Psychotherapy

OCD is a perplexing and heterogeneous neuropsychiatric disorder that is characterized by obsessions and compulsions of varying manifestations (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Moreover, OCD is also a highly chronic and disabling disorder, in that it has been found to have a very low rate of spontaneous remission (Abramowitz & Siqueland, 2013) and is associated with significant functional impairment and decreased quality of life (Subramaniam et al., 2014). Not only are there personal…

Solution Focused Therapy was developed in the late 1970’s by Steve de Shazer, Insoo Kim Berg and their contemporaries at the Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee. Solution focused therapy appeared as an abrupt parting from the brief therapy practice in which it began. Therapist theorized that difficulties seemed to arise when clients reacted to natural life difficulties in behaviors which made them poorer, which in turn made daily life experiences appear to be even more difficult. Therapists…

Theoretical orientation and approach to counseling: My approach to counseling, while primarily Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), draws from other modalities depending on the groups, and/or the individual client’s needs. My early training included psychotherapy, or "talk therapy", to treat one with a mental disorder by helping them understand their illness. Further, the technique teaches people strategies and gives…

Disorganized Schizophrenia By: Melissa Trimble CLTCC 1. Definition: o This mental illness is chronic and has the individual experiencing extreme fluctuations of the thought process, showing symptoms of seeing things that are not there and behavior that has no reasoning or purpose. 2. Possible Causes/Risk Factors: o No one is sure of the cause, but there are theories of the cause behind this illness, one being a brain dysfunction caused by environmental or genetic factors. o…

disorders is to nurture individuals into recalling their difficult and traumatic experiences while developing skills to cope with painful memories. The other goal is to attempt to gather all alters into one functional person. There also different psychotherapy that could be used to decrease the number of episodes of dissociation. One of these therapies is cognitive behavioral therapy, which consist of helping the individual recognize negative behavior and thoughts while converting them into…

Person Centered Therapy There is a certain level of simplicity that makes Person Centered Therapy (PCT) appealing. Rogerian, non-directive or person-centered, the simplicity of this form of therapy is about the therapist being supportive and the client leading the direction of the session(s). Each person is wants to change, to have personal growth in some form. There is a balance in person-centered therapy that is not always found in other theories. Founding Theorist(s) Carl Rogers…

In 2006, a pluralistic approach to counselling and psychotherapy was developed (McLeod & Cooper 2007) which embraced the concept of pluralism, where a question was deemed as having multiple truths, rather than one specific answer (Cooper, 2015). It is rooted in a pluralistic viewpoint which advocates that mental health issues stem from a number of contributing factors and no one approach works best, but instead, clients need diverse approaches at different times. Pluralistic practice then…

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a second generation therapy practice. It has become the most widely used type of psychotherapy for treating depression, delinquency, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (Hanna, 2007). Treatment is concentrated on exploring the relationships between thoughts and feelings and how they influence behavior. According to Montgomery and Taylor (2006) by focusing on negative patterns of thinking that lead to self-destructive behavior and the beliefs that direct these…

In this case study, we learn that Laura has created a better life for herself and her children. She remarried, her son is a law student, and her daughter is graduating college next May. Laura received her Master’s degree in social work and is now working for a non-profit human service agency in El Paso, TX. Kid has also had some major changes in his life as well. He is ending another marriage and has an 18-year-old daughter who is in college. He reaches out to Laura after having dreams…

people use their psychological condition for personal benefit. The well-known example is people giving testimony about their psychological illness to evoke pity from the public. Another example is the patients who have psychological reversal during psychotherapy. Psychological reversal, which is a subconscious condition of self-sabotage (Heitler, 2011), is frequently shown when the patients judge that they gain additional profit, such as less stress from family members, during therapy and…