Core Assessment Jessica Ferguson PS 206 Introduction to Guidance and Counseling Abstract This core assessment will be my understanding of the concepts that I have learned in this course. I will define and give examples about the different therapy techniques that I have learned about. I will show that I can adequately explain that I am knowledgeable in my understanding of confidentiality and ethics in counseling. 1. (a) Empathic understanding is when a therapist correctly understands
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ELIJAH MOSS PROFESSOR LEONARD JUNE 12‚ 2013 In the 1991 comedy‚ What About Bob? Bill Murray portrays a peculiar and anxious man that is isolated by his multiple phobias and excessive dependence on therapists. Bob Wiley’s (Bill Murray’s character) fears range from germs to fear of having a heart attack or his bladder explode spontaneously. He will pretend to have Tourette syndrome‚ shouting strange but inappropriate and vulgar combinations of words just to assure himself he does not
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Exam 2 study guide Type A personality A personality pattern characterized by hostility‚ cynicism‚ drivenness‚ impatience‚ competitiveness‚ and ambition. Produces continual stress and often leads to coronary heart disease. Know the difference between the anxiety and stress disorders and symptoms GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD)- A disorder marked by persistent and excessive feelings of anxiety and worry about numerous events and activities Symptoms- Excessive or ongoing anxiety and worry
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Abstract This final assignment is a reflective paper in which the historical‚ philosophical‚ and empirical foundations of the field of learning in psychology and its applications will be discussed. Additionally‚ there will be a discussion of the ways that history has helped to shape important contemporary learning theories and issues. Lastly‚ the paper will provide an explanation of how specific topics and information such as instrumental conditioning techniques and the usefulness of different
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foundation of psychoanalysis. Freud theorised on a wide scale of topics which he used to develop during the course of his writing. Freud’s early childhood of his case study ‘Little Hans’ investigates the unconscious drives and motivations that causes phobias‚ anxieties‚ fantasies and sexual desires. This essay aims to illustrate Freud’s psychodynamic approach of the unconscious mind‚ structure of personality and the how these themes have been influential in the understanding of childhood development.
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eating. * Bulimics-they fell guilty for eating food this results in them getting rid of the guilt by making themselves be sick. * Maintaining phobias- phobias are maintain by people avoiding contact with these phobias this prevents people from overcoming their fears. Classical condition (also behaviourist) this is used to help explain how some phobias are created. Fears are said to be learnt through association of a natural fear response to a particular stimulus Watson and Rayners (1920) experiment
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Abnormal Psychology and Therapy PSY300 Shawna Aubuchon July 2‚ 2013 Abnormal Psychology and Therapy To distinguish psychology from other sciences and to explain how the human mind processes information‚ several schools of thought have emerged. Before the 1950s‚ psychologists used their own theories to diagnose psychiatric disorders. Now in its fourth edition‚ the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) uses a multiaxial system to diagnose mental illnesses (Kowalski
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(recognition of the clients experiences and feelings)‚ and genuineness (expression of the therapist). Behavior Therapy: This therapy helps clients make desirable behavioral changes. This helps clients acquire adaptive behaviors like social skills‚ overcome phobias‚ self-defeating behavior‚ and troubling emotional problems. Client Centered Therapy is a good therapy for Rosalind because it will help her speak to someone about her past experience. The therapist will provide her understanding of her experience
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with the symptoms).Those that experience psychological problems or show disturbed behaviour patterns go to their family doctors. The first line of treatment is medical. Drug therapies are most common for treatment for phobias. An example is anti-anxiety drugs which treat phobias by reducing anxiety levels. Benzodiazeopines (BZs) slow down the activity of the central nervous system by enhancing the activity of GABA‚ a neurotransmitter that has a general quieting effect on many of the neurons in
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strangers(Myers‚ 2010). When in public‚ he displayed a state of being nervous. While walking to Dr. Marvins office‚ he started to chant “I feel good‚ I feel great‚ I feel wonderful”. This is probably caused by having Social Phobia‚ which is a social phobia disorder. People with this phobia tend to stay away from the outside world and be alone(NIHM‚ 2014). This could explain why Bob prefers to work at home. Also‚ he doesn ’t seem to have any friends. Other than his fish‚ and his doctors‚ he doesn ’t communicate
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