Part I Different Therapeutic Approaches Listed below are the therapeutic approaches that can be taken in treating a client if the specialist in question assumes them. The client in question needs assistance for the extreme fear that prevents this person from functioning normally in relation to the opposite sex. Psychoanalyst As a psychoanalyst the expert will work on a number of assumptions like that this problem emanates from the clients unconscious thoughts and the fear that he portrays is as a result of hidden problems. In addition, the expert will assume that there concerns that were not addressed in the course of the growing of the client and that treatment will involve facing and dealing with these issues. The expert will let the client relax completely and give revelations of what he went through during his upbringing and what he dreams about.
Audiences enjoy the combines of magic, suggestion, and showmanship in order to seemingly predict and control human behaviour. This treatment can be used to help patients suffering from a wide range of physical and mental problems and sometimes discover that with its help they can aid clients suffering from a broad variety of anxieties and can be used to delve into the unconscious mind and reveal hidden memories, fears and suspicions. I myself wonder whether this form of treatment would be temporary rather than long term as it is used for phobias, weight loss, smoking etc. PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY - Deals with long-term deep-rooted issues usually family based with complex situations. Psychodynamics takes the approach that our pasts effects our presents.
Sigmund Freud's theory is the psychoanalytic theory unique to a certain point and which it has developed formal models describing the ways in which individuals process information on different levels (Bornstein, 2010). Freud saw dreams as a way of unlocking unconscious thoughts and untold secrets. Sigmund created his theory through the importance of unconscious. Carl Jung accepted the unconscious idea and developed the analytic psychology. Both Freud and Jung were drawn to the unconscious way of explaining dreams.
Dreams can also be persuaded in a scientific way. According to activation-synthesis theory, dreams are formed because of neurons firing spontaneously in the pons, that controls eye movement by sending messages to the motor area of the cortex that are responsible for processing vivid images during REM sleep. Even though dreams are rarely a major focus, many psychotherapists had begun to give more attention on including questions about dreams in therapy sessions. Many psychotherapists have focused on their client’s dream types in order to resolve the issues. Since most of the dreams are expressed as unconscious thoughts and desires and others are not aware of unconscious thoughts during daily process.
There have been numerous treatment methods that have been used by psychologists in order to reduce recidivism in sex offenders. One of these methods is didactic treatment. Didactic methods are psychological based treatments designed to provide useful information to sex offenders that will allow them to educate themselves on those topics such as resisting urges so that they can reach their treatment goals. Treatment programs aim to change distorted cognitions, enhance empathy, increase self esteem, develop positive coping skills, and providing knowledge to offenders that will help them after treatment ends (Saleh, Grudzinskas, Bradford, & Brodsky, 2009). Didactic methods are also less costly than other sex offender treatments.
Your therapist helps you identify negative thoughts and evaluate how realistic these thoughts are. Then, he or she teaches you to “unlearn” negative thought patterns and “learn” new, helpful ones. CBT is a problem-solving approach. You cannot control other people or situations, but you can control the way you perceive and react. CBT teaches you the skills to change your thinking and manage your reactions to stressful people and situations.
Abstract Cognitive behavior therapy is mostly used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, phobias, and mental health, but it has also been shown to be valuable in treating alcoholism and drug addiction, especially as part of an overall program of recovery. Cognitive-behavioral coping skills treatment is a short-term, focused therapeutic approach to helping drug-dependent people become abstinent by using the same learning processes the person used to develop alcohol and drug dependence initially. Introduction Cognitive behavior therapy is based on the idea that feelings and behaviors are caused by a person's thoughts, not on outside stimuli like people, situations and events. People may not be able to change their circumstances, but they can change how they think about them and therefore change how they feel and behave, according to cognitive-behavior therapists. In the treatment for alcohol and drug dependence, the goal of cognitive behavioral therapy is to teach the person to recognize situations in which they are most likely to drink or use drugs, avoid these circumstances if possible, and cope with other problems and behaviors which may lead to their substance abuse.
According to Freud, even though the unconscious is hidden it still continues to sway our behaviours. It is important in counselling to have an understanding of the unconscious mind because it is the counsellor main goal to help their client become aware of their unconscious mind therefore helping them to understand and alter that problem behaviour. 5. List the three different aspects of personality identified by Freud. Briefly explain how they relate to each other.
Sigmund Freud pursued a medical career studying neurology, and is now considered the founding father of psychoanalysis. He developed an examination of the mind using dream analysis, and the correlation of attitudes toward sexuality and sexual development. He wrote many books on his findings and psychoanalytic methods such as The Interpretation of Dreams and The psychopathology of Everyday Life. Freud coined the theory of dreams as wish fulfillment, meaning that dreams represent the fulfillment of wishes of an individual. In the sample of The Interpretation of Dreams, he gives many examples of people who have dreams that correlate to something they are experiencing in real life.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can be used to treat people with a wide range of mental health problems. CBT is based on the idea that how we think (cognition), how we feel (emotion) and how we act (behavior) all interact together. Specifically, our thoughts determine our feelings and our behavior. Therefore, negative - and unrealistic - thoughts can cause us distress and result in problems. When a person suffers with psychological distress, the way in which they interpret situations becomes skewed, which in turn has a negative impact on the actions they take.