Psychodynamic psychotherapy

He argued that the mind is responsible for thinking processes while the body is responsible for much of life’s functions, including movements. This suggested that some movements are not a result of the mind, but rather a reflex of the body. He ultimately established that the brain is important for behavior and thinking. This further supported Descartes claim that the mind and body are separate and fueled later research on the nervous system and its relationship to the mind and brain. It can…

My personal interest in psychology include suicide prevention, mental illness, mindfulness and psychotherapy. If I had a job in clinical psychology, my interest would probably be satisfied. The question is whether I want to work with a specific population and providing a specific kind of help. Lisa works with college students who are struggling and I…

You Can’t Know Where You’re Going Until You Know Where You Have Been Those words ruminated in my head for months. Where did I come from? What was my story? What am I going to do with my life?! In my childhood, and well into early adulthood, I often thought about what I wanted to be when I grew up. For many years, I wanted to be a veterinarian and help animals heal. At other times I wanted to be a teacher and work with children. During high school, I wanted to be a school counselor and help…

Some individuals are not aware that they are overstepping their boundaries, take for instance a client that shows up to therapy expressing being burned out and angry. Of course, after listening to the client, gathering information, this writer being the counselor can indicate to the client that being burned out and angry are signs of unhealthy boundaries. This writer would affirm that anyone can display unhealthy boundaries at any given time. Buhari (2013), defined boundaries as “a dynamic line…

Characteristics such as rapport building skills, empathy and unconditional positive regard can all be developed in the counseling process with clients; however rapport building and empathy are two that are most likely to change with each client and therefore should be genuinely new and relevant to each person as they come along. For example, each client that comes in will need a different set of feelings from their counselor, since every one’s story is different. The empathy can be a general…

Psychotherapy is a general term for treating mental health problems by talking with a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health provider (“Psychotherapy…” 2013). Science is defined by a department of systematized knowledge as an object of study or knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method (“Science…” 2015). Psychotherapy typically uses a type of trial and error method, using…

The first video I viewed was Carl Rogers and Client Centered Therapy. In Client Centered Therapy, according to Rogers, the therapist needs to be genuine and congruent while displaying a nothing hidden attitude (1965). Prior to his session with Gloria, he said, “realness in me equals realness in her” (1965). It is important in Client Centered Therapy for the therapist to display attending skills by actively listening to what the client is saying; thus allowing them to explore deep within…

Example; social workers have to be more attentive in new development programs by networking and updating their skills with the research literature and attend conferences to uphold excellence in ethics, policies and poverty furthermore for forging solutions out of challenges by observation of sites on child and adolescent prevention (Hutchison, 2015). Theories of Social Learning Theories of social learning is discussed by Bandura, & Walters, (1977). ideal that learning occurs through observation…

In contrast to cognitive behavioural approaches, Glasser’s Reality Therapy (RT) is centred upon the premise that a client’s chances of experiencing happiness increase if they are able to connect with others. The underlying issues of most clients are consistent, and the client is either currently involved in an unsatisfying relationship, or lacking any form of relationship (Perkins, 2015). Choice theory, an integral component of reality therapy, emphasises that individuals are responsible for…

This essay will be in two parts, it will examine the self through case studies of theoretical and reflective approaches. The first part will research the self influence on counsellor efficacy, client awareness and psychotherapeutic benefit. The self will be examined on its influence of counsellor effectiveness, client responsiveness and psychotherapeutic benefit. The self is defined by Cooley (1983); as a natural part of a human being. Wood & Wood (1999) define the self as human thoughts…