Discursive psychology

debilitating disorder for some individuals to deal with. She is feeling isolated and undesirable and these feelings can lead to a dark road that can, eventually, if not treated, turn into suicidal thoughts or actions. Fortunately, because of modern psychology, there are specific methods and techniques that are mentioned below that may help Sylvia to overcome her unwanted thoughts and feelings. Behavioral Theory The behavioral theory states that certain behaviors are learned through observing…

SUBJECT: OLIVIA’S GOALS THOUGHT: In the past few months a lot have happened to me mentally and physically, but I’m ready to move past it all. Below is a list of goals I have going for myself, a couple of which needs your assistance and approval. MENTAL HEALTH: Therapy: Personally, I know I still need therapy because I havent gotten a hand completely on how to handle my paranoid thoughts or hallucinations. I realize that my triggers are feeling overwhelmed/ excessive stree (whether internal or…

Furthermore, I learned through out this module how much listening is important as a counsellor and how it is on of the biggest skills that i would need as an youth worker. As I counselled, It became evident to me that when I would stop paying attention for a short while I would stop the counselling session as I would cutting off the person I was counselling. During these sessions I would not be able to know get the grasp on when I was meant paraphrase or reflect back the feelings, however i soon…

Sociology/pg. 9: The scientific study of society and human behavior. The whole focus of the document “The Real Slumdogs” was a study of THEIR behavior and way of life. Their society was very different from the rest of the world, yet they managed to make a living. While other people call them dogs and unclean, they 're doing their best as a society and doing what they know works. Even if it was different than others, their slum helped run THE CITY. This document as a whole was doing the exact…

Metacognitive Processes and Skills: How our students think and have thought processes How we think and how we process information varies as we age, but for purpose of this paper I will discuss the thought processes of a child until their adolescent years. The older a child becomes the more aware they are of their thoughts and the more capable they become to process higher levels of information (Broderick, & Blewitt, 2015). These metacognitive processes vary a bit from child to child, but…

Wellness Wheel A wellness wheel looks at development in six different areas. I will break down my development in Physical, cultural, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual areas. After discussing my development in those areas, I will relate my development to the theories of Erikson and Vygotsky. I will also be discussing how my development and theories used relate to my future as a counselor. Physical Development Physical Wellness involves maintaining the body at an optimum level of…

So many people have different interpretations of mathematics, in elementary school we learn that if you have 5 apples and your neighbor takes 3 away you are only left with 2. In middle school we were shown that there are 360 degrees in a circle and a numerous variety of rules and theorems that seemed only relevant for that section. We learned about sine, cosine, and tangent, which were chiseled in our brain. In high school we were introduced to things I didn’t know existed, such as derivatives,…

In the first chapter of this book, Bohm discusses the differences between “making something in common” and “to create something in common”. This is his first of many examples of subtle changes in definitions of words and ideas. In this example, to make something in common is similar to a procedure. There is already an outline on how something is done. To create something in common is a new interpretation between what is said and what is understood. For example, if two people are having a…

The function of music in music therapy Introduction Review the development of music, music changes along with the development of society which can be called the evolution of music. The place where people come together for any reason has music there: ceremony, funeral, wedding and etc, even though in the early period of music, music just started by some simple and coarse instruments, for example: bone flutes and tree stumps. With the development of times, music as a part of people’s life which is…

By taking a look into the philosophies of student affairs you have essentially embarked on a journey through history. To understand the roots of the profession in American scholars must dig deep into the past to understand the present. Student Affairs developed from a need to mobilize a group of professionals at the collegiate level to meet the needs of students. The philosophies provided a framework and guidelines to unite student affairs professionals under a common cause. It challenged them…