The Comparison of Reality Therapy and Existential Theory in Addiction Counseling: The Case of Jack Walden University The case of Jack illustrates a number of dilemmas faced by addiction counselors; namely‚ his resistance to treatment and external locus of control. Jack not only denies his need for counseling‚ but also denies that his alcohol use is any fault of his own. Thus‚ this paper will serve to analyze and evaluate two therapeutic approaches that emphasize
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Humanistic-existential is an approach that focuses on the clients’ self-awareness while building the persons’ personal growth. In this approach to counseling the counselor is focusing on what the client believes who they are and who they want to be. Building a person perceptive of themselves have led to the decrease of anxiety‚ depression and has raised the clients’ self-esteem in some instances (Parrish‚ 2008). As of humanistic-existential approach is still controversial‚ studies have been shown
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different counseling theories. The theories outlined are client-centered therapy developed by Carl Rodgers‚ existential therapy developed by Rollo May and Victor Frankl and the Gestalt counseling theory derived from Gestalt psychology. Each theory is still used today with many studies and attempts to study each theory further to align with the changing needs of society. Client-Centered Therapy Approach The client-centered therapy approach was first developed by Carl Rodgers in the 1940’s in the form
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Nine Inch Nails‚ is one that has an existential undertone which allows the song to showcase it morose nature and its emotional importance to the narrator. “Hurt” does not simply contain the common ideas of existentialism but rather demonstrates an existential crisis of which the narrator experiences. An existential crisis occurs when an individual is struggling to identify who he is and what is the reason for his presence in life. Evidence in “Hurt” of an existential crisis is that the narrator shows
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Hamlet’s Existential Crisis In the Renaissance‚ finding oneself seemed to be a major theme. Most of the plays‚ in the renaissance age‚ focused on one thing‚ what to do when one experiences an existential crisis. Shakespeare’s Hamlet explores existential crisis through Young Hamlet’s inability to act. Just like Hamlet‚ I suffer an existential crisis; Whether or not I will go to college‚ and yet I am delaying until the very end. Hamlet’s inability to act comes from his existential crisis because
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Jason Manning Indiana University Humanistic-Existential Perspective Humanistic-Existential Perspective - Understanding of Human Nature Humanistic psychology‚ which is associated with theorists such as Carl Rogers and Fritz Perls and Existential psychology‚ which is associated with theorists such as Irvin Yalom and Victor Frankl share certain concepts that utilize a range of approaches with case conceptualization‚ therapeutic goals‚ intervention strategies‚ and research methodologies (Richert
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My method of intervention I have chosen for an example is; restraint‚ a form of physical intervention. It is an assertive approach to intervention. Dictionary description The act of restraining or the condition of being restrained. Loss or abridgment of freedom. An influence that inhibits or restrains; a limitation. An instrument or a means of restraining. Control or repression of feelings; constraint. Restraint can take many forms. It may be both verbal and physical and may vary in degree
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United States and other developed countries throughout the world. In addition‚ we explore the protocols of containment of the Measles in a healthcare setting with specific patient populations‚ as well as its effect specifically on Physical Therapy interventions. The sources explored for relevant information about the Measles include peer reviewed journals‚ medical websites‚ CDC recommendations‚ and hard cover books that have sections dedicated to this highly communicable disease. Our research
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Humanistic and Existential Personalities Theories According to the CIA World Factbook‚ there are approximately 6.8 billion people living here on the Earth. That makes for a lot of interpersonal relationships and individual personalities in this world that we live in. So is it any wonder why we spend so much time in analyzing how all these people interact with each other and what factors influenced each of these 6.8 billion people? Two different and varying theories attempt to do just that;
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SHOULD ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY EVER BE USED TO TREAT MENTAL DISORDERS? A. Thesis Statement Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment for severe mental illness in which the brain is stimulated with a strong electrical current which induces a seizure. The seizure rearranges the brain’s neurochemistry and results in an elevation of mood. This essay asks: Is ECT any safer and more effective in treating mood disorders than drug therapies? This treatment has a controversial history ever since
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