Cognitive behavioral therapy is a way to monitor any behaviors that may eventually lead the adolescent to commit suicide. In cognitive behavioral therapy, the person is made aware of how his or her actions towards certain thoughts and feelings can lead to unhealthy moods. It focuses on fixing the person’s thoughts and feelings in order to help treat depression. According to editors and writers for the periodical Drug Week, “[c]ognitive behavioral therapy, a form of psychotherapy, was found to be effective if combined with fluoxetine use” (2005). A study was conducted by Dr. Graham Emslie, a professor at UT Southwestern, within the last decade that included 334 teenagers, all of whom suffered from major depression.
Marisa Farrell "Evaluate the extent to which Freud's theory of psychosexual development can help us to understand a client's presenting issue" (2462 Words) Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was an Austrian physician who pioneered the study of the unconscious. He was the first person in his field that began the use of non medical methods to deal with human conditions. It was during his neurological practice with hysterical patients that he first noticed that his patients were relieved from their symptoms by simply recollecting and talking about painful childhood experiences. Freud went on to spend much of his life developing an intricate and controversial theory on personality development. Central to Freud's theory, and perhaps his greatest contribution to psychology, is the notion that our psyche is composed of parts within our awareness and beyond our awareness.
Sigmund Freud is the founder of psychoanalysis; he was a physiologist, medical doctor, psychologist and influential thinker of the early twentieth century. He articulated and refined the concepts of the unconscious, infantile sexuality and repression, and he proposed a tripartite account of the mind’s structure. Before he was the founder of psychoanalysis, Freud began to study with the newest wonder drug which was cocaine during 1880’s. At the time, people claimed it cured everything from morphine addiction to tuberculosis. Freud was only around in his late twenties when he started to study with the wonder drug.
Less Than Zero by Brett Easton Ellis is a remarkable and disturbing novel. This novel is fast paced and it usually focuses on the main character throughout the novel. The novel tells how the main character, Clay quits his drug habits and how he started to become more mature. The novel, Less Than Zero is about an eighteen year old college student named Clay that went to he’s hometown for winter break from his eastern college school and has the time of his life by hanging out with his drug addict friends. The novel is involved with many drugs, sex, and violence.
Charles, then 31, stated that he had been a drug addict since the age of 16. While the case was dismissed because of the manner in which the evidence was obtained, Charles's situation did not improve until a few years later. Individuals such as Quincy Jones and Reverend Henry Griffin felt that those around Charles were responsible for his drug use. By 1964 Charles' drug addiction caught up with him and he was arrested for possession of marijuana and heroin. Following a self-imposed stay at St. Francis Hospital in Lynwood, California, Charles received five years' probation.
Also, the website, www.bpkids.org states “a majority of teens with untreated bipolar disorder abuse alcohol and drugs. Any child or adolescent who abuses substances should be evaluated for mood disorder.” Regarding treatments and adjustments, safety must be immediately assessed. Bipolar patients are at high risk for suicide, and youths are at even greater risk. Trudy Carlson is the author of the very compelling book The Life of a Bipolar Child. In this book, Carlson tells of her trials and tribulations raising her bipolar son Ben, and there are many incredible challenges.
The contents of this essay will explain different psychological approaches to health and social practice; compare two psychological approaches to health and social care provision; and conclude with an evaluation of the two approaches. For numerous individuals, consuming alcohol is nothing more than a pleasant way to relax and socialise with relatives and companions. Individuals with alcohol use disorders, conversely, consume alcohol to excess, endangering both themselves and others. This essay will explain how differing psychological perspectives aid individuals with alcoholism and differing conditions to recover by applying the approaches. (American Psychological Association, 2012) Individuals with alcoholism (alcohol dependent) have
He presented himself so that I empathized with the main character and his struggle to find the truth, answers, help the other patients, and escape off the island. In the beginning, I was just as suspicious as the main character, which was convinced that he was being drugged to be experimented on. It was not until the very end of the movie through the explanation of Doctor Cawley that the audience and I realized the main character was actually a patient there because of his severe case of PTSD, which is also known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, this is a serious condition that can develop after a person has experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying event in which serious physical harm occurred or was threatened. The PTSD is what triggered his Dissociative Identity Disorder, which is the existence in one individual of two or more distinct personality states that each have its own patterns of perceiving, relating and thinking of environment. Andrew Latus (Leonardo DiCaprio) was in the army during the time of World War 11 during which time he had to endure millions of deaths and traumas.
Psychosocial Theory 1 Running Head: PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY Erick Erickson’s Psychosocial Theory Psy 100 11/12/2006 Psychosocial Theory 2 Erik Erikson has become one of the most influential psychoanalysts of our time. His psychosocial theory changed the way that psychologists today think about social reasoning. Unlike other theories that were made, Erikson’s theory spans throughout an entire lifespan. It begins from the early (infancy) stages of life and continues on until the elderly years of a human’s life. This paper will discuss the 8 psychosocial theories that Erikson made and will analyze the validity of each of the stages.
At the time I was raising three young sons and maintained employment as a Payroll Manager. I considered myself to be a functioning addict. I maintained a lifestyle which was beneficial for the well being of me and my family. Many of my friends used drugs on a recreational basis, and maintained their life and families. When I did get caught up in the legal system, the first question my attorney asked was, “Are you an addict?” He further explained that if I was on drugs when I committed my crime, the District Attorney would be willing to make a deal for less jail time.