assume that if one does not show emotion, he/she is not present, and that by suppressing those emotions one can make them “go away.” Plato argues in “Republic,” his seminal work that describes his ideal city, that not only is suppressing the emotions of sadness, humor, or passion essential in a perfect society, but that the imitative arts, such as poetry, plays, and painting, evoke these emotions and thus have no place in his ideal city. However, the expression of emotion through the imitative arts is not only rational but also a valuable part of the ideal city. Plato makes the radical…
Review of Literature Jeickob Tinoco Lanier Technical College of Georgia Author Note First paragraph: Complete departmental and institutional affiliation Second paragraph: Changes in affiliation (if any) Third paragraph: Acknowledgments, funding sources, special circumstances Fourth paragraph: Contact information (mailing address and e-mail) Abstract This study takes a look into the reappraisal ability of several age groups in order to determine whether its development proceeds linearly or in…
The fundamental concept governing Cognitive Behavior therapy is that thoughts and feelings play an integral role in the behavior of humans which inevitably reinforces their faulty beliefs. Consequently, these faulty beliefs may impede effective daily functioning of individuals’ lives and may inadvertently affect their relationships with others. As such, Cognitive behavior therapists seek to combat these destructive thoughts and beliefs exhibited by individuals through having a general focus on…
Albert Ellis is the founder of the first cognitive behavior therapy rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). This form of therapy has a lot in common with other forms of therapies that are oriented towards cognitive and behavior approaches in that it stresses thinking, judging, deciding, analyzing, and doing. The underlying belief of REBT is that people contribute to their psychological problems by their strict beliefs about life events and experiences. The assumption is that cognitions,…
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is a scientifically tested form of psychotherapy that is effective for many different disorders and problems. In contrast to many forms of therapy, CBT is a solution-focused approach to treatment, oriented toward solving problems and learning skills “Beck Institute”. CBT has several different approaches a therapist can use: Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT), Rational Living Therapy (RTL), Cognitive Therapy (CT) and Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT). The Founder…
communication between the two. In the past they took small trips to Palm Springs etc. but with the new job this has seized to happen. Client believes that people make time for what they want to make time for; and he could if he wanted to for her. Client is afraid that expressing her feelings to her partner will come off as her complaining, or as having trust issues. When she communicated her feelings in the past, he told her she was never happy, or it was never enough and this has created the…
This paper is a critical review of Dr. Sophia F. Dziegielewski and Pamela Wolfe article, “Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as a Time-Limited Treatment Intervention for Body Image Disturbance and Self-Esteem: A Single Subject Case Study Design”. The article was first published in the first volume third edition of the Journal of Psychotherapy in Independent Practice in 2000. The purpose of the article was to provide evidence that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing…
Treatment #1 Treatment Method: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (E.M.D.R.) School of Thought/Perspective: Cognitive-Behavioral Application: Phase 1: Evaluate the client’s aptness to therapy and identify potential targets for E.M.D.R. Including but not limited to: distressing memories; current situations that produce emotional distress; similar events from the past. Stress is put on the growth of explicit skills and behaviors that will be required future situations; Goal: for…
James’ treatment plan will incorporate the ACT approach in the management of his SAD. ACT posits psychological suffering is caused by experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion, this results in failure to behave inline with core values (CITE). ACT unlike traditional CBT therapies does not focus on symptom reduction; it focuses on facilitating psychological flexibility, this is awareness of our core values and internal experience but acting on our long term values rather than giving into our…
counseling is passive, slow, and it takes months. The individual therapy, the therapist is always on the side of the client, while the therapist in the couple therapy never takes a side. Individual therapy, the therapist has to feel connected with the client, but the couple therapist, the therapist has to be close enough to understand the couples otherwise he or she will take a side. In the couple therapy, the therapist needs to be aware that the problem is not just between the couples, but it…