Human self-reflection

effectiveness of a community-based diabetes self-management program on health status such as hemoglobin A1C, weight, depression, fatigue, self-related health, frequency of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia symptoms; self-management behaviors; and self-efficacy. The study revealed that there was statistically significant improvement in depression, symptoms of hypoglycemia, communication with physicians, healthy eating, patient activation, reading food levels, and self-efficacy. However, there was no…

expresses and shows could benefit from Carl Rogers’ theories of client-centered therapy. However, Sanyal (2011), discussed that “ in a complex world of conflicts and confusion, the self-system of the individual’s is highly injured showing marks of anxiety, regarding felt sense of insufficiency and inadequacy. To portray the self in its expected version, we all are trying to hide such feelings behind the external glamour of our life-styles” (p. 49). With client-centered therapy, the client…

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a multiphase modality based upon facilitating and engaging intrinsic motivation with the client in order to elicit behavioral changes. Furthermore, building on a patient empowerment perspective by supporting autonomy and self-efficacy. This client-centered counseling approach, which Hanson and Gutheil (2004) refer to as” “phase one in which motivation for change is built, and phase two in which commitment to change is strengthened” (p.1), is based on this…

Self-Esteem and Self-Perceptions Self-esteem is a hot topic in psychology and has generated lots of research. It is considered a strong predictor of well-being and quality of life. High self-esteem is often advised because studies comply many positive qualities as a result of having high self-esteem. While low self-esteem is rather closely related to mental illness. The physical self is a crucial element in the development of self-esteem. A culture that places value on certain physical features…

Self-Harm Awareness Around 46% of teens said they self-harmed more than once last year (Study 1). Self-harm is the act of purposely hurting the surface of your own body (Self 1). Self-harm might sound outrageous, but it is not a mental illness. Instead, it is a symptom of other mental illnesses, including: depression, eating disorder, bipolar disorder, or anxiety (National 2). These mental illnesses also come along with other symptoms similar to self-harm like mood swings, guilt or hopelessness…

How do the texts you have studied explore confronting aspects of the human condition? Encapsulated within the human condition, is the universal awareness of inevitable death, whereby the fear of death challenges individuals psychologically and emotionally to consequently instigate the aspiration for a purposeful life. Thus, the desire to discover purpose and achieve fulfilment in life, resultant of the distress of eventual death, compels individuals to find meaning through the enhancement of…

might also engage in self harming because of the depression. Suicide is also a factor in having an eating disorder. The teenagers have suicide thoughts and might end up committing suicide. Having an eating disorder also affect the mind. Teenagers that are suffering from this can have anxiety. This would make them overthink every little thing. They might also suffer from self-doubt and guilt. This comes when they don’t feel like they are worth living for. They have a lack of self worth. They…

First, the end of the commonwealth is the maintenance of peace and the protection against a common enemy. Hence, it is explicit in the purpose of the commonwealth that subjects covenant for the sake of their self-preservation. It follows that covenants that disallow the subjects from protecting their bodies are void (Chapter 14, 29). Second, the commonwealth being a purposive institution, the Sovereign’s management of the polity must align with its end. The Laws of Nature are general precepts…

medical condition where a person experiences a loss or lack of appetite. This can result in irreversible health complications, including death. Anorexia is extremely physiological. Psychological factors that can contribute to eating disorders include low self-esteem, feelings of not being enough or lack of control, anxiety, or loneliness. In a collection of forty two studies with 3,006 individuals diagnosed with anorexia, 178 deaths were accounted for. In a collection of thirty eight studies…

An area of weakness I noticed during my first clinical rotation would be my self-confidence. Even when it came down to my review from my Clinical instructor, she also agreed that I need to have more confidence in myself because I know what I’m doing. I often looked at my clinical instructor for confirmation after I would give the patient instructions or different exercises, double checking that I was performing correctly. I agree with the comments that were made and I have realized that I do…