In the beginning of this course‚ I never really thought about the theories of counseling in-depth. There were a couple of theories that I was familiar with‚ however‚ I never spent a lot of time with any of them. I am glad we learned about a lot of theoretical orientations and why they are all important. I was able to gain insight in each theory and what they specifically entail and what theory applies to what and how they can relate. I found it interesting that we were able to identify which theoretical
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Psychodynamic Theories of Personality As you have previously learned‚ psychology is comprised of several theoretical orientations and subfields. With respect to the psychodynamic theoretical orientation‚ I would like you to briefly describe how someone from the psychodynamic perspective understands and explains personality development and the structure of the personality. I look forward to your thoughts. Sigmund Freud initially developed the Psychodynamic perspective of personality. It was the
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The perception of personality varies from person to person. The conclusion of what an individual’s personality may be is based upon the criteria of the person observing another. Our profile--our personality--stands in dialectical relationship to perception. What we are as a personality‚ our motives‚ goals‚ temperaments‚ and so on‚ influence what we perceive as a situation; and this perception itself will influence our personality. Each person is a unique personality‚ a profile of motivational‚
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Theories of Counseling: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Jennifer Z Lewis Liberty University Abstract Cognitive behavioral therapy is a form of treatment that helps clients detect and change dysfunctional and false thought and behavioral patterns through restructuring of their thought process. Cognitive behavioral therapy has shown to be effective with many areas of mental distress including depression‚ anxiety‚ eating disorders‚ and substance abuse. Cognitive behavioral therapy has three main founders:
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I have chosen to use the behavior of personality disorder to complete this paper. Personality disorder has a wide array of ten different specific personality disorder. The American Psychiatric Association (2013) defines a personality disorder as a lasting pattern of inner beliefs and behaviors that differ largely from one’s culture. The patterns manifest in two or more of the following areas: cognition‚ affectivity‚ interpersonal functioning‚ and impulse control. This disorder has an onset in adolescence
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beliefs through the means of logic‚ a person could prevent emotional disturbances (Murguia‚ & Diaz‚ 2015). Cognitive refers to; thinking‚ conclusions‚ understandings‚ schemas‚ and biases. Behavioral refers to measurable changes in the way people conduct themselves (Lorenzo-Luaces et al.‚ 2016). Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) shifted away from the psychoanalytic approach to therapy‚ which viewed dysfunctional behavior a result of fundamental mental constructs. CBT was focused on the client’s interactions
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aspects of personality during various points of time. In fact‚ it is the day to day good and bad experiences that shape the personality of an individual. There are different theories of growth of personality of an individual. In this assignment‚ I will take up the case of well-known figure Oprah Winfrey. Based on different theories of personality‚ I will study the factors which contributed to the growth of personality of Oprah Winfrey. Experts have worked on the science of personality development
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Personality Theory and Human Nature This paper will evaluate David M. Buss‚ personality theory and human nature. According to Buss‚ most studies in personality theory are concerned with how and why individuals differ from one another‚ evolutionary psychology primary goal is a description of human nature. The theory of human nature describes what it means to be human‚ and how humans are like one another. David Buss was born on April 1953 in Indianapolis‚ Indiana. He was a high school drop out
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Personality Theories Student BEH/225 August 3‚ 2014 Intructor Personality Theories In history‚ many psychologists have had theories such as Freud‚ Jung‚ Rogers‚ and Maslow. These psychologists have suggested a number of theories based on personality to attempt to explain similarities and offer reasons for differences in personalities. The following approaches such as psychoanalytic‚ humanistic‚ social learning‚ type‚ and trait theories will be defined through emphasizing both the strengths
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Weiten‚ Chapter 11‚ Personality Theory‚ Research and Assessment Personality can be defined as an individual’s unique collection of consistent behavioral traits‚ which make human being hardwired to act in certain ways in certain situations. Some of the ways in which we behave are basic. These basic behaviors‚ scientists believe‚ can determine less basic behaviors. For example‚ if a person tends to be boisterous and easily irritated‚ this may stem from a basic excitable personality trait. Cattell
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