Psychodynamic Theory

Max is a 25-year-old African American male who suffers from Opioid Use Disorder, Severe. Max was raised by his mother while his father remained in prison for distribution of Methamphetamine. Max started using at the young age of 13. He has moved around a lot as a child since his mother could not find work in her rural communities. Max has always had a hard time making friends and getting to know people for fear of getting close to people and having to move. Max has started to experience some problems due to his usage and has ended up in residential treatment. Max is unable to full fill his role as a father, son, and husband. He cannot hold a job and has caught his first criminal charge of possession. He is seeking help because the court has

Introversion is defined as a person who is exhausted with community encounter and choose to energize themselves by solitary. They are often confused with being shy, but they recommend having their alone time. In my opinion introversion is something that is learned about a person at an early age. It cannot be taught or learn once you get older. The psychodynamic perspectives consist in early childhood experiences and are referred as the unconscious mind that defines an individual personality. Referring back to the video, as an introvert she found herself wanting to read book instead of interacting with the fellow campers. Sigmung Fred believe that thing hidden in the unconscious mind of a child helps develop personality. The humanistic perspective is the belief that

The history of Psychodynamic psychology originated with Sigmund Freud in the late 19th century. Freud proposed a psychodynamic theory to which personality consists of the id. The Id is present at birth and it resides in the world of unconsciousness. Freud also said that the unconscious is also a place where human instinctual biological drives reside. The drives direct our behaviour towards choices that promise to satisfy our basic human needs. The drives ensure our survival like drinking water and eating food, the desire for reproduction and the necessity for aggression.

I primarily believe in the behavioral perspective. However, on the topic of obsessive compulsive disorder I find that I favor the psychodynamic perspective. OCD is classified as a long lasting disorder, in which a person has recurring thoughts and behaviors they feel need to be completed repetitively. I tend to favor the behavioral perspective because I agree with the idea that outside factors influence a persons responses and behaviors. Throughout childhood and even more on, one is constantly taught about their environment and they learn everything they need to know in life through this perspective. Whether that be conditioning a child as they grow, so that they are able to learn and differentiate good from bad through reward and punishment. To understanding why an individual acts a certain way and what

Biological Perspective In a biological perspective, a psychologist would view alcoholism as something problematic. It's high side effects can often affect our moods and certain urges. However, because our brains have various ways of coping; being in an intoxicated stage can be different for everyone, some people may experience sadness, others may experience rage and anger, or pure bliss and happiness. Furthermore, genetics can play a significant role in alcoholism.

This perspective involves examining the physical aspects that affect a living thing’s behavior such as the brain, nervous system, and genetics.

The psychodynamic approach to psychology is the study of human behaviour from the point of view of motivation and drives. The original beliefs of this approach were created by Sigmund Freud in the 1800s. Although it is now generally seen negatively in the common view, sometimes comically, it has provided the inspiration for a few of the current leading approaches to psychology.

Jones and Butman (2012) in the text explain that cognitive therapy is a popular and extensively studied theory of understanding human personality. Cognitive therapies theorize that behavior is determined by internal or mental events. Initially the theory focused on identifying and changing maladaptive thoughts. However, recent models of the theory seek to help people evaluate, and change their thoughts, beliefs, and assumptions. In addition, newer models of the theory seek to help clients and understand the interactional nature of their thoughts and behaviors. Jones and Butman acknowledge that cognitive therapy models lack a theory of personality development (Jones & Butman, 2012).

This veteran is in stage 1 of treatment. He reported that he has received in patient treatment for his mental health concerns (10-15 times) and for addiction (about 30). The veteran had been hospitalized for addiction and mental health concerns within the past year: being asked to leave the substance abuse treatment facility for getting drunk and telling the staff off. He reported that his longest time clean was six years (2004-2010) and since then he will refrain for drinking for a period of six months to a year.

Mental and emotional health can have interpersonal, and social impacts; I want to provide evidenced-based mental, emotional and behavioral health interventions within the context of families, communities and larger systems, to children and adolescents. My goal as a licensed counselor will be to develop a collaborative relationship where each client feels empowered to act as an expert in developing effective coping skills, manage anxiety, depression, navigate difficult life transitions, and enhance communication skills and relationships. Reflective practice and self-evaluation will be an integral part of my practice. This also means being able to set my experiences, values, privilege, beliefs and biases aside during counseling sessions and allowing the clients goals and needs to take precedence. In order to be well-rounded in my profession, my day-to-day functions will include, assessments, psychological testing, counseling, personality testing, teaching, treatment plans, referrals, coordinate services, case-management, client-family- community education, documentation,

According to the cognitive theory, learning and changing depends on the individual’s cognition (perception, thought, memory, and ways of processing and structuring information). Cognitive learning theorists stresses on the importance of what goes on inside the learner. Cognitive theorists, maintain that reward is not necessary for learning. More important are learners’ goals and expectations, which create disequilibrium, imbalance, and tension that motivate them to act. In applying this theory in my place of practice, it is very important for the advanced practice nurse to establish a baseline of the patient’s cognitive status. This can only be done by performing a thorough mental health assessment while investigating on the patients previous

Eclectic psychology is a varied approach to psychology in which psychotherapists pool a number of psychotherapy theories together in order to provide a flexible foundation to adapt to a patient’s needs. Eclecticism is a fairly new style of therapy used today in psychology. At one point, therapists were using just a single system or practice, but now eclectic psychotherapy is highly dominant. The ‘’No’’ side of the issue says that eclectic approaches have a weak conceptual bases and without a guiding framework, therapists are less knowledgeable about the theories overall. Don Macdonald and Marcia Webb believe that it is unnecessary for psychotherapists to know multiple theories to work successfully. I believe Jean A. Carter brings up good

- Sarah executes on the strong intro. As a best practice: When a client begins with "how are you?" in order to maintain control, try and respond with "I'm doing well _____. Thanks for asking! How can I help you today?"

The leading theory of psychodynamic explanations on abnormality is psychologist Freud’s psychological causes and conflicts between the id, ego and superego that affect abnormality. He argues that people with a strong ego find it easy to cope and manage the id and superego whereas people with a weak ego may find difficulties in coping which can cause the id or the superego to take over their personalities. Id impulses that are abandoned result in self-damaging behaviour which can lead to abnormalities. People with big superego may be socially deprived due to the restriction of the id which according to Freud can lead to neurosis which is found in anxiety disorders namely phobias. (McLeod, 2008)

It is apparent that Rogers main goal was to create an environment for the client in which he will eventually be able to independently understand and express his feelings. Truscott (2010) reported according to the “person-centered, humanistic worldview” that,