Essays on Psychotherapy

 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a combination of behavioural and cognitive theories of human behaviour. CBT helps to build a set of skills that enables an individual to be aware of their thoughts and emotions; identify how situations, thoughts, and behaviours influence their emotions; and…

This paper discusses the foundations of Rogerian psychotherapy. Carl rogers who was a psychology professor at Ohio state university. In this paper I concluded that Rogerian psychotherapy and person-centered therapy was the same thing. This therapy focuses not only on what the client’s problem is…

According to the Cambridge dictionary, the word ethics is the study of what is morally right and wrong or a set of beliefs about what is morally right and wrong. Ethics can be a difficult subject to define as it is closely related to one’s…

The term Mindfulness is used to define a wide variety of ideas, theories and even practices. Therefore, to understand what Mindfulness Meditation is, in all its dimensions requires a broad historical, scientific, philosophical, clinical and psychological review. That is, in part, the greatness of Mindfulness…

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…

Collaborative therapy model is a form of postmodern therapy that best complements my current view of what therapy should feel and look like. During my early years as a Child Welfare Specialist and Community Advocate, I felt as if I could conquer the world and…

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…

Initiative contrabling life benefits This stage means that the child can control and use his / her skills to achieve his / her goals and it may be a guilty feeling. Erikson highlights sibling rivalry as an example where the older sibling can feel rivalry…

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,…