Out of the three interventions I believe that CBT would work best with a client who is a veteran and suffering from PTSD as well as an opioid addiction. CBT focuses on each client and what they need that is best for them. This treatment helps with mental disorders as well as addressing substance abuse. This helps to find a solution to approach to treatment. This can help when exploring client’s individual relationships among feelings‚ thoughts‚ and behaviors. This is also short term and a more hands
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rationale and an empirically demonstrable success rate. In addition to the wealth of published case histories there are a plethora of controlled studies attesting to the efficacy of CBT interventions with an equally diverse range of psychological and behavioral conditions. (Emmelkamp et al 1992). Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of therapy that aims to help a person manage their problems by changing how they think and act. It is a problem solving approach which recognizes that clients have
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Depression - Psychodynamic Theory I have been interested in the mechanics of depression since childhood‚ when my mother ‘suffered with her nerves’ - her explanation of what I now recognise as a very severe melancholia defined by Burton in 1621 as "a kind of dotage without a fever‚ having for his ordinary companions fear and sadness‚ without any apparent occasion" (p739). My interest was further compounded by my clients‚ Valerie and Jo‚ when it become apparent to me that depression is one of the
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The main aspect of the psychodynamic theory is that behavior is directed by forces within one’s personality‚ but is usually hidden in the subconscious. According to Sigmund Freud‚ behavior is caused by unconscious thoughts‚ impulses and desires. He also theorized that many of our unconscious thoughts are too hard for us to deal with and so are repressed. Many of Freud’s theories seem either extreme or brilliant‚ but I can’t make up my mind about this one. I don’t think that people walk around like
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personal issues regarding self-worth. So‚ while the therapy takes on board the task of tackling individual assumptions about the importance of weight and shape‚ it also challenges underlying core beliefs about the personal identity of sufferers. CBT emphasizes homework‚ goal setting‚ and self-monitoring. The advantages of group therapy in general have been described by Yalom (1985) and include altruism‚ installation of hope‚ interpersonal learning‚ and modeling. If you look on this issue
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CBT has been studied as a treatment for specific phobia (Craske & Rowe‚ 1997) either alone (Booth & Rachman‚ 1992; de Jongh et al.‚ 1995; O’Donahue & Szymanski‚ 1993) or in combination with exposure-based treatments (Kamphuis &Telch‚ 2000; Koch‚ Spates‚& Himle‚ 2004). In CBT‚ patients are taught to identify and alter their fears that maintain the phobic reaction‚ and the CBT techniques used to accomplish this include cognitive restructuring (de Jongh et al.‚ 1995) and guided threat reappraisal (Kamphuis
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overview of CBT and an understanding of the current relevance of this model. The main principles/philosophical tenets on which CBT is based. The key concepts/main features of CBT and how they can be used to understand individuals and work with issues‚ conditions and human behaviour. An understanding of the BACP Ethical Framework and its importance in counselling practice. An assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of CBT‚ as well as an understanding of the similarities and differences between CBT and
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CBT - Case Study Identifying Information For the purposes of the case study the client will be called Jane. Jane is a 22 year old single white British female who lives with her parents in a house outside the city. She is heterosexual and has had a boyfriend for seven years. She feels unable to discuss her issues with her boyfriend. Her parents both have mental health issues and Jane does not feel able to talk to her mother about her problems. She has an older brother she has a good relationship
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modern psychological perspectives. These perspectives are behavioral‚ psychodynamic‚ humanistic‚ cognitive‚ sociocultural‚ and biological. Each perspective has its own unique way of explaining the human behavior. I believe to truly explain the complex mental processes and behavior‚ each perspective must be examined‚ not limited to just one. The following is my explanation and comparisons between two of these perspectives: psychodynamic and behavioral. "The behavioral view is defined as the psychological
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CBT and REBT share some similarities‚ they both rely in reality testing‚ and it is described as a highly organized process in the therapy process. Both approaches perceive human nature as series of past experiences shaping the level those clients may misconstrue versions of reality (Corey‚ 2013‚ p.305). The main goal for both approaches is centered in therapeutic change for the client as a result of the therapist interaction. REBT describes the therapist approach as an educational process. The
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