...at times. We may even gain some weight or have trouble getting out of bed. Over 10 million people in America, however, may feel a more extreme form of these symptoms. They may constantly feel lethargic and depressed to an extent that social and work related activities are negatively affected. Typical SAD symptoms include sugar cravings, lethargy, depression, an increase in body weight, and a greater need for sleep. Onset of these symptoms usually occurs in October or November, and the symptoms disappear in early spring. Frequently, people who suffer from SAD react strongly to variations in the amount of light in their surrounding environment. Most often, patients who suffer from SAD note that the more north they live, the more distinct and severe their SAD symptoms become. In addition, SAD patients note that their depressive symptoms increase in severity when the amount of light indoors decreases and the weather is cloudy. Out of all of the patients who suffer from SAD, 70-80% are female....
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...their own respective side effects, including a general decrease in quality of life. One main concern here is that patients who are receiving such drugs to control their symptoms are often the patients who are already experiencing low qualities of life as is because their dementia symptoms are generally so severe. Other recent attempts at treatment include snoezelen, which is another name for controlled multisensory stimulation, where patients are exposed to a soothing and stimulating environment. In this environment, they will receive varied sensory stimulation in the forms of fiber optic lighting effects, color, sounds, music, or smells. The light treatment and aromatherapy have emerged as the two most promising approaches among these in the treatment of dementia. In fact, in the three most recent studies (as of 2004) of light therapy on dementia patients, the improvement of those with the real treatment far exceeded that of those with the placebo. Even more promising yet, those with the treatment experienced virtually no side effects. In regards to the aromatherapy, overall quality of living actually increased with treatment, as...
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...look into the distance, how it affected the show during the electroshock therapy of McMurphy, and lastly how the transition from night to day really helped the play move along smoothly. During Chief’s monologues the lighting set the tone for him and was able to take the audience back to his native Indian reservoir. The blue hue that went along with his monologues really made one feel one with the Chief as if we were experiencing the same feeling and sites he was. With Chief looking up into the blue hue lighting it made it appear is if he was back at those ground and taking in the fresh air, whenever the stage went dark and that light flashed on him he seemed happy. The lighting helped make it seem as if you were back there with him on the Indian grounds, it allowed the audience to take that journey and ignore the setting around him, as if it took him out of the asylum and back to his home. As discussed in the chapter 10 in the text book, Theatre: The Lively Art, the light is crucial to giving focus and composition. The focus on the spotlight of the Chief is crucial to the scene in focusing solely on the actor and taking the focus away from the set design. Another area that the book discusses is the mood the lighting sets. In these specific scenes with Chief, the lighting set the mood to be happy. It had seemed as though the Chief, especially towards the end, was immediately happy when that light hit him....
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...to quit smoking. It should explain how the methods work and what former smokers that have used those techniques experienced with them. The classical means of smoking cessation are medical treatments. They vary from laser therapy to drugs that substitute Nicotine and other ingredients of cigarettes. The psychological approaches to quit smoking have gained more popularity in the last few years. Especially hypnosis is often considered as a very effective method to overcome smoking. Also acupuncture can be seen as a psychological approach since it affects the mind and not the body. In comparison to medical approaches, hypnosis and acupuncture cannot impact the body. It can also be cheaper than a laser therapy for example. However, not every individual is receptive for hypnosis and acupuncture. This makes the medical methods more reliable. The central issue is, that every smoker who wants to overcome his addiction should try different methods, both psychological and medical. My thesis is, that the most effective way for smoking cessation is a combined therapy of psychological and medical treatment. Further Examination & Discussion The main issue about smoking cessation aided by hypnosis is the fact that not every patient is receptive for this therapy. As H. Sutcher (2008) states, there are several stages of...
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...Adlerian Approach with Abby Sylvia Montalvo Walden University Adlerian Approach with Abby The therapeutic approach in the case profile of a client named Abby after an assessment is given, and a summary is developed based on the information collected is the Adlerian approach. According to the COUN 6722 study notes, Abby is a 57 year-old African American women who came into the office seeking counseling. Abby works part-time as a free-lance editor. Abby has a bachelor’s degree in literature. Abby is married to her husband Ron who was diagnosed two months ago. Abby has a difficult time accepting that her husband was diagnosed with cancer (Walden University, 2012). She cannot cope with the situation, therefore Ron’s brother is the one who takes him to have his treatments, and to his doctor’s appointments. Abby is depressed, and spends her time crying, sleeping, has lost her appetite, and feels fatigued. She feels guilty that she is not supportive toward her husband (Walden University, 2012). Abby has always believed to be hopeless throughout her life. She has low self-esteem, and believes that everyone around her has a better life than she does, though she has lived comfortably. Abby has expressed that she suffered from migraine headaches in her twenties, which has become worse over the years (Walden University, 2012). Doctors have prescribed medications for the migraines, which has not been effective. Abbey claims that she drinks alcohol two...
