Cognitive behavioral therapy

Depression is when certain chemicals in your brain become extremely unbalanced. You can have a perfect life and still have depression. Research tells us that there are some factors contribute to the onset of depression, including genetics, changes in hormone levels, certain medical conditions, stress, grief or difficult life circumstances. There are a number of factors that may increase the chance of depression for instance: Abuse. Past physical, sexual, or emotional abuse can increase the…

Historical trauma refers to emotional and psychological wounding that is transferred across generations stemming from trauma events inflicted on a group. This concept is different in the sense that subsequent generations also display trauma responses (Denham, 2008). This concept expands my understanding of trauma. It certainly takes me beyond the concept defined by the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.) (DSM5) (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013).…

What does all this data make you think? Did any feelings come up? What confused you? What surprised you? What did you want to learn more about? Based on the second class about substances,I think that some data were very precise while others not. For instances the over millions drinking screenings in medical settings is a very precise data. Since alcohol is a legal drugs it is logical that a lot people get screened often. I would like to learn more about how to apply the humanistic and…

Other researchers, such as Beck, Emery, and Greenberger (1985), supported the data for this conceptualization. They established that individuals who were diagnosed with PTSD had extremely sensitive feelings of danger. In addition, an individual’s capacity to overcome stressful environments would decrease as they were experiencing incompetent thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. These individuals would allow the pain of the traumatic memory to consume them. For example, an individual may become…

Definitions Anxiety is a condition that almost every person in the world has experiences at one time or another in their life. Anxiety is experienced at different levels of severity and can show different symptoms or signs depending on the person. Anxiety can be triggered by certain activities in a person’s life, and these are dependent upon the person and their experiences. Although some people may have triggers that give rise to anxious feelings, the actual source of the anxiety in the person…

In Mr. S’ case, the social cognitive theory would be selected and applied. The social cognitive theory (STC) suggests people react due to external factors and not because of internal ones (Boston University School of Public Health). This model proposes a different view, where individuals gain and continue behavior, however, they keep in mind the social environment where they carry out the behavior (Boston University School of Public Health). The STC identifies an essential group of psychosocial…

and adolescents (ages 12-16) who were diagnosed with MDD at least 5 weeks prior this study in the NYS Psychiatric Institute in New York City. Before the study began, the researcher made sure the participants were not receiving any medications or therapy after being diagnosed to prevent any alterations in the results. Participants were going to receive $500 at the end of the study as a reward for participating. Every participant was asked to fill out a consent sheet with their parents signature…

However, other psychological studies do support the self-medication pathway through findings that suggest certain mental disorders predict the later onset of substance use and abuse (Swendsen et al., 2010). Through exploring the different pathways of development of comorbid disorders, it becomes clear there is a mutual maintenance pattern that appears to occur between the two disorders (Smith & Book, 2008). This mutual maintenance pattern means that once both disorders are present in an…

A Holistic Approach to Anxiety Among the most powerful aspects of anxiety is its ability of making you convinced that you are alone in the suffering and this shaky, fearful feeling is something unique to you. But the truth is that everyone suffers from anxiety at some point in their life. It can be as a response to a perceived threat or a real one. The fact is that we humans are programmed to want to run away when things get a little scary. it is what helps us stay safe and alive. But in case…

Method Design This experiment was a 3 x 2 mixed factorial design. The first independent variable had 3 levels representing participant training (psychiatry, psychology and no training) x the second independent variable, which had two levels representing conceptualization of depression (biological conceptualization and psychological conceptualization). The dependent variable of the study was participants’ rated likelihood of recovery from depression for affected individuals (described in…