: Resident stated “I do not have any friends here. I wouldn’t remember their names anyway” and “I am not really a part of this community.” Patient feels that her daughter is her only support. O: Resident does not interact with other patients during my shift. She does not go to many community activities.…
PH’s treatment involves a combination of psychotherapy and antidepressant medication. Following the social learning/interpersonal model, the focus of his therapy is increasing PH’s activity level and helping him learn new social skills, encouraging PH to take part in activities such as joining the other residents in playing bingo, to functions that take place outside of the facility, such as going to museum. One of the hopes is to interrupt and reverse the ongoing process in which social isolation, rumination, and inactivity are leading to increased depression, depression is leading him to further withdraw himself from others. Through the development of new response patterns, particularly those involving interpersonal communication and social…
Week Three Worksheet Express Yourself: What NOT to Do in the Digital Environment Worksheet Student Name: Nicole Lynady Purpose: Use this worksheet to identify and explain styles in which we communication. Prepare: Read module five in your textbook, and complete the “Express Yourself: What NOT to Do in the Digital Environment” activity. Write: In question 1 and 2, you will discuss formal and informal communication and give an example of how you use each of the styles of communication.…
PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ANXIETY Emilio is experiencing anxiety and that can be marked by his restlessness, irritability and sadness. He was experiencing this feelings because he did not have a sense of belonging that is why he always withdrawn himself at family functions. He then became used to being on his own and in the world that he prefers. He felt like the world is against him. In terms of cognition, he experienced poor concentration as he has trouble remembering words and needed assistance in order to focus.…
Conceptualization I used the concepts of Alfred Adler 's Individual Psychology to conceptualize my client. I used Adlerian play therapists model as they believe the therapeutic powers of play, art, and interaction will facilitate the process of working with clients by creating a bond between the therapist and the client based on shared fun (Kottman, 2001). An Adlerian therapist bases therapeutic work on the belief that all people are socially embedded, goal-directed, and creative beings.…
Vincent James is an eighteen-year-old Caucasian male who has been referred to me because of reported social anxiety. Vincent is single, recently graduated from high school, and is living with his grandmother. He does not have a job, or a driver’s license, and is concerned about his future, as he wants to transition into adulthood, but cannot bring himself to do the things that he wants to do, in order to have the things he wants. Vincent’s parents are divorced, and living on opposite sides of the United States. Vincent recognizes that he needs to strike out on his own, but is terrified of the prospect of having to interact with the public in order to achieve those ends.…
John it is your turn," said Mr. Glass. I picked my head up looking around the room searching for the answer; still sitting there puzzled. It is my first day here and I am basically showing my therapist the exact reason I am attending this session. I opened my mouth to speak finally, nothing came out, Mr. Glass raised his hand towards me. He understood my condition; a sigh of relief was lifted off my shoulders; i placed my head back on the table.…
Mrs. Harding completed a Vineland-3 questionnaire designed for parents or caregivers. Her responses indicate that Brendan’s overall adaptive behavior is Moderately Low Compared to same age children. His Adaptive Behavior Composite (ABC) score is 71 (3rd percentile). Brendan’s communication abilities fell as a strength in comparison to his other domains measured on the Vineland-3. The Communication Domain measured his receptive, expressive, and written skills.…
Two psychotherapy styles described in the text are exposure therapy, which falls under the category of Behavior/Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), which falls under the category of Psychodynamic Therapy. According to the text, the general idea of exposure therapy is to flood the client with stimuli that previously caused them fear/anxiety or avoidance. Interpersonal psychotherapy is considered an empirical psychoanalytic alternative to other techniques of Psychodynamic therapy such as free association, interpretation and etc. “Interpersonal psychotherapy focuses on the relation between the onset of clinical problems and present interpersonal problems.…
A Thousand Experiences Throughout life, individuals face different obstacles and struggles; my obstacle was my tendency to be shy. For example, when I was faced with social pressures like speaking in front of a class for a presentation, or meeting new people, I would be a nervous wreck. My palms would sweat, my voice would tremble, and it took all the strength I could muster to overcome my irrational fears. I only had a small, albeit close knit group of friends due to my introverted ways.…
TYPE D PERSONALITY & ANXIETY 2 Type D Personality & Anxiety Social Anxiety refers to excessive fear of inadequate performance or social interaction. In adults and children, it has been associated with shyness and low self-esteem. The purpose of the research conducted was the findings that were applied to the emotional process associated with Type D personality and its components with social and general anxiety within the population. Poor emotional regulation may explain poor behaviors and anxiety with Type D personality.…
Individuals and their personalities play a very key role in organizational behavior. In order for an organization to function at the highest level of productivity, managers must focus on empowering individuals in order to strengthen the group rather than enforcing autocratic leadership to force the individuals to serve the needs of the group. Managers themselves also need to know their own strengths and weaknesses based on their personality types as well as common strengths and weakness for personality types present in their employees. For instance, a people with an Introversion-iNuition-Feeling-Perception (INFP) personality type might be best motivated for the purpose of serving the well-being of others; however, these same INFP personality…
Client Description The client is a 14 year old female who is half Irish, half Japanese. She is presenting with social anxiety and low self-esteem. The client is currently in 8th grade and is on a cheerleading squad. The clients parents are divorced and she currently lives with her mother.…
By meeting so many people, I was able to overcome my introverted personal traits and let myself socialize with my colleagues. Indeed, I have become confident and comfortable in expressing whatever I have in my mind. Above all, I had devoted myself to the job over total six hundred hours, which I am proud…
As a child, I was always withdrawn, almost as if I was in my own world entirely. I tried my hardest to become extroverted, but overtime problems arose with my speech and social anxiety. No one knew at the time, but this part of my personality impacted me a lot as I grew older. I developed a low self-esteem and became very self-conscious of myself.…