In this essay I would like to examine three approaches, Gestalt, Solution-focused therapy, and Cognitive Behaviour therapy and how I intend on using them within my practice as an integrative counsellor. In my previous essay I proposed how I would use the person centred, psychodynamic...
We are proposing a group designed to work with teens with a history of sexual abuse and whom have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The teen years are important development stages for individuals, where they develop separation, identity, cognitive/emotive regulation, and self-image (Aronson...
Mental health care is an important issue that is being addressed and promoted in this era in comparison to 10 years ago. However, the stereotype related to psychological diseases is still prevalent in society. Even so, the Government of Australia is actively promoting importance of...
In our society today we are taught that medications are an “easy and short-term fix” to a mental illness, resulting in many people falling towards this rather than therapy. Cognitive-behavioral theory is a form of short-term therapy, that works in the present (rather than issues...
According to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed; DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is diagnosed when the following criteria are met. The first, being the most expansive, is that 5 of the following symptoms are present during...
Research Supporting Social Anxiety Groups Group therapy research has continuously suggested that it is an efficient form of treatment for various disorders (DeLucia-Waack, Kalodner, & Riva, 2014; Yalom, 2015). Group therapy has several benefits including the safe environment to develop social skills to work on...
Some of the earliest records of bulimic behavior were recorded in ancient Egyptian and Roman cultures. In ancient Egypt, there was a strong belief that the most prominent reason for disease and deaths was due to the food that was eaten. Therefore, it was common...
A phobia is defined in the DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th Ed., 2013) as a type of anxiety disorder. When defining phobias, consideration must be taken to analyse the nature of anxiety, and how the intensity of the anxiety experienced by the individual surrounding...
Aaron Beck pioneered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in the 1960’s. He named fleeting, involuntary thoughts we have “Automatic thoughts” and realized being negative they could be harmful. Beck’s work was influenced by various people including Wilhelm Wundt, who developed experimental psychology, forming ‘The Institute for...
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