Cognitive behavioral therapy

Mindfulness has been applied to many different conditions such as, stress reduction, chronic pain, cancer, parenting, childbirth and anxiety, etc. While this technique is useful for many conditions the primary intention of applying mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to treatment is to teach clients mindfulness-based approaches for depression. Depression is considered to be a past-oriented condition meaning that many individuals who suffer from depression dwell on the past and bad memories.…

Summary Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been used to treat numerous of mental illnesses. Kar (2011) conducted research to analyze cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) as an intervention to assist with treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Research evaluated the overall efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) in regards to the different traumas of PTSD, reduction of symptoms, and the method of action for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According to Kar (2011) Posttraumatic…

Along with fracturing identity and preserving disorganized and incomprehensible memory flashes of the causal event, trauma breaks the life-narrative of the person, a large part of their loss of identity. The same type of narrative break also applies to communal trauma. A horrific event seems to stop time, severing the pre-trauma past from the present, which only ticks forward on clocks and calendars. The trauma survivor keeps returning to the moment of disruption, replaying the flashes and,…

Yalom (2012) describes the “here-and-now” as the therapist’s best friend in therapy. He asserts these claims with the importance of interpersonal relationships in all lives, and how therapy can be a microcosm of society (Yalom, 2012). In essence, Yalom (2012) theorizes interpersonal problems are a majority of what clients will come in struggling with and said interpersonal problems will eventually surface during therapy (Yalom, 2012). Having these issues surface gives the therapist an…

One way is by the cognitive model. Cognitive theorists believe abnormal functioning is resulted by the assumptions and attitudes people develop that are not only disturbing, but also inaccurate. Overgeneralization is a term from the cognitive model that’s the drawing of broad, negative, and self-defeating conclusions on the basis of a single insignificant event. This term applies…

Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. People who report such experiences are known as synesthetes. Difficulties have been recognized in adequately defining synesthesia: many different phenomena have been included in the term synesthesia, and in many cases the terminology seems to be inaccurate. A more accurate term may be ideasthesia. In one common…

higher rates in the KINDEX would also present higher rates in the three risk areas. 2. What are the variables? If your study is an experiment, typically the independent variables are what is being studied and manipulated (i.e. medication vs. therapy); and the dependent variables are the results of some testing instrument; the different scores on these tools for measuring the differences. If not experimental, what is being addressed or researched? Since this is an interview, it is a…

Talk therapy gets a lot of attention in addiction recovery because it plays a vital role in the process. It helps people to discover and better understand feelings that drive them to abuse drugs or alcohol. Even so, talk therapy isn’t the only way to help someone recognize and cope with those feelings. Experiential therapy uses a hands-on approach to help a person access and channel those feelings. What Does Experiential Therapy Involve? Experiential therapy isn’t a single activity. Different…

P.E.T. is a psychotherapy for PTSD. Created and developed by Edna Foa, Ph. D., P.E.T. teaches you to gradually approach trauma related memories, feelings, and situations that you have been avoiding since the trauma. (Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD, VA). This process makes an affected individual repeat the event over and over. This helps make the memory of such tragic and scary event less and less scary. Once a victim can overcome their fear of the event, it is less likely to affect their…

Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder which is characterized by seizures. When a person near you has an epileptic seizure, it can be a very scary and frightening experience. Learning how to handle the situation will make it less dangerous for the victim and less stressful for you and the people watching it. I have listed some steps to teach you what to do. First of all, take a mental note of the duration of the victim's seizure. If the seizure lasts more than 5 minutes, call 911 immediately.…