Carl Jung was born in Switzerland in 1875, and educated largely in Basel. Jung was a psychologist and psychiatrist, and the credited with being the founder of analytical psychology. His work and influence covers a number of different areas, and he is considered to be one of the greatest thinkers to have theorised about life and how people relate to it. In order to consider the concept in question; Jung’s theories concerning personality types, it is first useful to gain a clear understanding of what is meant by the term personality. The Collins English Dictionary (2009) defines personality as being ‘the sum total of all the behavioural and mental characteristics by means of which an individual is recognized as being unique’.
At the time the University of Iowa was central to psychological study, especially in the area of social learning theory. Bandura completed his Master's in 1951 and a PhD in clinical psychology in 1952. Interesting to mention, Bandura’s great skill became more noticed when he became president of the APA (American Psychological Association) in 1973. His great contributions in the field of psychology were also recognized when he received the APA’s Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions in 1980. In 1953, he began teaching at Stanford
HSC 036 Promote person-centred approaches in health and social care Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8, 1902 – February 4, 1987) was an influential American psychologist. Rogers is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research and was honoured for his pioneering research with the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions by the American Psychological Association in 1956. The person-centred approach, his own unique approach to understanding personality and human relationships, found wide application in various domains such as psychotherapy and counselling (client-centred therapy), education (student-centred learning) and not least in health and social care. Towards the end of his life Carl Rogers was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with national intergroup conflict in South Africa and Northern Ireland. In his view, optimal development is a continuous process and not a static state.
In 1907 he met Sigmund Freud, and became a psychoanalyst. In 1913 Jung become detached from Freud for a variety of reasons including Freud’s demands and ego centred approach to his own theories above any further research. He then established his own theory, called analytical psychology. Jung travelled extensively “to compare the dreams, mythology, folklore, art, and religion of indigenous peoples there with that from Europe, China, and India.” (www.grossmont.edu/victor.burton/influences_jung.html) PERSONALITY TYPES Carl Jung suggested that people can be categorised as two different types of personality. They are termed introverts and extroverts.
In 1892, he published the book “Finger Prints”, and it contained the first statistical proof supporting the uniqueness of his method of identification. 2. Who is known as “The Father of Forensic Toxicology” and why? A Spaniard named Mathieu Orfila is considered to be the “father of forensic toxicology” because in 1814, he published the first treatise on detection of poisons, and their effects on animals, thus establishing forensic toxicology as a legitimate scientific endeavor. 3. Name two major contributors of forensic science made by Hand Gross?
Timeline-History of Mental Health 1900’s * In 1908 a man who suffered from mental issues himself started a mental health movement; this man’s name was Clifford Beer. Beer’s organization, “The National Mental Health Association”, now known as “Mental Health America” was created to prevent and treat mental illness in children. After gaining momentum and support the National Mental Health Association expanded creating the National Committee for Mental Hygiene. 1940’s * In 1946 President Harry Truman signed the National Mental Health Act (NMHA). This act was created after World War II, due to the rise in post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health issues.
He started out working at Darnall Army Hospital. When Dr. Smith, Ph.D mentioned REBT, I became curious and had to research what exactly this therapy's about. REBT is defined as the following: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a comprehensive, active-directive, philosophically and empirically based psychotherapy which focuses on resolving cognitive, emotional, and behavioral problems in human beings. REBT was created and developed by the American psychotherapist and psychologist Albert Ellis. REBT is one of the first forms of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and
World War ll changed how psychology was looked at, after the war the need for trained clinician’s increased, clinical psychology was growing but the issues of dealing with the severe mental distressed was the domain of neurologist and psychiatrists. Clinical psychology increased with the clinician’s
This is a reflective essay based on my attendance at a multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting whilst on my two-week placement at a local mental health day hospital. The aim of this essay is to discuss the importance of the multidisciplinary team within the mental health environment and discuss factors that can influence the success or failure of multidisciplinary teams. Mental health teams generally comprise of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists and social workers, but other therapists such as family therapists, psychotherapists and counsellors might also become involved in the care of the patient (Perkins & Repper 1998). Multidiscipline involvement is important within mental health nursing as people with mental health problems have multiple needs, so a variety of expertise is required to meet the needs of these people (Darby et al 1999). Multidisciplinary mental health teams can been defined as: “A group of practitioners with different professional training, employed by more than one agency, who meet regularly to coordinate their work providing services to one or more clients in a defined area” (Ovretveit,1993: 9 cited in Onyett 2003) The advantage of a multidisciplinary team approach is that all professionals work together by collecting the facts and by bringing information together, to obtain as complete a view as possible of the problems of each individual patient.
Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research Danielle Fleming April 15, 2012 When an individual decides to become a mental health counselor they take on numerous roles. These roles include the ability to assess, diagnosis and do research. Licensed professional counselors are allowed to provide diagnosis assessments in most states (Mears, 2010). Assessment Assessment is a broad term that includes many structured and unstructured processes for gathering information to understand the issues that bring people to counseling (Mears, 2010). When providing an assessment you want to ask the client questions that will provide you the proper information that you need to help assist your client.