Behavioral enrichment

Action Theories Solution-Focused Brief Therapy assumes that realities are socially constructed, and there is no absolute reality. This theory looks at people as they are healthy, knowledgeable, and resourceful. According to SFBT, people have the ability to create solutions and different stories to enrich their lives. SFBT helps clients to recognize their capabilities and build on their potential, strengths, and resources they may have. The philosophy of SFBT can be summed up in three rules of…

model focuses on younger relationships and experiences that have affected our lives and the how’s and why’s. Psychodynamic therapy would consist of the client’s self-awareness of the past and why behaviors and actions are a result from that. The behavioral approach is a method used to change or modify an individual’s behavior so the individual gains control internally and externally of themselves. Environment and maladaptive behavior are what cause the issues individuals have with behavior and…

The six chapter of Ringel and Brandell (2012) book present the benefits of art therapy in the context of trauma. This paper will review 3 selective topic from the chapter: stress reduction with relaxation techniques, Building vocabulary to connect sensorial memories with words, and tell the trauma narrative. All the chapter topics are important and highly effective, I chose the three topics mentioned before as I see them most relevant to my practice as a drama therapist and narrative therapist.…

worthless-and will never succeed at anything." can be replaced with more rational and adaptive conditions, or viewed in a more accepting light. Basically all that Cognitive therapy does is it emphasizes what people think rather than what they do. While behavioral therapy focuses on learning's role in developing both normal and abnormalities behaviors. There are some similarities between cognitive and humanistic therapy, they share similar goals. They both value "self-acceptance," in the form of…

Critical review of Sharon Dekel et al,2013, ‘Posttraumatic stress disorder and depressive symptoms: Joined or independent sequelae of trauma?’, Journal of Psychiatric Research 54 (2014) page 64-69. Dekel et al conducted a study “addresses this issue by investigating associations between probable PTSD and depressive symptoms in a prospective, longitudinal sample of combat veterans.” (Dekel et al, 2014) This research was aimed to provide further evidence in association between PTSD and Depression…

QP engaged Maunica in participating in a CBT activity geared towards maintaining mental health and wellbeing. QP explained to Maunica that the activity will help her with becoming more aware of her emotional health and improve symptoms. QP discussed with Maunica the five ways to enhance her mental wellbeing. QP asked Maunica, how is her mood. QP asked Maunica to list some pleasant activities she does. QP explained to Maunica, what negative emotions are. QP asked Maunica to list some examples of…

sessions. Cognitive behavior therapy usually includes the patient trying to be told to think a different way than their OCD tells them to (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) par. 5). In behavioral therapy sessions, a type of cognitive behavioral therapy, the patient is examined by their compulsions and are asked to respond differently (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) par. 5). This type of therapy is not proven to cure OCD just like any other therapy, but “instead it is about helping a person…

The purpose of this literature review is to present the argument that virtual reality graded exposure therapy (VR-GET) has progressively becoming one of the most popular tools for immersive exposure therapies, training, experiencing different locations, such as a combat zones. VR-GET has exploded in the medical field as a treatment and away of predicting which military personnel are most likely to e post-traumatic stress disorder. One can simulate the desired location where one experienced…

The process of allocating attention is a cognitive process that is very complex. The intricate mechanisms behind attention allow the human mind to prioritize incoming information so that an individual can focus on a specific stimulus. Attention is both limited and selective, so the human mind must decide on which information to concentrate. An aspect of attention that has gained a lot of popularity among psychological research is attentional bias. Attentional bias is a cognitive bias in which an…

It’s understandable why individuals get weary when visiting relatives undergoing neurological rehabilitation; it’s difficult to predict how they will react and often innocent intentions can be met with a harsh scolding. However, a new study suggests that a simple change in body language can have radical effects on the responses you receive and offers new rehabilitation options for patients. Despite impairment of the left visual field in patients with right parietal lobe damage, what is…