Psychodynamics

This essay will focus on the following two treatment models: psychodynamic therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy. The assumptions of the psychodynamic model are, that a person’s behaviour has everything to do with the psychological forces of which the person is not consciously aware. (Comer, 201?, p.39) Sigmund Freud was the first neurologist to formulate the psychodynamic model and according him, a person’s early developmental experiences may result in an unusual high level of stress. Freud…

This theory is based on several key factors of personality. Freud used this technique in his study of mental disorders while observing his patients. According to Stedman’s Medical Dictionary, psychodynamic is the theory and systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, especially the dynamic relations between conscious motivation and unconscious motivation. His beliefs were that most mental processes are usually unconscious. Moreover, he proposed that many…

Based on this diagnosis, a treatment plan has been established in order to assist J.A. with her speech. The focus of therapy would be to increase her intelligibility and focus primarily on limiting the frequency of phonological processes and increasing the functionally of her speech. The Cycles approach will be implemented to provide systematic correction of several phonemes simultaneously. This approach will also positively affect J.A. intelligibility more quickly given the multiple errors…

i. I would take a CBT approach with Ralph. Assuming that I had begun to build rapport and developed a trusting relationship with the client, I would first ask Ralph, “what do you mean, free yourself from being trapped?” Then I would explore what he meant by meaningless work by asking, “what makes the work you do meaningless?”. Next I would attempt to understand what made him believe that he is wasting his life by asking, “you said that you feel a lot of anxiety because you are wasting your…

Bootstrap philosophy is a philosophy that asserts the universal interconnectedness of all things, especially the connections and inter-dependence of all elementary particles. It was introduced by the philosopher Alfred North Whitehead in his publication ‘Process and Reality’. At the time of the writing, elementary particle physics did not yet exist. Whitehead only applied this philosophy to biology. In the mathematics of computer science, this bootstrap philosophy is equivalent to feedback loops…

The expository hypothesis of Carl Gustav Jung is additionally psychodynamic approach which built up a psychoanalytic treatment that obtained from Freud. The primary purpose was in that it south to clarify regious opinions as far as psychic re-tries from man are an astral past. Jung proposed the self instead of the senses as the focal point of human encountering. Jung viewed man as attempting to understand a perfect selfhood as opposed to ace bestial instinctual and sexual drives when contrasted…

This management theory focusses on giving the workers a special attention and encouraging them to participate. This makes the workers perceive that their work has some sort of significance and therefore motivates them to be more productive hence the quality of work increases (Downs, 1967). This theory believes that employees deserve to be part of a team that is supportive and growth and development oriented. This theory came into development in the early 1920s at the time of industrial…

Psychopathology Psychopathology is simply known as the study of mental illness. A mental illness is usually diagnosed when an individual is failing to function adequately and displaying abnormal behaviour. However, it has proven difficult over time for psychologists to rightly define what abnormal behaviour is and what isn’t. Likewise, the definition of an abnormality most likely depends on deviation from social norms in which the individual’s behaviour violates ‘unwritten’ rules within the…

Methods The intervention that this author plans to test is to improve a perimenopausal patient’s quality of life, avoid osteoporosis, DVT, cancers, increase libido, improve sleep habits, decrease of hot flashes and vaginal atrophy, and overall generalized health while educating about the benefits, risks, and effects of holistic herbal therapy vs. contemporary therapy. The intervention will include assessing the benefits of using holistic herbal therapies compared to contemporary or traditional…

In order to cope with the negative emotions resulting from incongruence, the client relies on the utilization of defense mechanisms. The two mechanisms described in PCT are perceptual distortion and denial.These are defined as the reinterpretation of reality to make it less threatening to one’s ideal-self concept and the refusal to acknowledge an unpleasant situation by disregarding reality, respectively (Rogers, 1942). Based on the information provided, the client has used both defense…