Demi Lovato went to the gym to distract her. The gym gives Demi Lovato a sense of community (Lovato, 2017). It helps her not feel so alone (Lovato, 2017). Demi Lovato does jujutsu. This helps Demi Lovato take her mind off negative thoughts. Jujutsu helps Demi Lovato with positive thinking. There is a reward system. The reward system is getting a higher level belt which is signified by a different color (Lovato, 2017). You start off with a white belt (Lovato, 2017). Every time you get a promotion you get a stripe (Lovato, 2017). You need to have four stripers before moving onto another belt (Lovato, 2017). This gives Demi Lovato a sense of accomplishment and positive reinforcement. Another treatment is cognitive therapy. Cognitive therapy
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For example, if Demi Lovato doesn’t get a role in a T.V. show or movie instead of thinking it is because I was terrible she could think the part wasn’t the right fit or there are other parts out there. Demi Lovato will eventually stop thinking negatively and instinctively think positively. Another way to treat major depressive disorder is through interpersonal psychotherapy. “Interpersonal psychotherapy is based on the idea that adolescent depression affects relationships, which in turn affect mood. The treatment is structured around addressing and identifying the problem areas” (Mash & Wolfe, 2016). This treatment involves the therapist and Demi Lovato. There are three phases of interpersonal psychotherapy. The first one is the initial phase. This phase addresses the diagnosis of depression and educates Demi Lovato and her family about depression. The initial phase introduces the principles of interpersonal psychotherapy and the structure of treatment (Mash & Wolfe, 2016). During this phase, Demi Lovato finds out her interpersonal problems and the treatment needed. “The middle phase further clarifies the …show more content…
The ACTION program teaches people how they can help improve their mood. Demi is taught to always finding something to do to feel better, catch the positive, think about it as a problem, inspect the situation, open yourself up to the positive, and never get stuck in the negative muck (Mash & Wolfe, 2016). The ACTION program involves Demi Lovato and her parents. Demi Lovato is given exercises in a workbook to help her cope with different situations. The exercises had examples of different situations, negative thinking, and a coping response. For example, the situation will say “You accidentally drop your books. A group of classmates is talking and laughing at the other side of the room” (Mash & Wolfe, 2016). The negative thinking response is “Now look at what I’ve done. They must think I’m a complete idiot” (Mash & Wolfe, 2016). The workbook will then say the coping response to this negative thought should be “No, they’re probably laughing at something else. Besides, I know them. They’re not like that. It’s not like I’m the first person ever to drop her books. It’s really no big deal” (Mash & Wolfe, 2016). The way Demi Lovato’s parents help her is they facilitate Demi Lovato’s use of effective strategies outside of treatment and to change events that may contribute to and prolong Demi Lovato’s problems. Changing the maladaptive patterns within the family is important since a negative parent-child
For example, if Demi Lovato doesn’t get a role in a T.V. show or movie instead of thinking it is because I was terrible she could think the part wasn’t the right fit or there are other parts out there. Demi Lovato will eventually stop thinking negatively and instinctively think positively. Another way to treat major depressive disorder is through interpersonal psychotherapy. “Interpersonal psychotherapy is based on the idea that adolescent depression affects relationships, which in turn affect mood. The treatment is structured around addressing and identifying the problem areas” (Mash & Wolfe, 2016). This treatment involves the therapist and Demi Lovato. There are three phases of interpersonal psychotherapy. The first one is the initial phase. This phase addresses the diagnosis of depression and educates Demi Lovato and her family about depression. The initial phase introduces the principles of interpersonal psychotherapy and the structure of treatment (Mash & Wolfe, 2016). During this phase, Demi Lovato finds out her interpersonal problems and the treatment needed. “The middle phase further clarifies the …show more content…
The ACTION program teaches people how they can help improve their mood. Demi is taught to always finding something to do to feel better, catch the positive, think about it as a problem, inspect the situation, open yourself up to the positive, and never get stuck in the negative muck (Mash & Wolfe, 2016). The ACTION program involves Demi Lovato and her parents. Demi Lovato is given exercises in a workbook to help her cope with different situations. The exercises had examples of different situations, negative thinking, and a coping response. For example, the situation will say “You accidentally drop your books. A group of classmates is talking and laughing at the other side of the room” (Mash & Wolfe, 2016). The negative thinking response is “Now look at what I’ve done. They must think I’m a complete idiot” (Mash & Wolfe, 2016). The workbook will then say the coping response to this negative thought should be “No, they’re probably laughing at something else. Besides, I know them. They’re not like that. It’s not like I’m the first person ever to drop her books. It’s really no big deal” (Mash & Wolfe, 2016). The way Demi Lovato’s parents help her is they facilitate Demi Lovato’s use of effective strategies outside of treatment and to change events that may contribute to and prolong Demi Lovato’s problems. Changing the maladaptive patterns within the family is important since a negative parent-child