Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the models used by psychotherapist to improve the life of a client. The therapy emphasis is on our thinking, feelings and how we act as result of those thoughts
Most mental health therapies suggest a client's psychological symptoms emanate from the client's family of origin. It is presumed that the client learnt to do things the way they do from their family of origin and if they are not properly differentiated they will have clinical symptoms. CBT on the other hand suggest that people get psychological problems because of self induced rigid “musts” commands about the events in their lives.
This kind of thinking creates perfectionist tendencies where “must” and “should” are highlighted creating un attainable goals. Often this system of thinking leads to a low tolerance for frustrations, self pity, and anxiety. CBT therapy aims at helping the client think and look at how their irrational and distorted thoughts are maladaptive to achieving personal success.
The emphasis is on the therapeutic, collaborative, and Socratic dialogue which helps the client see how their feelings and behavior is affecting their quality of life. By collaboration, the therapist seeks to learn what the client’s goals in life are and then helps the client achieve the goals. By using Socratic methods the therapist gains a good understanding of the client and client’s problems by asking questions. The therapist also teaches the client to ask themselves questions.
The therapist carries out an assessment on the client to determine the areas of distortions and consequently dysfunctions that is leading to clinical symptoms. The most common found distortions in individuals and families are in the following areas:
Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/350963_basic-concepts-of-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-cbt#ixzz11udGuVcM
This is a blog that I educate and express my opinions on some health and mental Health issues. Different therapies used in psychotherapy are also discussed.
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Saturday, October 9, 2010
Managemnet and treatment of schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental condition or illness that occurs in people from all cultures and from all works of life. The disorder is characterized by an array of diverse symptoms, including oddities in perception, thinking, action, sense of self and manner in relating to others. The hallmark of the disorder however is the significant loss of contact with reality.
Before the 1950s the prognosis for schizophrenia was rather bleak because there were very few treatment options. Treatment was mainly based in institutionalizing the patient in overcrowded hospitals and treated with electroconvulsive “shock” therapy. Dramatic improvement came in the mid 1950’s with the introduction of “anti-psychotic” drugs.
Currently there are two phases of schizophrenia treatment and recovery. One phase addresses severe symptoms of an acute psychotic episode and the other focuses on improving functioning and preventing relapse during the maintenance or recovery phase of illness.
Acute Phase: The aim of treatment in the acute phase is to get the psychotic symptoms under control so the patient is not in danger to self or to others. Hospitalization may be required during this time. At this time medication is the primary treatment.
Maintenance Phase: During the maintenance phase of treatment, the goal is to sustain symptom remission or control, reduce the risk of relapse and hospitalization, and teach skills for daily living. Maintenance treatment typically involves medication, supportive therapy, family education and counseling, vocational and social counseling.
Medication:
The medications used in the treatment of schizophrenia are known as antipsychotic (neuroleptic drugs). These medications do not provide a cure but rather work by reducing the psychotic symptoms of the illness. They are thought to work by changing the balance or activity of chemical that transmit message in the brain (neurotransmitters).
The antipsychotic medications are particularly effective at controlling the positive symptoms of schizophrenia. The positive symptoms include hallucination, delusions, paranoia, and disordered thinking. These drugs are however less helpful in treating the negative symptoms such as social withdrawal, lack of motivation and lack of emotional expressiveness.
The two main groups of medications used for treatment of schizophrenia are the older or “typical” antipsychotic medications and the newer “Atypical” antipsychotic medications.
Read more at: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/351487_treatment-of-schizophrenia
Before the 1950s the prognosis for schizophrenia was rather bleak because there were very few treatment options. Treatment was mainly based in institutionalizing the patient in overcrowded hospitals and treated with electroconvulsive “shock” therapy. Dramatic improvement came in the mid 1950’s with the introduction of “anti-psychotic” drugs.
Currently there are two phases of schizophrenia treatment and recovery. One phase addresses severe symptoms of an acute psychotic episode and the other focuses on improving functioning and preventing relapse during the maintenance or recovery phase of illness.
Acute Phase: The aim of treatment in the acute phase is to get the psychotic symptoms under control so the patient is not in danger to self or to others. Hospitalization may be required during this time. At this time medication is the primary treatment.
Maintenance Phase: During the maintenance phase of treatment, the goal is to sustain symptom remission or control, reduce the risk of relapse and hospitalization, and teach skills for daily living. Maintenance treatment typically involves medication, supportive therapy, family education and counseling, vocational and social counseling.
Medication:
The medications used in the treatment of schizophrenia are known as antipsychotic (neuroleptic drugs). These medications do not provide a cure but rather work by reducing the psychotic symptoms of the illness. They are thought to work by changing the balance or activity of chemical that transmit message in the brain (neurotransmitters).
The antipsychotic medications are particularly effective at controlling the positive symptoms of schizophrenia. The positive symptoms include hallucination, delusions, paranoia, and disordered thinking. These drugs are however less helpful in treating the negative symptoms such as social withdrawal, lack of motivation and lack of emotional expressiveness.
The two main groups of medications used for treatment of schizophrenia are the older or “typical” antipsychotic medications and the newer “Atypical” antipsychotic medications.
