Integrative psychotherapy

In 1973, two social psychologists named Kerwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor aimed to formulate a process by which we develop and move through relationships. They proposed that interpersonal relationships develop through gradual amounts of mutual self disclosure, their theory is referred to as the social penetration theory. Self disclosure is the sharing of information about yourself because without it relationships and communication is not possible. In the amount that is disclose in anyone’s…

Outline: Learning to be Depressed Martin Seligman is a behavioral psychologist who hypothesized that the way people view power and control is learned from previous experiences. He proposed that those who fail at controlling their own life stop attempting to exercise any control of their own altogether. After repeated attempts of control and repeated failures, people start to attribute these failures to a lack of control and generalize lack of control to all situations, even if those situations…

CRITICAL REVIEW: IAN HUTCHBY THE DISCOURSE OF CHILD COUNSELLING Katia Al Najjar CSI 3360 Professor Patrick Ryan December 08, 2017 Ian Hutchby wrote the book, The Discourse of Child Counselling as a mission to delve deeper into the world of child counselling. The purpose of the book is to study the “naturally-occurring” interactions between child counselors and children who are in the midst of parental divorce or separation. Hutchby uses a method known as conversation…

The idea of home and its importance in The Arrival, Sonora and The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue A person is influenced by several cultural, material or emotional aspects that help building a personality and are part of someone’s self-definition. One of these factors can be considered home, and it has a big role in The Arrival by Shaun Tan, Sonora by Hannah Lillith Assadi and The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue by Manuel Muñoz. A close analysis to the meaning of home and what it represents to each…

Introduction This essay will compare and contrast two theorists who were considered to be the founding fathers of their area of psychology . Sigmund Freud who was the founder of psychoanalysis and Carl Rogers who founded the humanistic approach. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was a physician who specialized in neurology and eventually devoted his life to the treatment of mental disorders using a procedure he developed called psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis states that all behaviour is driven from…

Myers-Briggs Type Reflection Essay People often wonder what makes up their personality. An individual can ponder upon why they feel a particular way, why they make certain decisions, or why they do not like or like specific things. The Myers-Briggs Type indicator assessment allows for people to understand their preferences and personality in depth. Katharine Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers created the assessment based on Carl Jung’s studies. Jung was a psychologist that studied people’s behavior…

Consider how the theme of loss and/or suffering is presented in texts you have studied. ‘Wuthering Heights’ presents the theme of loss and suffering as a blend of psychological, spiritual, and physical experiences, with a similar range of causes. The presentation of loss and suffering in various texts is symptomatic of the societies reflected within texts. ‘Wuthering Heights’ largely presents loss and suffering through the loss of innocence and childhood suffering faced by Cathy and Heathcliff.…

In his article, Location of Self: Opening the Door to Dialogue on Intersectionality in the Therapy Process (2010), Thandiwe Dee Watts-Jones states, “Location of self is the name of a process in which the therapist initiates a conversation with a family about similarities and differences in their key identities” (Dee Watts-Jones, 2010, p.45). In essence, the author is introducing the concept of personal disclosure when establishing rapport with a potential client/family. Though, I am very aware…

Personal development is an essential element in counselling training: Discuss? This essay will aim to define what personal development is to me as a trainee counsellor. It will reflect on the importance of personal development to a trainee counsellor by looking at different theorists and their views on personal development. It will explore my journey of personal development over my first year of my counselling course. Personal development can be defined in my opinion as the recognition of the…

Normally, in order to create a psychological profile of a certain subject, you need to research the background history of the certain subject. Some of the key points of the research include childhood, high school years information, and adult life movement. Next you will want to research the subject’s family, any previous history of mental illness, preexisting conditions, birth and death places, unusual deaths and abuse conditions. Because basically none of that information are known about the…