Cognitive therapy

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 committed to the action phase and beyond the contemplation phase in their own recovery. My stance on addiction is that, while it is great that the medical establishment has concluded that it is a “disease” rather…

Goal setting In this case, I would like to use the cognitive behavioral approach to help the client, Wai. There are several cognitive behavioral approached, including the rational emotional behavioral therapy (REBT), cognitive therapy (CT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Arnkoff & Glass (1992) pointed out that all of the cognitive behavioral approach share the same basic chrematistics and assumptions. Firstly, the client and the therapist have the collaborative relationship. Secondly,…

Currently in the United States there are 1.4 million people serving in the U.S. armed forces and there are about 19.3 million living veterans in the United States today. This is one of the most diverse groups of people that share some of the same goals and share the sense of unity. Mental health in the armed forces is equally as important as the mission. Many times it is forgotten that in combat a healthy mind is just as important as a healthy body. Nearly one out of four active duty members…

There are wide variety factors that’s believed to contribute to the onset of depression. “Most likely, depression is caused by a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors.”- "Depression." NIMH RSS. Web. 28 Nov. 2015. The utmost importance factor certainly lies in the brain, which scientifically wheels emotions, despite the prevalent lore has it that emotions resides in the heart. Levels of brain chemicals, as well as the functioning of nerve cells, and nerve…

theoretical frameworks of two schools of therapy that can be used in the treatment of gaming addiction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) which has been the most readily studied and used in the realm of gaming addiction, and Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) are two of many suggested therapies for gaming addiction. Along with a theoretical review of CBT and BSFT their strengths and challenges of each. To conclude I will suggest how each of these therapies can be used in together to…

examination with special emphasis on recalled, recent and remote memory; a current and past psychiatric/psychological abnormality and neurological assessment if indicated by the assessment; if they are dangerous to self or others; and an evaluation of cognitive functioning including learning impairments that may influence treatment. This assessment will be a signal to staff about problem that may need more treatment. To test the severity of the depression there is the psychological instrument,…

Love’s Executioner Irvin Yalom, the author of Love’s Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy, is a book about ten different clients and their stories. In each chapter, Yalom discusses the time spent with each client in therapy. He uses this book to give people an insight into what he faced as a therapist. My purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the theories he used throughout the book, and point out a few of the times each theory was used. Throughout Love’s Executioner, Irvin…

exposure therapy and cognitive therapy would be very beneficial to Bruce Wayne. I am aware that using cognitive therapy along with exposure therapy does not increase the treatment response, because what really matters is the exposure to the trauma (Allart); however, it is important to note that Bruce Wayne persistently blames himself for his parents’ death. These thoughts need to be challenged and changed in order for him to fully recover from this symptom of PTSD. Also, the cognitive therapy…

Rituals often develop as a way to cope with anxieties, so exposure therapy within a CBT treatment plan aims to treat the cause of these behaviors in order to eliminate the behavior itself. Despite her maturity, her therapists found that calling her obsession with contamination an “ickiness hierarchy” helped both parties…

used alone or with behavior management programs, which is designed to increase appropriate behavior and or to facilitate continuance of proper behavior following the withdrawal of outside support (Foreyt & Rathjen, 1978). The common element across cognitive-behavioral…