioural approaches in psychology from which counselling practice have evolved. Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytical theory is a good place to start as it covers many different methods of therapeutic intervention. Freud is recognised as the first psychologist to develop
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into the patients situation. There are many different forms of therapy‚ using the following techniques "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and sensorimotor psychotherapy". For the psychiatrist helping someone with DID can present a challenge. The patient can "switch" at any given moment into their alter. This can create chaos during therapy and potentially set the patient back from any progress made. The therapist
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immersed them selves into the art making that it took on meditative properties in which either all thought focused on the art making process or there was unconscious expressions of self that may have otherwise been difficult to express in verbal psychotherapy. Psychological safe spaces were another theme noted in the research data. Art making allowed many participants to go to a place where they felt safe from their symptoms‚ allowed for the expression of thoughts in a safe and healthy manner to be
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References: Dryden. W. &‚ Mytton. J (1999) Four Approaches to Counselling and Psychotherapy. London: Routledge Hough. M. (2010) Counselling Skills and Theory (3rd ed.). Croydon: Hodder Education Rogers. C‚ R. (1980) Ways of Being. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Sutton. J. & Stewart. W (2008) Learning to Counsel (3rd ed.). Oxford: How To Books
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Abstract Family Therapy is very important in many families and homes for several reasons. Family therapy helps many families with communication issues and it helps to resolve major family conflicts. Family therapy also assists family members become able to relate to one another in a positive way. Family therapy also helps families going through traumatic events such deaths‚ divorces‚ and major illnesses. Family therapy can involve certain members of the family or the
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What is unique about Solution Focused Brief Therapy? What is unique about Solution Focused Brief Therapy is that it focuses on the individual’s strengths and possibilities not their limitations and weakness. The therapy has no interested in gaining understanding of the problem‚ instead this therapy is geared toward helping individual clients look forward and use his/her own strengths to achieve their goals. This therapy also focuses on finding out what individuals are doing that is working and
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References: Bordin‚ E.S. (1979) The generalizability of the psychoanalytic concept of the working alliance. ‘Psychotherapy: Theory‚ Research and Practice. 16(3): pg 252-260. Cully‚ S and Bond‚ T. (2004) ‘Integrative Counselling Skills in Action’. Pg 18. London. Sage. Egan‚ G. (2010) ‘The Skilled Helper: A Problem-Management and Opportunity-Development Approach to
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For this case‚ I would be paying attention to how Jackson’s father and sister’s mental illnesses contribute to the family dynamic and Jackson’s experiences. It is fact that two people in the family have received diagnoses let me to consider potential genetic and environmental causes for Jackson’s struggles. Also‚ the family’s report that they use their religious affiliation to explain other people’s behaviors in a judgmental manner may be contributing to how Jackson views himself. It would be helpful
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Psychoanalysis and psychodynamic Approach Psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapies are possible in intervention for hydrocephalus. This approach focuses on changing problematic behaviors‚ feelings‚ and thoughts by discovering their unconscious meanings and motivations. Psychoanalytically oriented therapies are characterized by a close working partnership between therapist and patient. Patients learn about themselves by exploring their interactions in the therapeutic relationship. While psychoanalysis
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