Psychoeducation

Given Jordan’s history of sensitive temperament, frequent moves during her early childhood, and her parents’ struggle to provide consistent care giving due to relationship and financial stress, she has developed an insecure-ambivalent attachment pattern. As Gil (2010) explains, this often results in decreased abilities to regulate behaviours and emotions and difficulty expressing needs for affection and support in healthy, clear ways. This difficulty has been compounded by the emotional abuse…

helped by friends and family like the Hatter always gets help from Alice and she always tries to control his anger and anxiety. Some of the therapies that could be used are interpersonal and social rhythm therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychoeducation, and family-focused therapy. For the Hatter’s PTSD he could get help mostly with psychotherapy and by talking out everything that could trigger him to think back to his memories of his family. Some therapies that could help are cognitive…

utilizing services. Definitions: For the purpose of this study, post adoption services include formal and unformal support groups, online social activities, psychotherapy, family counseling, respite care, case management services, seminars, psychoeducation classes, conferences, and literature such as books, magazines, workshops. Kinship family is defined as a relative and having a direct genetic relationship…

Biopsychosocial Information “Nick” is a fifteen-year old African American male that has been a resident at The Bridge since July, 2016. Prior to being referred for treatment by truancy court, Nick had been smoking approximately ten blunts a day and spending money on a daily basis for marijuana. There has been a history of family conflict and recently, Nick’s paternal grandmother passed away from cancer. He was residing with his mother and father along with his two younger siblings. Nick’s…

The purpose of this literature review is to present the argument that virtual reality graded exposure therapy (VR-GET) has progressively becoming one of the most popular tools for immersive exposure therapies, training, experiencing different locations, such as a combat zones. VR-GET has exploded in the medical field as a treatment and away of predicting which military personnel are most likely to e post-traumatic stress disorder. One can simulate the desired location where one experienced…

Larry Golden attempted to expose systemic issues surrounding the Frankl family. When he did this, the family responded by taking a “there you go again” attitude. In order to effectively address the systemic issues, Golden would need to utilize a number of techniques while maintaining persistence. He would have benefited from taking more of a strategic approach rather than directly stating his observations. This approach would have allowed him to intervene without disclosing his intentions. In…

Marina Joyce is a British Youtuber who got a lot of attention online because peopled believed she was kidnapped. In many of her videos you can see that something is not right, she is either zoning out with a blank stare on her face, she is unable to explain herself in a manner that makes sense, and in one of her videos it seems like she afraid and asking for help. Many people believed she was kidnapped but as the days went on another Youtuber, who is a nurse at a mental health clinic, gave an…

cognitive brain development and social functioning and TF-CBT addresses this complex trauma (Black, Woodworth, Tremblay & Carpenter, n.d.; Cohen, Mannarino, Kliethermes & Murray, 2012). Trauma-Focused CBT can be defined using the acronym ‘PRACTICE’: psychoeducation; relaxation skills; affective expression and modulation; cognitive coping skills; in vivo exposure; conjoint parent-child sessions (if possible); enhance safety (Black, Woodworth, Tremblay & Carpenter, n.d; Cohen, Mannarino,…

Robin reports feeling very anxious and irritable much of the time and would like to gain a better understanding of her problems. Robin’s affective and emotional state appeared sad and crying. Robin denies any suicidal and homicidal ideation. The main themes of the session were coping with feelings of anxiety, depression and substance use. Robin reported that she is struggling with depression and anxiety for more than ten years now mostly without treatment. She reported that she was once taking…

valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, and atypical antipsychotics (Adams, Berk, & Malhi, 2010, p.193). Emerging pharmacology treatments include nacetylcysteine, tamoxifen, and agenapine (Adams, Berk, & Malhi, 2010, p.193). In addition, implementing psychoeducation, family-focus therapy or another pshycosocial model will benefit the individual (George, Miklowitz, Richards, Simoneau, & Suddath, 2003, p.904). Comorbid disorders are commonly seen in individuals with Bipolar disorders, along with a…