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...Acupuncture * Moxibustion * Cupping * Guasha * Qi Gong/ Tai Chi * Tuinalogy * Meditation * Herbal Medicine (Raw Herbs) * Herbal Products (Processed Pills, Packets) * QiaoDanJing * Foot Reflexology * Traditional Chiropractic Care * Chinese Diagnosis | * Pulse reading * Post natal care * Ayurveda * Siddha * Unani * Yoga * Naturopathy (indian)?? * Reiki * Yoga * Dry Herb invigorating massage * Sand bundle massage * Marma Therapy * Shirodhara * Takradhara * Chakra Head & Shoulder massage * Aromatherapy face massage * Katee Vasthy * Nasyam * Thalapothichil (Head Pack) * Sirovasti * Navarakizhi * Pizhichil * Elakizhi * Dhara * Abhyangam * | * Acupressure * Osteopathy * Aromatherapy * Naturopathy * Detox program * Light therapy * Music therapy * Chromo therapy * Meditation * Auricular therapy * Bach Flower therapy * Chelation therapy * Cellular therapy * Colonics * Psychotherapy * Movement therapy * Craniosacral therapy * Electropathy * Iridology * Hydrotherapy *...
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...A 1. Person- centred Psychotherapy Carl Rogers (1920-1987) was one of the most influential pioneers and inspiration behind person-centred psychotherapy. Rogers and his colleagues where innovators that refined the concepts and methods of person-centred therapy and that would later become one of the most influential and controversial of therapeutic approaches. During the 1940’s Rogers developed nondirective counselling. His theory was developed in four stages over the span of his career. This was a new direction of counselling that highlights that the direction and locus of control in therapy were clearly centred in the client, shifting the power to the person seeking help away from the therapist. The client rather than the therapist determined the direction and goals of therapy and the therapist’s role was to help the client clarify feelings. He described his new approach in a speech in 1940, December 11 titled “Newer Concepts in Psychotherapy” as follows: “The aim of this newer therapy is not to solve one particular problem but to assist the individual to grow, so he can cope with the present problem...It relies much more heavily on the individual drive towards growth, health and adjustment...This newer therapy places greater stress on the emotional elements...then on the intellectual aspects....(It) places greater stress upon the immediate situation than upon the therapeutic relationship itself as a growth experience.”(David J. Cain, 2008 ) This new approach...
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...to what the field of occupational therapy actually is. Some degree of confusion appears to stem from what the term ‘occupation’ means, which consequently, coupled with unfamiliarity with the profession, results in a general misconception of the field occupational therapy. Occupation is defined as an “activity in which one engages” and occupational therapy can be defined as “a practice that uses goal-directed activity to promote independence in function” (Jane Clifford O'Brien, Susan M. Hussey, 2007). Occupational can also be defined as “everything people do to occupy themselves, including looking after themselves (self-care),...
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...PERSONAL THERAPEUTIC STYLE Personal Therapeutic Paper Allen Bolton Counseling Trine University of Fort Wayne--SPS To help me come to terms with my shyness as a child, my mother and grandmother explained to me that some people, including me, are flowers who bloom in the shade and keep their petals closed, while others are sunflowers who draw energy from their surroundings. In psychological terms that I have studied, these two kinds of people are known as introverts and extroverts. Most of us exhibit some qualities of both, but knowing our primary orientation may help us play up our strengths, cope with our weaknesses, and keep our personality types balanced. I was once an introvert. Always shunned myself from others and just kept myself trapped in exile because I did not want to be bothered with others. As I got in my teen years and adulthood I became an extrovert. It is like I broke out of my shell and transformed into a new person. I loved to play all types of sports and making friends was not a problem either. I found myself interacting a lot more with other people. Even though I was not the life of the party, I still enjoyed being at social events and other entertaining functions. When I was a boy I had a reputation for being stubborn. I don't personally recall any incidents in which I exhibited stubbornness when I was young and I am not sure I considered myself...
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...Running Head: REALITY THERAPY 1 2 REALITY THERAPY Reality Therapy: A Case Study Thomas J. McCarthy Grand Canyon University: PCN-500 May 4, 2016 Reality Therapy: A Case Study The counselor will choose the Reality Therapy in this case study because it focuses on relationships and how we choose to establish or re-establish new, satisfying relationships. (Murdock, 2013, p. 365) And in this case, the counselor needs to change Ana?s relationships with her parents and siblings in hopes for support because right now she is hopeless and needs to reach out for support. Cognitive-behavioral therapy and Cognitive therapy focus on thoughts and emotions...
