Psychoanalysis

1.) Nancy Whittier’s main point stems from her study of activism by adult survivors of child abuse. Throughout her study, she discovered that when survivors of such abuse gather together in movement at marches, they would voice their stories of personal strength and of terror yielding to pride using emotional strategies. 2.) Whittier begins her study through acknowledging that, “Oppositional emotions, like collective identity, are constructed through interactive processes within…

Psychodynamic approach to Phobias On the word of Sigmund Freud “Phobias act as a defence against the anxiety experienced when impulses formed by the id (the pleasure seeking part of the mind) are repressed, resulting in a displacement of repressed feelings on to the object/situation with which it is symbolically associated.” (Bennett 2003). Consequently these turn into phobic stimuli and the person can avoid dealing with these repressed conflicts by neglecting them. These unresolved conflicts…

Briefly describe the essential features of the RNR model and the GLM and analyze their strengths. When reviewing the Risk-Need-Responsivity model (RNR), there are three main principles. These principles are the risk principle, the need principle, and responsibility principle. The risk principle states the treatment plan must match the level of service to the sex offender’s risk to re-offend (Andrews & Bonta, 2007). The need principle states that the psychologist must assess criminogenic needs…

The Person Centred Theory is a humanistic phenomenological approach which was founded by Carl Rogers. Rogers was an American Psychologist and the founder of this approach, which he originally called "non-directive" counselling. Rogers believed that an individual see themselves and realises their full potential for their own growth and development. He called this "Self Actualisation". Rogers feels that when there is no correlation between experience and the individual perception of their self,…

Models of Abnormality Stacy Adams Ivy Tech Models of Abnormality There are several current models of abnormality. They are the Biological Model, Psychodynamic Model, Behavioral Model, Cognitive Model, Humanistic-Existential Model, and the Sociocultural Model (Comer, 2014). Many therapists use portions of several models, while some strictly use one specific model. The Biological Model looks at the biological processes in order to explain abnormal behavior. They account for abnormal…

The therapist must arrive at the meeting room 10 minutes before the appointed starting time to talk informally with arriving participants. The hope is that this will encourage small talk between the therapist and arriving members. It is expected that members, including therapist use first names. Homework assignments and readings are assigned between sessions. The group will meet three times a week and will take part in a 12-week session. When needed, some sessions will be split into smaller…

I disagree with Watson’s quote “Dozen Infants”. I think it was a great place to start, but it’s only a part of the big picture. Although the environment can fuel success and failure, there is also free-will and numerous other factors that influence development. For example, your parents can want you to become something or someone, but if you don’t like that something or don’t want to be that someone, then you won’t! I just think that Watson’s belief was a bit narrow-minded. So behaviorism is…

An uncomfortable message is given by the movie Revolutionary Road. Within the movie, the main characters, Frank and April Wheeler, begin as a spontaneous, enriching couple. They have their first child and believe they could still reside in their exciting life. Before long, the couple recognize that they start to behave like the society in which they live in. Angry conflicts between the two arose in which closely relates to Sigmund Freud’s Civilization and Its Discontents. Freud’s book…

These stages are based on a person’s social experiences. In addition, it really focuses on a person’s development in their adolescence years because Erikson believes that the adolescence stage is a crucial moment in developing a person’s identity. The two human development theories are quite different because Freud’s theory does not involve one’s personality evolving into adulthood, while Erikson does. In other words, the Psychosexual Theory will keep the person fixated in one stage until they…

A positive relationship is one, which is shared by both individuals, and is ideally collaborative. The most important aspect of the therapeutic relationship is Roger’s concepts of unconditional positive regard, accurate empathy, and genuineness (Egan, 2014). The approach that is used is important, however without these elements engaged with a client, the approach may not provide the client with the desired outcome. This empathic relationship helps clients understand themselves, recognize their…