Running Head: Critique 1 Lin’s Article Critique Part 1 Eve Birdine-Epps Liberty University Running Head: Critique 2 Summary of Article Anger and related emotions have been identified among substance abuse users. In addition, anger and related emotions determine urges and relapse. Many treatment programs have some components geared to aid with substance abuse recovery. Different therapies offer a variety of approaches recommended in successful steps to managing emotions and becoming more aware of triggers that lead to relapse. “In fact, Reilly and Shopshire (2000, pg.
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Children who have ADD and ADHD show behavior disorders that, along with diet and medication, can be regulated by simple discipline strategies to help them from falling behind others. According to an internet article titled “ADD/ADHD Treatment Options” extracted from the document published by Health Responsibility Systems, the behavior interventions are “geared toward helping the children learn, control behavior and increase his or her self-esteem.” These behavior interventions can be done in several ways, but the most effective way is for disciplinary actions to occur when and where the behavior occurs. Some examples of behavior treatments include rewarding good behaviors by a treat of some kind and giving “time outs” for bad behavior. One way teachers can help their students with their low attention spans is by placing them in an area where they can move around freely with little or no distractions, so that they can release some of their energy, establish clear rules, and be rewarded for appropriate behavior. These behavior interventions help the student control their own behavior and increase their self-esteem which plays a huge part in reducing the signs of ADD or ADHD.
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
It is used in philosophy, methodology, and practice (Wellness, n.d.). Relaxation and visualization therapy is used by many complementary practitioners, physicians, psychotherapists, hypnotherapists, nurses, clinical psychologists, and sport therapists (Wellness, n.d.). The main goal working as a human service worker is helping adolescents control their anger management by reducing their physiological arousal as well as their emotions that are the root cause of their anger. A human service worker is unable to help change or help an adolescent avoid what causes their angry behavior but to help the adolescent gain control of their actions (Hall, 2008). Conclusion There are so many factors out there that cause anger management issues among adolescents.
Therapy for Mood Disorder So how do you treat depression? Basically, treatments fall into 3 categories: psychological, biological, and pharmocological. In psychological therapy, specifically, psychodynamic therapy, depression is thought to be derived from a repressed sense of loss and from anger unconsciously turned inward. Therefore, psychoanalytic treatment tries to help the patient achieve insight into the repressed conflict, and often encourages the outward release of the hostility that is being directed inward. Recent studies have shown that a form of psychotherapy that concentrates on present-day interactions between the depressed person and the social environment is quite effective for alleviating unipolar depression..
Anticonvulsants are also often used as mood stabilizers these include: Depakote, Neurontin, and Topamax. Atypical Antipsychotics that are commonly used to treat Bipolar disorder include:Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel, and Risperdal. There are also several anti- depressants that are used to treat the symptoms of Bipolar disorder these include: Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, and Welbutrin. Taking only an anti-depressant can increase the risk of switching to mania or hypomania, or of development of rapid cycling symptoms. To prevent this from occurring a physician will usually require a client to take a mood stabilizing medication along with an
(Gerald C. Davidson, John M. Neale, 1998)Family therapy, aimed at reducing high levels of expressed emotion, has been shown to be valuable in preventing relapse. More recently, behavioural treatments such as social skills training have helped patients, who have been discharged from the mental hospitals meet the inevitable stresses of family and community living. The most effective treatments for schizpophrenia are likely to involve both biological and psychological components, because schizophrenia is thought to be one of the most serious forms of mental disorder, along
Nevertheless other effective, helpful medications for managing PTSD include mood stabilizers, such as Lamictal, Gabitril or Depakote, as well as mood stabilizers that are antipsychotics like Resperidone, Syprexa or Seroquel. These medicines are most effective for those who suffer from agitation, dissociation, hypervilgilance, paranoia, or brief psychotic reactions. Conclusion I. In conclusion, we have discussed today, Post-traumatic stress disorder can be a very demanding illness not only to the one who suffers, but also the loved ones who help those affected cope with the
This treatment is used to treat many emotional problems particularly irrational fears (phobias). Systematic desensitisation is led by a therapist and a different and unique method is used in this treatment which is called a fear hierarchy; this consists of the therapist and the client working together to link in rank from lowest to highest of what they fear the least about their anxiety provoking event or stimuli to what situation they may fear the most. Then the therapist helps the client by teaching them relaxation techniques whilst put in the first stage of the stressful anxiety provoking stimuli of their hierarchy and then the client eventually learns to relax in that situation and they work through the hierarchy until the top which would be the most anxiety provoking situation of the hierarchy and if the clients anxiety levels are normal and they feel relaxed at this stage then that means that they are cured of their phobia and irrational fear. So the method of systematic desensitisation involves extinction by gradually exposing the anxiety provoking stimuli to the client until they can relax in that situation. The success of this treatment is shown in the study conducted by Kazdin and Wilcoxon 1976 which showed that the principles of extinction and exposure are the bases of systematic