Hypnosis

Francine Shapiro developed the therapeutic intervention called Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) in 1987. In the ten years prior to this work, Shapiro, a PhD in English Literature, took an interest in behavior therapy and when she was diagnosed with cancer, it was the impetus for her to focus on, “the interplay of mind and external stressors” (Shapiro, 2001). The foundation of EMDR and its use is firmly committed to the belief that clinicians must be properly trained and…

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) deals with an illogical link from the obsession to the compulsion, or ritual. The obsession is the source of the individual’s fears, such as germs or death, and the ritual is the practices one performs, such as washing one’s hands or blinking a certain number of times, as an alleviation of their obsession. The link may or may not make sense to the individual; with the latter case, the ritual is mainly performed just in case something bad was to happen. Those…

1. After viewing a Heider-Simmel animation like the one shown during class (i.e. the film clip with the moving shapes), how might someone with ASD describe what they saw? a. The smaller triangle moved left and then right, accelerated rapidly, and then disappeared from view, while the large triangle remained in a fixed position in the center of the box. b. The larger triangle was the bully—it attacked the small triangle and its friend, the circle. c. This clip depicted a family argument, where…

individuals’ definitions of their selves in addition to past experiences as well. Stout does so by alluding to the effect that the newfound knowledge of Julia’s childhood trauma has had on Julia’s definition of her self when Stout states, “‘The idea [of hypnosis] scares…

As a college student, I have will experience many new experiences that I have never encountered before in my life. From the day we first set foot into college, we being our transition from adolescence to adults. College requires students to become more independent and responsible in our decisions and actions. Each student is responsible for their own education and no longer have their parents to rely on and hold their hand. This type of freedom could be seen as a good or bad thing depending on…

Though there was noted inconsistency with regards to the literature reviewed of the early social histories of Sigmund Freud and Karen Horney (nee Danielson), observed similarities did exist between these two theorists that later held distinction in their approach to personality. The theorists’ mothers were significantly younger than their fathers, and of second and third marriage to the fathers’; Freud and Horney had one biological sibling of the opposite sex, as well as multiple half-siblings.…

“The Repression of War Experience” thesis believed repression of memory led to symptoms of trauma being exasperated not cured . As Rivers and Prior spent more time together, Prior begins to open up more. Eventually Rivers under goes a session of Hypnosis with Prior trying to bring forth some of his repressed memory. Through this session we learn the events Prior does not remember is the destruction of two of his men and the act of cleaning them up . Upon waking, Prior has an emotional break down…

A special attention in this situation is to be paid to the means a psychologist chooses to fight the patient's problem. The scholar believe that the shock and the psychological consequences obtained because of the disasters are to be treated by hypnosis and trance techniques. Hypnosuggestive method is used to deactivate the crisis conditions, which are generally accompanied by affects of anger and resentment. In Vincent Oh's case, the hypnotherapy can be used as a technique for symptomatic…

Sleep is a behavioral state, that is a fundamental part of human life (“Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Biological Rhythms”). Despite the fact that we spend approximately one-third of our lives asleep, most individuals know little to nothing about this essential bodily function. Although the exact purpose of sleep, has yet to be discovered, sleep is essential for humans and other life forms to remain functional. Deprivation of sleep can cause serious physiological as well as psychological damage…

When Utopias Take a Turn Infamous artist Stephen King said in his book The Running Man “In the year 2025, the best men don’t run for president, they run for their lives”. Often times leaders or people with lots of authority have ideas of what they want society to be like and they start to make changes to work towards that goal. These perfect societies that these leaders dream of are called utopias. These important figures often go to the extreme with these ideas and start to enforce rules and…