Rick Sanchez is the protagonist from a fictional, animated television series. An admonition must be stated before continuing; this show, Rick and Morty, is vulgar and “extreme” to say the least. The scenarios and dialogue of this series is not very filtered and could be considered “above pg-13”. Rick Sanchez is considered the smartest man in the existence and he has the knowledge and technology to travel to multiple dimensions and communicate with multiple species throughout the universe. Sanchez was chosen as the person of interest in this paper because he displays unequivocal traces of depression with his history and actions made throughout the show. Even with being the smartest human being and living through a life of time-travel, teleportation,
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Cognitive behavioral therapy is actually an “umbrella term” for many various therapies that share some similar details. To summarize, the main aspiration of CBT is to use goal-oriented treatments that operates a constructive approach to solving everyday scenarios. In a scholarly article, it is stated that cognitive approaches, “aimed at delineating and testing the patient's specific misconceptions and maladaptive assumptions” (Beck, 2011). Two of the most primitive forms of cognitive behavioral therapy were Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), developed by Albert Ellis circa 1950s, and cognitive therapy, which was developed by Aaron T. Beck during the 1960s. To put Rick in this scenario could be fairly difficult because he is very egotistical and does not like to listen to others’ comments and concerns towards him. An example from the show was when Rick’s daughter Beth, insists that he tried out therapy and he replied by saying that therapists are just people who get paid to pretend to listen to other peoples’ problems. This shows Rick’s mindset on the idea of therapy and how laborious it could be to attempt to treat him. Rick probably would not seek out help himself, but with the help of his family, he might have a chance since he has tried almost everything else possible. Hopefully, with the proper help and specialists, Rick will view life in a positive way and ultimately mitigate his levels of
Cognitive behavioral therapy is actually an “umbrella term” for many various therapies that share some similar details. To summarize, the main aspiration of CBT is to use goal-oriented treatments that operates a constructive approach to solving everyday scenarios. In a scholarly article, it is stated that cognitive approaches, “aimed at delineating and testing the patient's specific misconceptions and maladaptive assumptions” (Beck, 2011). Two of the most primitive forms of cognitive behavioral therapy were Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), developed by Albert Ellis circa 1950s, and cognitive therapy, which was developed by Aaron T. Beck during the 1960s. To put Rick in this scenario could be fairly difficult because he is very egotistical and does not like to listen to others’ comments and concerns towards him. An example from the show was when Rick’s daughter Beth, insists that he tried out therapy and he replied by saying that therapists are just people who get paid to pretend to listen to other peoples’ problems. This shows Rick’s mindset on the idea of therapy and how laborious it could be to attempt to treat him. Rick probably would not seek out help himself, but with the help of his family, he might have a chance since he has tried almost everything else possible. Hopefully, with the proper help and specialists, Rick will view life in a positive way and ultimately mitigate his levels of