Clinical psychology

this assignment is to discuss the case of Liliana, Raj, and Cherie. Each of these individuals is experiencing issues in race, ethnicity, language, gender, immigration and religion. The focus of this assignment is to explain these problems from a clinical perspective and how they influence these individuals lives and perceptions. Since each case presents a different scenario, there would be different questions that a therapist would ask to gain more insight. These questions will be addressed and…

Systematic desensitization is a technique based on behavioral principles that used to treat phobias or anxiety disorders; also called graduated exposure therapy. The technique is supposed to pair an anxiety event with a stimulus that elicits an opposing response, such as relaxation, relaxed muscles and coping techniques. This is also what psychologists call counter conditioning. In order for the person to identity what is causing the anxiety; one must identify the specific factors that are…

Secondly, the social worker acts as a member of the therapeutic alliance between the client and herself (Rehgr & Antle, 1997). These roles can often conflict, as the social worker has a responsibility to help the client with the issues that he or she presents with, as well as an obligation to the agency to perform the required intervention (Pope & Kang, 2011). Thus, at the first session, it is important for the practitioner to clarify the responsibilities that the he or she has to the agency,…

Whilst each and every theoretical Psychology approach fills me with great fascination, I feel that I am mainly drawn to the Humanistic approach. The humanistic approach arose mainly during the 1950’s, as a consequence to the the limitations of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory and B.F. Skinner’s behaviourism, hoping not to reject these perspectives but to unify them as an alternate to mechanistic, deterministic theories. It emphasises the study of a person as a whole integrating both…

Extra Credit Assignment Choose one of the Group Types, Argue the benefits/limitations of the use of this type of group in substance abuse treatment Group Counseling Type: Psychodrama I chose to examine psychodrama because I am learning to lead it as a staff member at events conducted by the Mankind Project. I have limited experience at this time but have witnessed its cathartic results first and second hand as both a leader and a protagonist. Psychodrama therapy presupposes the client is…

Patient attended the AMS Life Skills Group on the above date from 10 am to 11 am. The topic of the group was “Acceptance.” Pt. started the session reading two quotes about how acceptance and relationships are two way street. Counselor also explained the importance of cutting people out of her life who shows no effort to help her and disrespect her recovery. The group analyzed the CBT self-acceptance exercise, “Does this bad situation (mistake, failure, rejection, criticism) take away my good…

In a clinical setting, the way in which change occurs is both complex and unique to each client. According to Cloud and Townsend (2009), “We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing” (p. 72). To modify this statement, one could say that the chaos of staying the same must outweigh the chaos of change. Chaos is the catalyst for which change is best understood. Therefore, the question comes down to what facilitates this change; is it the family…

Treatment for an individual with a traumatic brain injury requires a holistic approach to the patient’s individual needs. The factors to take into consideration for a proper treatment plan require knowing the patient’s type of injury, cognitive abilities, and social activities. The patient might have cognitive deficits where they struggle with attention, reasoning, problem solving, and sequencing. In contrast, the patient might struggle with social situations where they might have trouble coping…

Being able to understand how people feel and seeing their facial expression is an important skill advantageous at certain professions or wanting to help an individual. Unmasking the Face demonstrates how to read emotions based on facial marks made by movement of the face. Dr. Ekman answers common confusions about certain emotions such as the difference between surprise and fear. His two focuses of the book are: describing the experience of the emotion and the basis of the emotion to understand…

Francine Shapiro developed the therapeutic intervention called Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) in 1987. In the ten years prior to this work, Shapiro, a PhD in English Literature, took an interest in behavior therapy and when she was diagnosed with cancer, it was the impetus for her to focus on, “the interplay of mind and external stressors” (Shapiro, 2001). The foundation of EMDR and its use is firmly committed to the belief that clinicians must be properly trained and…