Dysfunctional Interventions

Lastly, although like CBT, I would not suggest behavior therapy. Yes, it would change her behaviors, but it would not change the thought processes and irrational thinking associated with that behavior, thus is it really changing the behavior? To treat depression, or any disorder effectively, there needs to be an understanding of why the individual is doing that behavior, which is what CBT provides unlike its counterparts. With behavioral therapy, there is no understanding to why an individual is exhibiting the specific behavior that is being

As a result, the usefulness of any therapy depends on the client, the therapist, and the nature of their relationship. In behavioral therapy based on operational unconditional or operant conditioning, it’s important for both the client and the therapist to reach a clear understanding about positive and negative behaviors and their rewards or consequences. Behavioral therapy seeks to change the behaviors associated with psychological problems using exposure treatments, such as systematic desensitization, implosion therapy, and flooding. What makes psychotherapy an effective treatment? 1) Support, is the success, regarding to a number of identifiable factors. The identifiable factors, are about people struggling with depression and self-doubt. (Psychotherapy may provide a welcome dose of acceptance, empathy, and encouragement). Many therapists, think carefully by providing support. The therapists first and foremost decision is before and when to tackle a task, of clients. 2). In Hope, to develop a communicable, visual sight, the light, towards at the end of the tunnel. The expectation, things will get better. 3) A New perspective, therapists will give their clients the opportunities and ability to recognize alternative solution(s) of the situation, circumstance at hand. 4). Motivation, (Therapists sometimes explain a client’s lack of response to treatment by saying that the client was not “ready to do the work.”), The patient, as a client must and willing get motivated. For the reasons, willing to put efforts and time, as measures require. Therapy, isn’t a passive process, it does get better. My closest friend, Kristy Rudolph. owns phobia’s and has a panic disorder, called. Agoraphobia, a very intense fear(s) of herself, being in a situation, being in a circumstance(s), from which, she won’t be capable, as able to escape. She, developed these fears, will occur, any given moment, fears of it happening, to

Her anxiety and depression interfere with her academic and interpersonal functions. She struggles to motivate herself to attend her classes. She is not coping well with her internal struggles. She is

The goal of therapy is to reduce and control deviant behaviours that cause suicidal thoughts and self-destruction, as well as to focus on the unconscious and underlying meaning behind the disorder. The symptoms that she is experiencing, including, extreme emotions, continuous suicidal thoughts, negative eating habits, and depression can be lessened by professional counselling as it will teach her how to focus on managing emotions by controlling feelings of extreme anger or happiness. The types of therapy that I feel would benefit Diana Miller the most are cognitive-behavioural therapy and dialectical

The first step in her treatment is to get her to process the migration change and the loss of her friend. I would do this is by doing intense case management doing home and school visits to check in with Kay. The next step would be getting her to disclose if she is doing drugs, and if she is which is likely I would place her in a residential treatment center. If the family resist I would explain to her the benefits of she being placed in a residential versus out patient, and the best part is that none their family members would know, they can tell them she is going to boarding school.

Due to her comorbid diagnoses of schizoaffective disorder, I am not sure if she will be able to handle being exposed just yet to the people and/or environment that the abuse stemmed from, which is evidence by the anxiety and symptoms she experiences when around her ex-husband. The primary focus of our sessions will be building rapport, cognitive restructuring, reprocessing the trauma, building

Setting events, antecedents and consequences are all included in development of a hypothesis. It restates the interfering behavior while describing the behavior and determining its function. The setting events of this behavior is he home of Emilia and her family. Emilia is tired form cleaning, cooking and watching the kids all day without adult interaction. The maintaining consequences for this behavior is that once she has an outburst, the children leave her alone and Emilia is able to resume her conversation with her husband. Based on this information and the data collected, Emilia appears to be trying to avoid the interruption from her children. She yells so she can escape their interruption. The behavior is negatively reinforced because after yells the children leave her alone so she is getting what she wants by yelling. The need to escape from the interruption is the function of the behavior. There is enough evidence to develop a hypothesis statement. One could conclude this as a hypothesis statement: In an effort to maintain adult

Outpatient and residential treatment programs require the client to participate in individual therapy, group therapy, and attend 12-step group meetings. Frequency of therapy vary with each program. A treatment plan is developed between the therapist and client with goals, steps to reach the goals, and monitoring the progress. The

Encourage the patient to participate in group talk therapy. Rational- other people may have similar disorders and may be able to share techniques they use to reorient themselves.

In order to evaluate the effectiveness of Suzette’s treatment plan it is important to include feedback from Suzette at the end of each session. During the first few sessions, I will want to check on our therapeutic alliance. Therefore, I will ask Suzette, “Do you have a positive view of therapy and of me? Have we been covering the problems that are of most concern to you?” If Suzette indicates a need for change, then I will adjust her treatment goals as needed and review my skills in building our therapeutic alliance. It is important to continue to review how I am doing as a therapist to meet Suzette’s needs.

The therapy Karen would best benefit from would be Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This therapy would help Karen to identify her negative behavior and help to correct them. Also maybe including behavior therapy using fear-reduction would be of a benefit to her when she is ready to face her issues and learn to manage them. I believe that this type of therapy would be beneficial to both of her

Seeing through the eyes of someone with multiple years of therapy under their belt. I feel as if she is coping not at all healthily. She seems to be isolating, though me saying this is a bit hypocritical, isolation is not great in large doses. In small doses it can be helpful to distance yourself from the situation to assess it, but you have to go back to the situation eventually, you have to deal

In the beginning of her treatment, appealing intervention (Wong, 2007) would be helpful to raise Bianca’s awareness of her strengths. The appealing technique refers to the therapist’s direct suggestion or appeal to the client to change regardless of his or her circumstance. This technique reflects the therapist’s trust in the client’s ability to make positive and meaningful changes. Appealing can take the form of “exhortation on the value of taking a heroic stand against suffering” (Wong, 2007). Once Bianca learns to self-reflect better, active listening (Cain, 2010) would be helpful in creating a safe environment for her to develop a path towards self-actualization (Rogers,

If I were faced with a situation in which a client was a passive participant, I would respond in a way that engaged the client. Depending on the age and abilities of the client, I would have a conversation about the importance of occupational therapy and quality of life. I would learn how the client enjoys occupying their free time and creatively find a way to incorporate enjoyable activities into therapy sessions. Additionally, I would track the client's progress and show his or her own improvements throughout the current occupational therapy experience in hopes of increasing the client’s interest in the therapeutic process. By considering the client as a whole person and creating goals that are meaningful in everyday life, the client is more

The focus of motivational therapy is to encourage Josephine to develop a bad view of what is going on so that she will want to and have the desire and willpower to change her behavior. What I have to do is to develop and express empathy, rolls with resistance, and supports self-efficacy. In addition to these I will also use reflective listening, observing differences between current and desired behavior, try to avoid arguments, communicate to her with respect, encourage her to believe that she is capable of change as well as be supportive and knowledgeable. I think it will be good to also compliment Josephine instead of condescending and also gently persuade her with understanding the change is up to her.