Rational emotive behavior therapy

Vincent James is an eighteen-year-old Caucasian male who has been referred to me because of reported social anxiety. Vincent is single, recently graduated from high school, and is living with his grandmother. He does not have a job, or a driver’s license, and is concerned about his future, as he wants to transition into adulthood, but cannot bring himself to do the things that he wants to do, in order to have the things he wants. Vincent’s parents are divorced, and living on opposite sides of…

circumstance that varies depending on the individual and the day. Setting enough time in my day to complete daily tasks and errands can regulate a sense of tranquility and composure, should a stressor occur. Furthermore, I can utilize the rational-emotive therapy to enhance my own belief system and swap unreasonable beliefs with more sensible ones (Lamberton & Minor,…

result of your pat eating behavior. You have attended support groups, checked out online forum, only to come right back to where you started. Based on the most recent research findings, this book gives you innovative exercises and strategies to help you free yourself from your impulsive eating. Although its main focus is on any form of impulsive eating, including compulsive eating, overeating and emotional eating, the book could help with comorbid addiction behaviors including substance…

fundamental attribution error? (Points : 5) We attribute most of what people do to the influence of situations. We rely on the first information we receive to make internal attributions. We are more likely to attribute another’s behavior to internal rather than to situational…

tried to introduce psychiatric programs with the hope of treating mentally ill offenders and lowering recidivism rates. Prisons now include mental health professionals, who work closely with prison staff with the intent of improving inmate health and behavior, but it is not an easy task as constant financial hurdles put these two goals out of reach. Rehabilitation is still a new concept in the criminal justice system and correctional…

including substance use and abuse, sexual behaviors, alienation, and body image, from the viewpoint of four predominant adolescent developmental theories. These theories are the “biological, the cognitive, the psychosexual and the social approaches” (Dolgin, 2011, p. 27). Issues of Adolescence and Predominant Psychological Theories Bernstein, et al., succinctly state in their text Psychology, that “the biological approach to psychology assumes that behaviors and mental processes are largely…

Solution Focused Therapy PsychPage... perspectives on psychology in daily life * PsychPageFamilyCouplesTherapy Contents * Basic Theory * Steps In Therapy * Does This Many are stubborn in the pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in the pursuit of the goal - Nietzche Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) is sometimes linked to general Brief Therapy, Problem-Focused Therapy, and Possibility Therapy…. All share some common points of focus: *…

Size of the Group A group on aging should have anywhere from eight to twelve people (Corey, 2010). This is a manageable size for group leaders and is small enough to facilitate discussion between members. Additionally, it would be ideal if the group could meet once a week. The group itself, as stated earlier, would likely take place in a nursing or retirement home for the sake of convenience for residents without a car. The added benefit to this is that those who are confined to a retirement…