Anne Bradstreet and Modern America Anne Bradstreet was one of North America’s first privileged women to have evolved in the New World with remarkable success. She voiced her deepest emotions about every aspect of unfamiliar life and did so by writing those emotions in a timeless way. A contributing factor to her success was her Father. He ensured that she was educated before leaving for the new world. In addition, he was very involved in her upbring and sharing his passion for writing with her.
Lynch and Richards (2010) stated, “He has added significantly to our understanding of clinical and theoretical issues and provided us with wise input on complex group, organizational, and political dilemmas” (p. 1). Within this article, the importance of psychoanalysis is highlighted as well as the reasoning behind Rangell’s interest within psychology. Rangell was fascinated with Freud’s findings, especially taking interest in the study of anxiety, and went beyond Freud’s research to satisfy his own curiosities. The article informs the reader of Rangell’s journey, what he discovered, and the major influence he was to psychoanalysis. Moreira (2012) stated, “Humanistic-phenomenological psychotherapy is a contemporary development of person-centered therapy” (p. 3).
Process Report of a Client Centred Therapy Session Reflection and Literature Review "It is that the individual has within himself or herself vast resources for self-understanding, for altering his or her self-concept, attitudes and self-directed behavior - and that these resources can be tapped if only a definable climate of facilitative psychological attitudes can be provided." (Rogers, 1986, cited in The Carl Rogers Reader by Kirschenbaum & Henderson, 1989, p.135) This process report is an assignment for the Humanistic Approach module required as evidence that students have acquired the skills and understood how to work with clients from a humanistic perspective. The humanistic approach evolved in the United States in 1950s and it was proposed by Carl Rogers who proposed that “therapy could be simpler,
From the arrival of the Price family she is a firm supporter of her father, Nathan Price, but as the novel progresses Leah becomes aware of the self-centered, wrong behavior of her father. Leah rallies her sisters together for their survival by becoming part of the Congolese culture. Leah Price is intelligent and determined, though she loses her Baptist religion she remains idealistic. Leah uses her intelligence to understand the world around her and to help others. From an early age others see that she is exceptional.
The definition of arousal can be described as a psychological and physiological state of being alert or a reaction to a specific type of stimuli. The relationship
This was crucial, because Abigail developed an understanding of western thought and ideals which she used throughout her correspondence. Through her letters, we see Abigail used classical and contemporary literature and those interests motivated her intentions, especially, her passion for intellectual engagement. Because of her status as a Puritan mother, Abigail was limited in most respects but she rose above and developed personal relationships with historical figures which drew on her foundation in literature and scholarly pursuits. She was an avid reader of history and developed into a political advocate of sorts, especially for her husband John. She also used her writing skills to gain advantages for her family during John's absence in Europe.
The current essay investigated the use of cognitive therapy in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It first explored the theoretical framework of cognitive therapy in terms of its assumptions and identification work of cognitive error. After that, it introduced several cognitive restructuring techniques that aim to alter one’s belief regards to the meaning of traumatic event and re-experience symptom. These techniques require PTSD patient to gather further evidence in order to challenge his/her distortion thought. Introduction Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the anxiety disorders.
Examination of Clinical Psychology PSY/480 April, 2012 Michelle Sargent Catherine Brodehl PhD Examination of Clinical Psychology Clinical Psychology is defined as “the assessment, treatment, and understanding of psychological and behavioral problems and disorders (Plante, 2005, p. 7).” Simply put it is the work of an educated professional putting their knowledge to work to aid others in dealing with issues that affect the consistency of everyday life. Clinical psychology utilizes the scientific method to produce informed practice, procedure, and treatment for those in need of help. The job of a clinical psychologist calls upon a number of personal and social characteristics in order to be successful and produce real results
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an active therapy approach guided by goals identified by clients, an ever-evolving formulation of the client's strengths and their problems (Becks, 1995). This essay will give an overview on CBT, the available evidence regarding the strength of CBT in schizophrenia, the limitations of the approach, ethical issues and the implications for anti-oppressive practice. CBT with clients focuses on the goal to change clients’ existing faulty or negative thoughts. This is done collaboratively (the social worker and clients) in changing feelings and behaviours with more acceptable and positive thoughts (Teater, 2010). The aim of the approach is to help clients to cope with their life concerns more effectively.
The goal of ACT is to change the relationship people have with their own thoughts and feelings that are often feared or avoided; this is proclaimed to increase psychological flexibility, which is the primary goal of ACT (American Psychological Association, 2006). Steven Hayes and his colleagues first developed ACT in the 1980’s. It was developed by a combination of philosophical and theoretical work, empirical research, and technical development (Lundh, 1999). This trend followed the development of a group of therapies called “third wave” therapies. The main focus of all third wave therapies is to integrate mindfulness and acceptance into their cognitive and behavioral approaches (Nylen, 2007).