Psychotherapy

The idea of home and its importance in The Arrival, Sonora and The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue A person is influenced by several cultural, material or emotional aspects that help building a personality and are part of someone’s self-definition. One of these factors can be considered home, and it has a big role in The Arrival by Shaun Tan, Sonora by Hannah Lillith Assadi and The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue by Manuel Muñoz. A close analysis to the meaning of home and what it represents to each…

Myers-Briggs Type Reflection Essay People often wonder what makes up their personality. An individual can ponder upon why they feel a particular way, why they make certain decisions, or why they do not like or like specific things. The Myers-Briggs Type indicator assessment allows for people to understand their preferences and personality in depth. Katharine Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers created the assessment based on Carl Jung’s studies. Jung was a psychologist that studied people’s behavior…

Consider how the theme of loss and/or suffering is presented in texts you have studied. ‘Wuthering Heights’ presents the theme of loss and suffering as a blend of psychological, spiritual, and physical experiences, with a similar range of causes. The presentation of loss and suffering in various texts is symptomatic of the societies reflected within texts. ‘Wuthering Heights’ largely presents loss and suffering through the loss of innocence and childhood suffering faced by Cathy and Heathcliff.…

In his article, Location of Self: Opening the Door to Dialogue on Intersectionality in the Therapy Process (2010), Thandiwe Dee Watts-Jones states, “Location of self is the name of a process in which the therapist initiates a conversation with a family about similarities and differences in their key identities” (Dee Watts-Jones, 2010, p.45). In essence, the author is introducing the concept of personal disclosure when establishing rapport with a potential client/family. Though, I am very aware…

Normally, in order to create a psychological profile of a certain subject, you need to research the background history of the certain subject. Some of the key points of the research include childhood, high school years information, and adult life movement. Next you will want to research the subject’s family, any previous history of mental illness, preexisting conditions, birth and death places, unusual deaths and abuse conditions. Because basically none of that information are known about the…

Auther Asa Berger, in his renowned book entitled “Media Analysis Technique” has discussed critically Sigmund Freud Psychoanalysis with reference of different critics in which Freud’s theory of Psychoanalysis i.e. unconscious, sexuality, The Oedipal complex, Myth, Id, Ego and Superego, symbols, defense mechanisms, dream, condensation and displacement, aggression and guilt have been discussed with practical examples. Let’s explore each psychoanalytical component: A) Unconscious: The paramount…

The last part of the CBT intervention is to prevent relapse. It will be important for the client to be aware of her thoughts and to challenge negative ones. The goal of CBT is to teach the client to become their own therapist. If she finds herself resorting to negative self talk, unable to get out of bed and feeling depressed she should contact her therapist to reinforce the skills she has learned. EMDR EMDR has eight phases which consist of history taking, preparation, assessment,…

Each contribution made to psychology has helped the world understand the way the mind works and how our behavior is affected when trauma or positive reinforcements occur. Skinner, Freud, Maslow, and Carl Rogers all contributed either to the behavioral, the psychoanalysis or the humanistic perspective. Skinner focuses on Operant Conditioning – reinforcements that affect whether behavior reoccurs. Freud believes that the first five years are important to an adult’s personality as well as improving…

It is part of human nature to make mistakes and sometimes learn and grow from them, or sometimes repeat them. In “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the main themes of youth, new beginnings, wisdom, self image, and repetition of mistakes are exemplified through the use of symbols through the character’s perspective of themselves and their environment. The characters; Mr.Medbourne, Colonel Killigrew, Mr.Gascoigne, and Widow Wycherly are prime examples of people repeating mistakes…

1. Pavlov approached the investigation of paranoia in a clinical setting by relying strongly on psychiatrists and their evaluations in the early 1930’s. Pavlov was inadequate when it came to having a clinical comprehension of paranoia, however by 1934, he had learned how to identify the symptoms of this mental illness. From 1931 until his death in 1936, he had studied five different cases that were diagnosed as paranoia/ paranoid states which were previously diagnosed by psychiatrists. While…