Essays on Psychotherapy

Psychoterapy Psychotherapy has become a fundamental aspect of mental health provisions (Campbell, 2013; Lister-Ford, 2007; Johnstone & Dallos, 2013), as it attempts to address psychological distress and/or impairment in a non-invasive manner (National Health Service (NHS), 2018; National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), 2018; Burns…

When you think about therapy, the image that often comes to mind is of a person lounging on a chaise longue, pouring out their woes and worries, whilst the therapist, with a blank expression, responds with phrases like “and how does that make you feel?”….

Sigmund Freud was the father of psychoanalysis and introduced the world to the inner meanings of our unconscious mind. For example, Freud claimed that the unconscious mind is like an iceberg. A small part of the iceberg is shown above water, which represents the parts…

Electroshock has been, and remains to be, a primary practice in the psychiatric system. However this treatment has many side effects and negative impacts on the patient’s life. For that reason it is referred to as intervention or assault in the Mad community. Medical practitioners…

A Critique on the Efficacy of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine Assisted Psychotherapy in Subjects with Refractory ConditionsMichael S. LayeuxNorth Idaho CollegeIntroductionIn this paper I hope to give a clear and concise critique of the article: “The safety and efficacy of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine assisted psychotherapy in subjects with chronic, treatment-resistant…

Depression is now becoming more prevalent in today’s society as a study has shown that over 18,000 Malaysians have been diagnosed with depression in 2017 based on statistic obtained through mental health screening programs conducted on 273,203 individuals at health and community clinics in 2017…

Psychology has been described as a ‘hub science’ with psychological findings linked to research and perspectives from the social sciences, natural sciences, medicine, and the humanities, such as philosophy. Over the past few centuries, the field of psychology has undergone several theoretical paradigm shifts (i.e….

Personally, I feel after taking this class, I can better understand people with mental disabilities and I feel people even nowadays could become a bit more understanding about what goes on inside the mind of someone mentally ill instead of labeling them as “crazy”. Historically,…

Everyone who has ever lived, no matter where they live, has a universal language: movement. Body language or nonverbal communication is everyone’s native language. Nonverbal communication is how everyone (even babies, those that speak another language, people who cannot speak) can express their needs, feelings,…

Navratilova and Porreca (2014) research the impact of pain on reward and motivation of individuals, while focusing on the conventional assumptions of hedonism and godlessness. A hedonistic approach to psychotherapy believes that individuals are motivated by the self, in that they seek pleasure and avoid…