CRT for AN is relatively new and progressive treatment approach that was developed specifically for adult clients like Veronica, which according to
Davies & Tchanturia (2005), provides clients a safe, judgment-free and positive learning environment that:
• Consists of mental exercises aimed at improving cognitive strategies, thinking skills and information processing through practice.
• Promotes reflection on thinking styles.
• Encourages thinking about thinking.
• Helps to explore new thinking strategies in everyday life (Davies & Tchanturia, 2005). The rationale for using cognitive remediation therapy for treating Veronica’s AN was based on the:
• Evidence-based first-choice treatment for adults with anorexia nervosa are limited …show more content…
The goal would be to introduce family members to a broader way of conceptualizing and experiencing their problems in order to achieve the following: Primary problems in family functioning are delineated, scapegoating is neutralized, guilt and blame decreased, empathy for differences increases, family myths and nonfunctional rules are challenged and where new agreements can be formed. Beach, Wamboldt, Kaslow , Heyman, & Reiss (2006) suggested that overall goals should be aimed at developing more effective coping techniques in order to decrease conflict, improve communication and caring relationships.
Specific Interventions for Individual Goals
Throughout history, mirrors have been used to calm, to groom, for self-care, to teach and to foster self-acceptance (Freysteinson, 2009); therefore, an intervention that can be utilized with Veronica to alleviate some of her anxiety and depression would be the Therapeutic Mirror exercise (Gross, 1982). This exercise will force her to look at herself step by step in the mirror until her fear goes away or decreases. Whereas the cognitive part of therapy would involve the reframing of her maladaptive thoughts of being fat and her distorted body …show more content…
• What are your goals for therapy?
• Do you have any plans for harming yourself or anyone else?
Gold, Feinstein, Skidmore & Marx (2011) claimed that generalized anxiety disorder was more likely to appear among lesbian and bisexual women than heterosexual women, whereas depression was more significant among women who felt they must hide their sexual orientation from friends and family. For example: Veronica’s decision to keep her sexual orientating hidden was out of fear of not being accepted by her family, which caused her to experience a tremendous amount of anxiety and stress that led to her depression (Nauert, 2010). Furthermore, men’s shaping or view of women 's sexuality was recognized by Gold and colleagues to have a significant effect on how lesbians see their own bodies due to the different standards in which heterosexual men and lesbians consider to be attractive in women. For example: Lesbians such as Veronica who view themselves with male standards of female beauty (i.e. tall, skinny, large breasts, curvaceous etc.) may experience lower self-esteem, eating disorders, and higher incidence of depression (Gold, Feinstein, Skidmore & Marx,
• Consists of mental exercises aimed at improving cognitive strategies, thinking skills and information processing through practice.
• Promotes reflection on thinking styles.
• Encourages thinking about thinking.
• Helps to explore new thinking strategies in everyday life (Davies & Tchanturia, 2005). The rationale for using cognitive remediation therapy for treating Veronica’s AN was based on the:
• Evidence-based first-choice treatment for adults with anorexia nervosa are limited …show more content…
The goal would be to introduce family members to a broader way of conceptualizing and experiencing their problems in order to achieve the following: Primary problems in family functioning are delineated, scapegoating is neutralized, guilt and blame decreased, empathy for differences increases, family myths and nonfunctional rules are challenged and where new agreements can be formed. Beach, Wamboldt, Kaslow , Heyman, & Reiss (2006) suggested that overall goals should be aimed at developing more effective coping techniques in order to decrease conflict, improve communication and caring relationships.
Specific Interventions for Individual Goals
Throughout history, mirrors have been used to calm, to groom, for self-care, to teach and to foster self-acceptance (Freysteinson, 2009); therefore, an intervention that can be utilized with Veronica to alleviate some of her anxiety and depression would be the Therapeutic Mirror exercise (Gross, 1982). This exercise will force her to look at herself step by step in the mirror until her fear goes away or decreases. Whereas the cognitive part of therapy would involve the reframing of her maladaptive thoughts of being fat and her distorted body …show more content…
• What are your goals for therapy?
• Do you have any plans for harming yourself or anyone else?
Gold, Feinstein, Skidmore & Marx (2011) claimed that generalized anxiety disorder was more likely to appear among lesbian and bisexual women than heterosexual women, whereas depression was more significant among women who felt they must hide their sexual orientation from friends and family. For example: Veronica’s decision to keep her sexual orientating hidden was out of fear of not being accepted by her family, which caused her to experience a tremendous amount of anxiety and stress that led to her depression (Nauert, 2010). Furthermore, men’s shaping or view of women 's sexuality was recognized by Gold and colleagues to have a significant effect on how lesbians see their own bodies due to the different standards in which heterosexual men and lesbians consider to be attractive in women. For example: Lesbians such as Veronica who view themselves with male standards of female beauty (i.e. tall, skinny, large breasts, curvaceous etc.) may experience lower self-esteem, eating disorders, and higher incidence of depression (Gold, Feinstein, Skidmore & Marx,