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How would you characterize the child’s attachment style? (1) Anges was very engaged in encouraging Max to explore his environment during his earlier developmental years, especially when he started crawling. Max would crawl a little and then turn to Agnes for reassurance. Even after Max was removed from her care and placed in a daycare setting, he was eventually able to adjust to the staff at the facility. Now that Max is living with Kelly, there is evidence in his behavior that shows he has…

Going into this event I didn’t expect much. I had never heard of Manuel Munoz and honestly didn’t care for him. Brutal as that sound, I actually came to like him. He was a funny man whom had an interesting childhood and life story. He also had a sense of humor in his stories so I actually enjoyed his event. Not to mention it was only 45 minutes! Sweet! So first I’d like to start with the physical set up of the room which held the event. It was great, cozy, and well lit. The seats were all well…

During the preparation stage, a person is preparing to take the necessary steps to change (Capuzzi & Stauffer, 2012). Eighth Week/Session Ted enter this week having some experience in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings. He shares his first experience in stating to others, “I am Ted and I am an alcoholic.” He stated it felt “right” to share that with other members of the meetings. Although Ted reported having sleep issues and difficulty during late evenings, his relationship with his daughter…

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist who, in the late 1800 turned to psychology to understand a patient which didn’t fit into any medical diagnosis. This case would prove to be a turning point in Freud’s career. He would go on to develop many theories of the human mind and be considered the father of psychoanalysis. One of his most enduring theories is that of human consciousness. Freud’s theory described human consciousness to be likened to an iceberg; the small exposed tip being our…

Defenses Defenses consist of cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal strategies employed by patients to keep anxiety-provoking thoughts and feelings out of awareness (see figure 4). There are two types of defenses, formal and tactical. Formal defense are implemented to prevent conscious awareness of thoughts and feelings experienced as dangerous. There are two subcategories of formal defenses, repressive and regressive. Repressive defenses include intellectualization, rationalization,…

John is a 16-year-old who has recently undergone an intervention to address his violent behavior towards both family and strangers. John now finds himself in a residential treatment home, where he receives group and individual therapy sessions. Throughout this paper, I will examine John’s case through the psychodynamic perspective. The psychodynamic perspective incorporates many ideas from Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. The psychodynamic approach focuses on the idea that people react…

In order to cope with the negative emotions resulting from incongruence, the client relies on the utilization of defense mechanisms. The two mechanisms described in PCT are perceptual distortion and denial.These are defined as the reinterpretation of reality to make it less threatening to one’s ideal-self concept and the refusal to acknowledge an unpleasant situation by disregarding reality, respectively (Rogers, 1942). Based on the information provided, the client has used both defense…

• Personal anecdotes relating to the essay where add giving it humor and something to be familiar with. • My own humor was added to make reading the essay more enjoyable. Also, to have a chance at taking a risk by adding my own humor and learning how to do it. • To help summarize the essays a conclusion was added that summed both of them up and how they relate. Baker vs. Britt In “The Plot Against People,” Russel Baker illustrates how inanimate objects tend to disappear. Baker describes all…

In the second part of Thich Hanh’s book, Peace is Every Step, he discusses the methods of transformation and healing. He touches upon the aspect of feelings and how we should go about to heal ourselves and understand others on a deeper level. The three main aspects he describes are dealing with anger, understanding and recognizing differences in others, and community. Thus, overall theme of part two is being mindful about our feelings while also being sensitive to other’s feelings around us, as…

Case conceptualization My clinical conceptualization of Lucy’s presenting concerns uses an ISTDP framework. Lucy’s relational difficulties in her present life are connected to her past relational pattern with her parents. She is stuck in a cycle of emotional avoidance through implementation of defense mechanisms in order to keep her anxiety down. At one point in her life, these defenses were effective but now they no longer serves their purposes and as such causes Lucy distress thus pushing…