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Moral Injury Risk and Resilience According to the abstract: This article talks about the attachment styles of families and the coping of multiple deployments. Like moral injury this maladaptive behavior of coping is from the loss and feelings of abandonment. This paper takes a psychodynamic approach and uses development theory to “describe a family attachment network model of military families during deployment and reintegration that is grounded in attachment theory and family systems theory”.…

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…

therapy due to the crucial role of marriage and family structure. This is where these psychologists specialize. Clients are likely to prefer marriage and family counseling when they require marital counseling or aid with family transition, while clinical counseling helps individuals with more intrapersonal conflict as opposed to…

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…

and masters in psychology” (“How to Become a Criminal Psychologist”). Then, the person would get a philosophical or psychological doctorate in criminal psychology, forensic psychology, or clinical psychology (“Become a Criminal Psychologist . . .”). Another helpful degree to earn is a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in clinical or counseling psychology (Cherry). “All of this would take an average of 4-7 years of schooling” (“How to Become a Criminal Psychologist”). During the years of schooling, one will also…

United States: Summit Entertainment. Matulis, S., Resick, P., Rosner, R., Steil, R. (2013). Developmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy for adolescents suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after childhood sexual or physical abuse. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 17 (2) 173-190. doi: 10.1007/s10567-013-0156-9 The perks of being a wallflower (2012, October 12). Retrieved from http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1659337/?ref_=m_ttfcd_tt Wicks-Nelson, R. & Israel, A.C. (2013).…

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…

The Significance of Group Counseling Group counseling has been proven to be as effective as individual therapy, cost effective, and applicable. Group counseling is designed to function with all types of settings, individuals, and psychological problems (Corey, Corey, & Corey, 2010). Each counseling group will contain different populations, goals, and settings, which is why group counseling is of such importance (Yalom & Leszcz, 2005). I believe group counseling can give individuals the…