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...Kellie Hintz 15 May 2010 Writing 1200 The Human-Animal Bond: How animals enrich our lives The year 2003 started out the same as any other year. It was my second year in the Army and I was just beginning to get used to the demands of military life, when, all of a sudden, my unit got orders to go to Iraq. I felt as if my world had been turned upside down, and I had no idea how I was going to get through the deployment and still keep my sanity. About three months into the deployment, I was taking the trash out after dinner when it happened. As I was about to launch the bag into the trash trailer, I could have sworn I heard a cat meow. I thought, “I must be crazy!” I hadn’t seen a cat since I left the United States, but sure enough when I bent down to look under the trailer, there he was. Staring back at me was a cat that could have passed for my childhood cat. I doubted that he would come to me if I called him, but I decided to give it a try anyway, and to my surprise he came! This was the beginning of a three month relationship. I started calling him Marvin since he reminded me so much of the cat I had when I was young. For the three months I spent about 30 minutes a day with Marvin. He would usually show up right around dinner time. He always knew where he could find me, and when he did, he would come over and jump into my lap and lay down. He would sit with me for a while and I would pet him and talk to him about my day. Some of the people I worked with would come by and...
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...Outline the primary skills used in counselling relationships This essay intends to introduce the reader to the most important skills involved within developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship between a client and the therapist or counsellor. The onus will be on Humanistic counselling but many of these skills are central to all counselling types. Humanistic counselling is a process whereby the eventual goal is to facilitate the client in developing a personal understanding of self, and form a realisation of their own psychological needs and desires. It is, in essence, a route to empowerment for the client. Carl Rogers, father of client-centred therapy, described the client as an ‘organism’ whose natural tendency is a need to grow and develop: "The organism has one basic tendency and striving - to actualize, maintain, and enhance the experiencing organism” (Rogers, 1951, p. 487). This ‘actualisation tendency’ can only happen with the help of the therapist and their establishment of the perfect growing conditions. It is these that help launch the therapeutic relationship between the counsellor and client: “If I can provide a certain type of relationship, the other person will discover within himself the capacity to use the relationship for growth and change, and personal development will occur” (Rogers, 2004, p. 33). There are six conditions involved in a therapist-client relationship. The first involves the client and therapist entering into a psychological contract...
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...some copper plates, inscribed with Vedic scripts, buried beneath the Main Idol. What are they really? No, they are not God’s / priests’ flash cards when they forget the *shlokas*. The copper plate absorbs earth’s magnetic waves and radiates it to the surroundings. Thus a person regularly visiting a temple and walking clockwise around the Main Idol receives the beamed magnetic waves and his body absorbs it. This is a very slow process and a regular visit will let him absorb more of this positive energy. Scientifically, it is the positive energy that we all require to have a healthy life. Further, the Sanctum is closed on three sides. This increases the effect of all energies. The lamp that is lit radiates heat energy and also provides light inside the sanctum to the priests or *poojaris* performing the pooja. The ringing of the bells and the chanting of prayers takes a worshipper into trance, thus not letting his mind waver. When done in groups, this helps people forget...
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...This case study is of a male patient that was observed while interning at Action Potential Physical Therapy clinic. The patient was being seen for pain in his right shoulder and diagnosed with poor rotator cuff muscle strength. He was referred so that the physical therapist can help reduce his symptoms and get him back to his quality of life. Back in 2004 he had a rotator cuff repair and initially began receiving physical therapy. The patient however did not finish his treatment and always felt slight discomfort. It was not until recently that he began feeling more troubling and sharp pain in his shoulder. His symptoms have been chronic but mild, he did not seek out professional help until 2/7/17. He experienced discomfort when he slept on...
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...Contributions to Society For each of the 5 approaches from AS you must know 2 ways in which it has contributed (been useful) to society. For Child, Criminology and Clinical you must know one contribution from each. For many of the approaches this can be therapies that are used for treating different behaviours. Social 1. Understanding Prejudice · Social approach helps us to understand why prejudice occurs. · SIT explains that prejudice occurs by simply belonging to a group– we belong to an in group and those not part of this are considered the out group. We categorise into these groups and identify with in group members by the beliefs we have and what we wear. In order to make our in group look good we display in group favouritism and show a preference for our in group and seeing their behaviours in a positive light. The behaviour of the out group we put down, and this boosts the in group self-esteem. · Realistic conflict theory suggests prejudice between groups occurs when there is competition for resources, and that it is not simply belonging to a group. This can explain why many groups can live alongside each other in harmony, which SIT cannot explain. · An example of SIT in action is football fans as they categorise themselves into teams e.g. either Man U or Chelsea and wear team colours e.g. red or blue. When these teams play they will call the fans of the rival team names to raise their own teams self-esteem. · Prejudice can account for a...
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