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Counseling for Justine’s Loss One of the most traumatic events that a couple can suffer is the death of a child. This loss disrupts the entire dynamic of the family. It leaves the parents feelings ripped apart and puts a great amount of tension and stress on a marriage. If you think about it, burying a child goes against the natural order of things. A parent hopes that after a long and fruitful life, his/her child will be putting their cadaver to rest, not laying their young child to rest…

In order to resolve these two objections, I have created a revised psychological continuity theory that builds on the memory theory and on Derek Parfit’s continuity theory. Parfit sees psychological continuity as the chain of person stages at a moment in time. He believes that two person stages are connected if they have enough overlap of psychologies connecting person stage A to person stage B. Therefore, X and Y will be psychologically continuous if Y is the end of a chain of person stages…

All of the courses I studied were the foundation for the experiences I was able to organize. My first taste of psychology in my professional experiences was working at a summer day camp as a special needs one-on-one counselor. This summer position was my first exposure of what it necessitates to interact with people who need special attention in a work setting. Over the course of the summer I learned how to tailor activities, speak, and interact with children who are considered different, but…

A counselor that is using Narrative Family Therapy should make sure that the appropriate environment is set by creating a witnessing structure (Freedman, 2014). During the counseling session, the therapist should encourage a family member to tell his or her story concerning an event that took place (Freedman, 2014). The listening family members are instructed to listen closely and act as a witness to what their loved one has said (Freedman, 2014). The family members in attendance have to…

should be carried out with adequate counselling sessions (American Speech and Hearing Association, 2003). Counselling is an integral clinical responsibility for families and children with speech, language, and hearing disorders, as well as for adults who have acquired such disorders (American Speech and Hearing Association, 2001). As a diagnostician, our clinical…

Introduction In this essay I will discuss many reasons why Wilhelm Wundt is considered the father of experimental psychology. Topics such as the laboratory of experimental psychology in the University of Leipzig, many influences Wundt had that shaped and guided his work, and the impact his work had on future psychologists and how it helped the development of modern psychology, will be discussed and viewed throughout this essay. There will also be an overview of Wundt’s life and beliefs according…

The Therapist: Transference and Transparency The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy Therapy is a book written by ( Yalom D. Irving) it serves as a guideline on how to conduct group therapy. Therapy is an element of care that brings about change, however it is critical to note change would never occur without the exchanges that take place between the therapist and the client. In previous chapters, Yalom, instructs us of how to conduct group therapy and what techniques should be…

Why is the use of a placebo in medical research controversial? Controversy exists regarding using placebo in medical research can control groups in clinical trials when effective treatments exist. The controversy has centered on several issues. The first involves the methodological superiority of placebo-controlled trials of discerning treatment effects. Secondly, it is unclear whether the treatment effects encompass absolute treatment effects, including placebo effects or are confined to…

Cognitive behavioral therapy Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy goals are to help people become aware of when they make negative interpretations, and of behavioral patterns which reinforce the distorted thinking. Thus, therapist/ counselors use cognitive therapy to help clients to develop alternative ways of thinking and behaving which intends to reduce clients’ psychological distress. Intervention Overview Cognitive behavioral therapy is a talking therapy that can help the client manage…

In addition, aversion therapy also is one of the techniques that based on the behaviorist principle of classical conditioning. If the clients want to change their unwanted behaviors, they can change by using this therapy. It is determined to decrease the frequency of the undesirable behaviors, for example, smoking or over eating, alcoholism, gambling and so on, by teaching the client to match a discomfort stimulus that achieves an undesirable response. There are two types of aversion therapy.…