These feelings may come from an experience in his or hers childhood, adolescent, or in adulthood. Psychodynamic therapy uses the assumption that everyone has a subconscious, and feelings held in the subconscious are often too painful to face. Humanistic-existential is the approach, which tries to do justice to the whole person including mind, body and spirit; to enable the patient to find constructive ways of coming to terms with every day challenges. Behavior therapy focuses on the present. This type of therapy helps patients overcome phobias and self-destructive behavior.
Unit 14 – Understand the administration of medication to individuals with dementia using a person centred approach. 1. Outline the most common medications used to treat symptoms of dementia and describe how they affect individuals with dementia. The residents with dementia in the home that I work in take a variety of medication to relief dementia symptoms. The most common of the medications is Memamtine.
“People with Generalized Anxiety Disorder report that the anxiety that they experience cause substantial interference with their lives and they need a significant dosage of medications to control their symptoms.” (Gerow and Chatmon 2013, p. 258). To try and help Mr. Hudson with his disorder I’m going to try two methods of treatment. The first method would be a psychoactive drug therapy. I will have him try an antianxiety drug called Equanil, a muscle relaxant for his extreme muscle tension. According to Gerow and Chatmon, “When muscular tension is reduced, a person usually reports feeling calm and at ease” (p. 281).
While other therapies are being developed, tested and researched, (CBT) has evidence based research in being effective due to the flexibility of its interventions and the ease of adjustment to co-join other therapies to (CBT). According to research done by Leslie Swanson, cognitive behavior therapy techniques such as relaxation, restructuring, and re-scripting therapy aided in helping patients with PTSD to overcome insomnia, sleep disorders, and nightmares, which are common symptoms with PTSD (Swanson, 2009). More importantly, research identifies cognitive behavior therapy as a highly effective therapy to treat individuals who suffered from moderate depression (296.22) and have a dual diagnosis of substance abuse (Ruwaard, 2009, 215). (CBT) has also gained respect as a preferred therapy for helping those who abuse and are addicted to drugs. Kirby and Marlowe suggest that CBT has shown substantial gain in the field of substance abuse, due to its person centeredness and brief treatments.
Cognitive processing therapy for chronic PTSD from childhood sexual abuse: a case study. Counseling Psychology Quarterly, 9(4), 359-372. issn: 09515070. *Mclay, R., et al. (2011). A randomized, controlled trial of virtual reality-graded exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in active duty service members with combat- related posttraumatic stress disorder.
Throughout these stages the individual will need more support on a day too day basis and more encouragement. 2.1/2.4 Describe the impact of early diagnosis and follow up to diagnosis to the individual, their family and friends. The impact for most people receiving the diagnosis of dementia is very distressing and upsetting for both the individual and their family. People presume that dementia is a condition that causes people to go mad. These negative images can add unnecessary distress to the individual and their family.
“Given the importance of anger and related emotions such as anxiety and depression in the recovery of substance-dependent patients, we expect that patients in residential treatment for substance dependence could benefit from FT.” (Lin, Mack, Enright, Krahn, and Baskin, 2004) Forgiveness is the main feature to emotional recovery when dealing with chemical dependency. Many participants were reluctant to forgive or respond to treatment in the beginning of this therapy. However, participants showed substantial changes from FT, than from traditional therapy at posttest and follow-up. “Despite steady improvements in depression in the alternative treatment condition, these participants continued to exhibit clinically depressed patterns at both posttest and follow-up.” (Lin, Mack, Enright, Krahn, and Baskin, 2004) In conclusion, Forgiveness Therapy is centered on the client’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
The individual can become irritable at a moments notice. Many people suffer from depression which can be caused by the physical and cognitive changes that they have experienced. Some people can become self-centred and not recognize other people’s point of view and can become very demanding which can cause resentment. Often people with acquired brain injury do not like to be left alone for any amount of time. Explain the concepts of loss in relation to acquired brain injury for individuals and carers The care that is given to an individual with an acquired brain injury is crucial.
Failure to diagnose a client’s problem correctly could result in the therapist using the wrong treatment. One of the most common requests a therapist who employs hypnotic techniques receives, is for help with chronic pain. However there is potential here for the client who makes such a request to learn to mask the symptom of a disorder which if progressive or life-threatening, may place them in danger. This could result in a particular disorder becoming too far advanced for successful treatment to be undertaken. If research is correct, hypnotic techniques can have a significant effect on all physical aspects of human functioning.
It is the responsibility of the clinician to interview the patient and determine a correct diagnosis and treatment. Although, we know that Marla has underlying issues, which require therapy, the first objective is to treat the symptoms she has currently. Dysthymia is a particularly insidious disorder, some people may recover, but some continue to suffer their entire life (Faces of Abnormal Psychology, 2007). Psychological disorders do not discriminate they are equal opportunist