Abnormal Psychology: What Is Biofeedback?

A holistic approach is important in managing pain and discomfort as it covers all aspects of a person’s well-being. Pain and discomfort affects a person not only physically but also emotionally, socially and mentally. Addressing all these needs with this approach helps the person to manage pain a little better.

Many doctors are reactive when it comes to treating their patients treating the symptoms as they come, and don’t focus on teaching their patients ways to avert the onset of disease. “Health psychology can be applied as preventive treatment or as treatment for a pre-existing illness.” (Fogel). Health psychologists have the opportunity to treat the physical needs of

The biomechanical approach assumes that the client has the capacity for voluntary control of the body (muscle control) and mind (motivation). It is anatomy and physiology that determines normal function, and humans are biomechanical beings whose range of motion (ROM), strength, and endurance have physiological and kinetic potential as well as role relevant behaviors. The biomechanical frame of reference is a key reference to use in conjunction with various others in enabling OT to access and identify a client’s occupational performance within the various activities of daily living. It is important when taking a holistic approach to practice, as

Due to the comprehensive rehabilitation of the human body, I know osteopathic medicine is a superior approach to healing. I have internalized the ideology that a patient must be treated holistically and paralleled this idea while working at Response Crisis Hotline. I sympathize with callers who have diseases including schizophrenia, PTSD, crippling anxiety and depression. These patients are prescribed medication to relieve the pain, but they do not address the debilitating mental state the patient resides in at the time of the call. These patients often doubt their self-worth, and believe they are a burden to others and want to terminate their existence. I need to use a variety of skills such as patience, listening, quick thinking, intuition

A belief in holistic treatment. The agency focuses on the whole person-mental, physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual.

The therapies offers uses state-of-the art science, including dry needling. It is like acupuncture with the use of needles that uses mild electronic current to stimulate muscles in precise positions.

The direct clinical practice offers a solid structure to construct the standards of expert care, consultation, collaboration, evidence-based care, leadership as well as ethical decision-making. Direct client contact assist J.F. to effectively direct as well as refer direct patient care as needed. She evaluates patterns in individuals diagnostic data as well as appropriate interventions, recommended medications, obtaining additional diagnostic testing and/or supplying education. J.F. has establishes a healing partnership with all her clients. Her patients are open to her about their feelings as well as existing stressors. She admits to closely monitoring as well as proactively paying attention to them while analyzing their psychological wellness. An APRN such as J.F. communicates and interact with with her client| in order to be in tune with the patient’s psychosocial requirements. To achieve this, J.F. carries out a comprehensive|an extensive psychosocial history and physical. The demands of her patients assist J.F. to individualize treatments and review the effectiveness of care given to the patient. As a result, the relationship and direct patient treatment J.F. has effectively established a mutual understanding with her patients. The patients seem to value her awareness, respect her as a professional and accept her advice without hesitation.

At ANC we offer Neurofeedback training along with other therapies and we have a network of physicians and other specialists with whom we work to offer a comprehensive treatment team. Our counseling blends modern methods with state of the art neuroscience to give a unique and powerful therapeutic

Affective support is very important to patients and families during their stay. Cox (1982) defines affective support as the ability to calm fears through interventions and support. In the textbook “Theoretical Basis for Nursing” by

Providers who engage in biopsychosocial communication create a secure environment for patients to divulge more information than they might when not engaged by the provider. Getting to know the patient as a being helps ease physical symptoms of anxiety. When the provider asks questions that allow the patient to elaborate further than simple answers or give reassuring statements

This again helps to demonstrate to the Appalachian patient that the HCP perceives them as being equal and not above or more important than the patient. The HCP should regularly assess an Appalachian patient for depression, suicidal ideation, domestic violence, and substance use/abuse due to the tendency to avoid confronting problems or issues directly and to somaticize their feelings. The HCP may want to recommend mental health counseling to aid in the treatment of these issues and therapy to help alleviate feelings contributing to the physical symptoms. Teaching relaxation techniques, visual imagery, and biofeedback therapy may further help decrease the physical health

Abnormal and clinical psychology are two branches in the field of psychological studies. In simple words, abnormal psychology can be defined as the study of people who engage in unusual behavior and emotional thoughts. These actions and thoughts are considered abnormal compared to those of other members of society, and they significantly interfere with their functioning in life. Clinical psychology goes hand in hand with abnormal psychology because it is the study that deals with the assessment and treatment of those abnormal actions. Learning about these branches of psychology can help us understand and predict behaviors of people who that are affected by these disorders. It is also essential to advance our knowledge to help assess the people who suffer these illnesses to lead a life of better quality. In this paper, a case study that entails a brief vignette of a 35 year old paralegal named Greg will be analyzed. According to concepts of abnormal and clinical psychology, Greg will be diagnosed with the psychological disorder of obsessive-compulsive disorder (more formally known as OCD) that might have originated in the anal stage of the psychoanalytic theory, for which cognitive behavioral therapy will be used as a possible treatment.

According to the NSM, primary prevention decreases the possibility of an encounter with a stressor, secondary prevention involves early case findings, and tertiary prevention brings reconstitution (Neuman & Fawcett, 2011). The use of the Distress Thermometer (secondary prevention) for patients and/or families recovering from cancer diagnosis and treatment (primary prevention), and referring patients for additional evaluation and support (tertiary prevention) aligns with the NSM model of holistic care (see Table 4).

Biofeedback is the process of making patients aware of certain physiological functions such as the heart rate or muscle tension. Using feedback about their responses, they are taught to alternate responses to develop relaxation. Biofeedback is presented to be very effective at supervising different types of pain. Relaxation and meditation focus on helping an individual concentrate, on a single thought/image or varies parts of the body to develop a relaxation response. People learn to concentrate on internal sensations by tuning out distractions; this process can develop control, a sense of calm, and relaxation. These methods are presented to have great effects on acute and chronic pain. I have tried meditating. I think it’s very effective once

Reflexology is the theory that the human body can be healed from disease or imbalance through pressure to specific points on the hands, feet, and ears (http://www.doubleclickd.com/reflexology.html). This alternative form of healing is doubted by many, although there are studies that support its theory.