Read more at: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/351487_treatment-of-schizophrenia
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Issues of concern in Reality Therapy
Reality therapy sees the past as the source of our wants and our ways of behaving. The focus of therapy is to learn what needs to be learned about the past but to move as quickly as feasible to empowering the client to satisfy his or her needs and wants in the present and in the future.
According to the theory, our present perceptions influence our present behaviour and it is these perceptions that the reality practitioner helps the client to work through. It is a therapy of hope based on the convictions that we are products of the past but we do not have to go on being its victims.
Choice theory provides the basis for reality therapy. The theory stresses that human behavior originates from five current sources of motivation or five human needs: Self-preservation, belonging, power or inner control, freedom or independence, and fun or enjoyment.
Most behaviors are chosen and serve two purposes: to impact the environment around us in order to satisfy the five needs and to send a message to or communicate with the surrounding world. According to the theory, if life is unsatisfactory or we are distressed or in trouble, one basic thing to check is whether we are succeeding in meeting our basic psychological needs as provided above
Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/293435_my-concerns-of-reality-therapy#ixzz0xeCgXQ6l
According to the theory, our present perceptions influence our present behaviour and it is these perceptions that the reality practitioner helps the client to work through. It is a therapy of hope based on the convictions that we are products of the past but we do not have to go on being its victims.
Choice theory provides the basis for reality therapy. The theory stresses that human behavior originates from five current sources of motivation or five human needs: Self-preservation, belonging, power or inner control, freedom or independence, and fun or enjoyment.
Most behaviors are chosen and serve two purposes: to impact the environment around us in order to satisfy the five needs and to send a message to or communicate with the surrounding world. According to the theory, if life is unsatisfactory or we are distressed or in trouble, one basic thing to check is whether we are succeeding in meeting our basic psychological needs as provided above
Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/293435_my-concerns-of-reality-therapy#ixzz0xeCgXQ6l
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Integration Of Psychology And Theology: A Critique
Martin & Deidre Bobgan, in their book "psychoHeresy: The psychological seduction of Christianity", 1987, deals with the areas of concern for Christians concerning integration of psychology and theology.
They talk of four myths about psychology in the church that have led Christians to believe that there is a need for psychological intervention.
The four Myths are:
a) Psychotherapy is a science - a means of understanding and helping humanity based on empirical evidence from measurable consistent data
b) The best kind of counseling utilizes both psychology and the Bible.
c) People who are experiencing mental-emotional behavioral problems are mentally ill - they are psychological sick and therefore need psychological therapy
d) Psychotherapy has a high record of success compared to Biblical counseling
Is Psychology a Religion?
Martin & Deidre Bobgan argues that “since God’s word tell us how to live, all ideas about the why’s of behavior and how's of change must be viewed as religious in nature” (Psychoheresy: the Psycho seduction of Christianity, 1987). While the Bible claims divine revelation, psychotherapy claims scientific substantiation. When it comes to behavior and other attitudes, morals and values, we are dealing with religion. According to them Psychotherapy haunts the church because “it is perceived as a scientific salve for the sick soul, than for what it truly is; a pseudoscientific substitute system of religious belief”.
Neil T. Anderson, Julianne S Zuehlke and Terry Zuehlke also support this view in their book Christ centered therapy: The practical integration of Theology and Psychology 1987. They state that Psychotherapists and other health professionals have become the “primary caregivers and dispensers of moral guidance in our society” (Neil T Anderson et al p. 18). David Nobel, as quoted by Neil t. Anderson et al, states “trying to separate the sacred from the secular is like trying to sear the soul from the body-we must recognize that all world views have religious implications” (Neil t Anderson et al p. 38)
Read more at http://www.bukisa.com/articles/273010_integration-of-psychology-and-theology-a-critique
They talk of four myths about psychology in the church that have led Christians to believe that there is a need for psychological intervention.
The four Myths are:
a) Psychotherapy is a science - a means of understanding and helping humanity based on empirical evidence from measurable consistent data
b) The best kind of counseling utilizes both psychology and the Bible.
c) People who are experiencing mental-emotional behavioral problems are mentally ill - they are psychological sick and therefore need psychological therapy
d) Psychotherapy has a high record of success compared to Biblical counseling
Is Psychology a Religion?
Martin & Deidre Bobgan argues that “since God’s word tell us how to live, all ideas about the why’s of behavior and how's of change must be viewed as religious in nature” (Psychoheresy: the Psycho seduction of Christianity, 1987). While the Bible claims divine revelation, psychotherapy claims scientific substantiation. When it comes to behavior and other attitudes, morals and values, we are dealing with religion. According to them Psychotherapy haunts the church because “it is perceived as a scientific salve for the sick soul, than for what it truly is; a pseudoscientific substitute system of religious belief”.
Neil T. Anderson, Julianne S Zuehlke and Terry Zuehlke also support this view in their book Christ centered therapy: The practical integration of Theology and Psychology 1987. They state that Psychotherapists and other health professionals have become the “primary caregivers and dispensers of moral guidance in our society” (Neil T Anderson et al p. 18). David Nobel, as quoted by Neil t. Anderson et al, states “trying to separate the sacred from the secular is like trying to sear the soul from the body-we must recognize that all world views have religious implications” (Neil t Anderson et al p. 38)
Read more at http://www.bukisa.com/articles/273010_integration-of-psychology-and-theology-a-critique
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