medical service and produce effective results‚ there are underlying issues the physical therapy community face and challenges physical therapists must overcome each day. Beneath the exercises and therapy sessions lies an enormity of obstacles such as emotional stress‚ physical demands‚ and long work hours. If not handled properly‚ these difficulties can cause complications before‚ during‚ and after each therapy session. In addition‚ a controversy‚ such as direct access‚ can cause a snowball of problems
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Conversion Therapy Conversion therapy in America is not a completely new topic‚ but it is still a controversial one. Ever since it took root in the nation‚ it has either been defended or opposed. This topic has become more relevant after the election of Donald Trump. His running mate Mike Pence openly supports conversion therapy. The defenders of this process want to eliminate homosexuality by attempting to force people to become straight‚ which almost always fails. People are also often forced
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their first session of electroconvulsive therapy because they’ve been told by doctors that it’ll make them happier. However‚ the doctors often fail to mention that they themselves don’t even understand how or why electroconvulsive therapy ¨works¨‚ they only assume that it resets your brain’s functions but this hasn’t been proven. What good could possibly come from an electrically induced seizure? Some people firmly believe that electroconvulsive therapy is a miracle treatment that saves lives and
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Taking hormones to reduce the effects and symptoms of menopause is called hormone therapy (HT). There are advantages and disadvantages of taking hormones to reduce the symptoms and effects of menopause. During the 1990’s‚ physicians commonly prescribed HT for menopausal women because they thought that it would "protect women against heart disease and dementia" (Bee‚ 2012‚ pg.394). However‚ the perception of this therapy changed when a study was posted in 2002 by the Women’s Health Initiative (Bee
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Gene therapy was introduced into the scientific field around 1972‚ which led to the first attempt at its use in 1980. Although original efforts were unsuccessful‚ this event ignited research into the idea‚ which has led to the multiple developments in gene therapy still being refined today. Around the same time‚ biotechnology also emerged as a new and ingenious tool in field of biology which only furthered the potential abilities of gene therapy. Current research surrounding these fields combines
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Describe person centred counselling. Carl Rogers was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. Carl Rogers was found to be the sixth most eminent psychologist of the 20th century and second amoung clinicians‚ only to Sigmund Freud. The person centred approach was his own unique approach to understanding personality and human relatinships. This found wide application in various domains such as psychotherapy and
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Running head: WEB-BASED THERAPY PROS AND CONS Web-based Therapy Pros and Cons December 9‚ 2005 Web-based Therapy Pros and Cons In this age of the Internet‚ it is hardly surprising that thousands of therapists are setting up online services‚ inviting persons with problems to e-mail their questions and concerns. This gives them the opportunity to have more clients‚ which in turn means more money for them. Such services can cost as much as two dollars per minute. They have raised concerns
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person centered values are about individuals needs Person centred values are about individuals needs‚ rights‚ choices‚ privacy‚ independence dignity and respect. All adults have the right to live their lives being free from harm which can involve abuse violence and fear‚ they have the right to be protected and the right to independence and justice. You must be able to support the individual’s right to be part of a community and have relationships in their every
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many theories‚ sometimes very different from each other. There are‚ however‚ three major theoretical approaches: “humanistic”‚ “psychodynamic” and “cognitive behavioural” and within each of these approaches there are discrete models‚ for example‚ “person centred” and “transpersonal”. This diversity of counselling theories and approaches is really valuable and important. Why? Because the different theories relate to different ways of thinking about how people develop and manage their lives and reflects
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Thought Field Therapy What is Thought Field Therapy (TFT)? Developed by Dr. Roger Callahan to help persons cope with psychological issues Based on the theory of energy fields‚ as utilized in acupuncture Opens meridian points to allow the body’s energy to flow freely Reduces negative feelings associated with psychological issues (Callahan‚ 2016) How is TFT used? One visualizes or focuses on a negative experience‚ thought or emotion to identify the thought field associated with the negativity
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