Animals are such agreeable friends. They ask no questions and they pass no criticism.” So it is no surprise that scholars have long been intrigued by the possibility that animals possess largely untapped therapeutic powers. Most Americans are animal lovers; about 63 percent of U.S. households contain one or more pets‚ according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. Several‚ but not all‚ studies suggest that those of us who own pets tend to be somewhat happier than those of us
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Humanistic therapy is the therapy used in humanism psychologists in order to treat a patient. Some psychologists started to disagree about the explanation of personality by the precedents psycho-theories. Because the theories ignore the qualities that make us unique to the other animal. Some of these psychologists started a humanism school. Humanism theory is started my Maslow and developed by Rogers. The humanism psychologists claimed to be the 3rd force after the behaviourism and psychoanalysis
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After researching electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)‚ I have decided that if a close family member or even myself were severely depressed I would not support the use of ECT. Electroconvulsive therapy consists of an electrical shock‚ which is used to produce a seizure. Many people experience seizures due to some other type of illness or illnesses‚ and in these cases there is medicine taken in order to prevent these occurrences. In deciding my opinion on the topic of ECT I asked myself would I want
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Occupational Therapy By: Chriselda De La Cruz March 22‚ 2012 College Success‚ Orin 0101- P-15 Tuesday and Thursday 2:30pm-3:50pm Dr. Rufino Garcia‚ Jr. The career path I have chosen is Occupational Therapy. My reason for this path is to encourage a mental‚ physical and developmental change in children and adults. I have based my career on providing a therapy that draws a careful analyses and treatment on the emotional‚ mentally‚ physically disabled condition of a patient using
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Victim Chart The scope of this discussion will discover what type of sample chart‚ which is the perpetrator ’s relationship to victims in a rape situation. The first item discussed is identifying what type of chart was used for the information given. The second item discussed is this the best way to display the data. Finally‚ the last discussion is on what type of graph or chart would the author use to present this data and why. The type of chart found on the Internet is a pie chart‚ which
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Through expressive art therapy children can help bring these suppressed emotions to the surface. Expressive art therapy can also aid a child in achieving better self-awareness‚ relief from stress or anxiety‚ learning disorders‚ autism‚ and other traumatic experiences. Through art therapy‚ children receive treatment that is based on their existing strengths‚ weaknesses‚ interests‚ and concerns. It can help children of all ages and races. According to the American Dance Therapy Association website (2009)
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Occupational Therapy is a profession where a therapist’s primary aim is to assist individuals to achieve everyday life skills. Often times‚ many individuals who need therapy have had circumstantial situations in their lives. This prevents them from participating in daily activities. An Occupational Therapist should be able to help an individual adapt to their specific environment and help create a foundation to improve their quality of life. A task can range from self-care skills such as showing
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The Jungian approach of exploring the psyche through Sandplay therapy can be beneficial for children‚ trauma survivors and individuals who have difficulty expressing themselves in talk therapy. Swiss psychiatrist Carl G. Jung emphasized the importance of the psyche and the quest for wholeness. He believed in the attainment of self through individuation‚ involving the growth of a whole and unique human being‚ a deepening awareness‚ and the discovery who we truly are. Jung recognized the importance
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Existential Therapy Key Concepts/Unique Attributes The existential approach is more of a collective group of thoughts rather than a concrete therapy. The existential approach guides the counseling practices. The premise is that individuals guide their own lives and create their own paths. The existential approach unlike psychoanalytical therapy of unconscious boundaries and limitations is based on the fundamental belief that “we are what we choose to be (Corey 2009).” The key concepts are known
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in Louisville‚ Kentucky‚ senior Leianna Dolce and alumna Kelli Knapp took third in the nation for their work in the Social System category. Their project concerned the effects of equine therapy‚ a form of therapy that involves interactions between humans and horses. After observing the calming impacts of therapy dog programs on young children‚ Dolce and Knapp wondered if the same held true for high-school
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