Today was an interesting class on the Three Approaches to Instruction. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. In my opinion you cannot use one approach alone. For some younger age children the Humanistic and Cognitive approach have to be incorporated with the Behavioural. According to The Cognitive approach‚ one needs prior knowledge and experience. For example‚ to be able to teach a class of kindergartners or first graders a teacher can see that the students do not have much prior knowledge
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Mental disorders are dismissed by people today because they are internal. When a person has a cold they cough‚ when a person has sunburn they turn red or peel‚ but when a person has a mental disorder they and that ’s where the debate begins. Do mental disorders truly exist? What are the causes? As a result of mental disorders some people exhibit a change in behavior or do things outside of what is status quo. That leads me to my topic - the psychoanalytic approach vs. the humanistic approach
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Introduction Humanistic therapy is a multi-faceted perspective that embraces a diverse collection of practical approaches: existential‚ constructivist‚ and transpersonal. The existential approach emphasises freedom‚ experiential reflection‚ and responsibility; the constructivist approach focuses on personal and social constructions of psychological growth processes; and transpersonal approach emphasises spiritual and transcendent dimensions of psychological wellness. Despite its multifarious perspective
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A depressive disorder in a person is characterized by the dysregulation of emotion in a person’s life. People with depressive disorder lack pleasures in life‚ and may feel sad for no specific reason or may also feel a sense of elation in the absence of a great achievement. Major depressive disorder (MDD) involves a significant depressive episode‚ and such lethargies and hopelessness last for about two weeks. MDD affects the daily functioning and is also the leading cause of disability in the United
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demonstrate various concepts within this approach. I shall touch on the seven stages one goes through whilst attending therapy and how this may benefit both the Client and the Therapist‚ followed by the three primary core conditions plus Spirituality- the fourth condition of which Roger was in the process of developing before his death. I shall also be looking at some developments by other Therapist and finally both the strengths and limitations to this approach. In my opinion Carl Rogers sums it
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Rogers (1977)‚ views human nature as phenomenological‚ meaning that humans structure themselves according to their own perceptions of reality. The humanistic approach to psychotherapy focuses on the client striving for self-actualisation. Person-centred therapy aims for the client to achieve independence and integration by concentrating on their own growth‚ allowing wider understanding of their own problems (Rogers‚ 1977). The promotion of a growth-focused environment is vital for a client as stated
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Humanistic is a term in psychology relating to an approach which studies the person as a whole and the uniqueness of each individual. The main goals of this counselling approach are to find out how individuals perceive themselves here and now and to recognise their strengths‚ growth‚ self-direction and responsibilities. This approach is optimistic and attempts to help individuals by offering a non-judgemental‚ understanding experience. Unlike other therapies the client is responsible for improving
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MDD Intro Major depressive disorder (MDD)‚ more commonly known as depression‚ is a mental disorder characterized by a consistent and persistent low mood that is accompanied by low self-esteem and by a loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. Two of the most common symptoms include sadness and loss of interest in daily activities. Social‚ occupational‚ educational or other important functioning must also be negatively impaired by the change in mood. For instance‚ a person who
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Major Depressive Disorder What is major depressive disorder? According to the DSM library‚ the symptoms of major depressive disorder can include: a depressed mood more often than not (this mood can include hopelessness‚ emptiness‚ etc.)‚ diminishes pleasure or interest in daily activity‚ unintended weight loss or weight gain‚ fatigue‚ insomnia or hypersomnia‚ and thoughts of death. Risk factors for major depressive disorder can include: a neurotic attitude‚ difficult childhood experiences‚ genetic
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Depressive Disorder Jane a 29 year old lady has reported cases of feeling sad all day‚ accompanied by daily crying spells in her day. She also reported cases of distressed and disturbed sleeping patterns where she would experience insomnia in some days. Her sleeping patterns included cases of difficulty in falling asleep where she would spend several hours trying to fall asleep. Other times Jane could not fall asleep at all‚ and if she did‚ it was only for very few hours. All this time was spent
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