Warren Ellis

behaving. REBT is one of a number of therapies that come under the heading ‘cognitive-behavioural’. In the mid-1950’s Dr. Albert Ellis, a clinical psychologist trained in psychoanalysis, became disillusioned with the slow progress of his clients. He observed that they tended to get better when they changed their ways of thinking about themselves, their problems, and the world. Ellis reasoned that

difficulties with procrastination. A therapist using REBT guides a client in how one’s own thoughts affect feelings (ABC’s of REBT). This holistic approach was developed by Albert Ellis in the 1950s and has an emphasis on the cause and effect relationship that cognition, emotions and behaviors have on one another. Ellis developed the theory when reflecting on his adolescence; during this time, he

Transitioning from an undergraduate level course to a graduate level at Kutztown University can be extremely overwhelming for many students. From enrolling in challenging courses that prompt students to over succeed in materials, to professors enforcing and enabling students to perform certain aspects and or skills can be extremely overbearing and difficult at times. Nonetheless, within each course subject the outcomes are substantial and rewarding, for each student accomplishes a new asset that

Founding Brothers, written by the illustrious Joseph J. Ellis and winner of the Pulitzer prize, is an extraordinary combination of perspectives from several founding fathers. Ellis seeks to give understanding into the people behind the acts that grant Americans the freedom they so greatly boast of, but also, Ellis seeks to show a few of the shortcomings, be they nationally detrimental or otherwise, of America’s founding fathers. Ellis, however, sums up an interesting insight into these men with his

The Girl in the Torch was written by Robert Sharenow and is a historical-fiction book. This story is taken place around the time when thousands of immigrants were arriving in the promised land of New York City. The main character, Sarah (12 yrs old) always dreamed of America, a land of freedom and possibility. Just when Sarah and her mother cross the Atlantic, her mom dies and Sarah finds herself being sent back before she even sets foot in the country. She then makes a life or death decision by

In the three introductory sessions that took place with my client Jean, I practiced Solution-Focused Therapy, Rational Emotive Therapy, and Humanistic Therapy. In this paper I would like to compare and contrast Solution-Focused Therapy and Rational Emotive Therapy as the primary techniques used in the introductory therapy sessions with my client. I have enjoyed practicing all three types of therapy in my three sessions with Jean, but felt that these two were the most prominent to reflect upon in

Decatastrophizing is a “what if” technique that prepares the client for the worst possible consequences, and the client is taught coping strategies. For example, “Suppose your mother died, how would you cope with that?” The goal of technique is to decrease avoidance behavior and to enhance coping skills. Reattribution testes automatic thoughts and it teaches clients to reinterpret their symptoms. For instance, clients are encouraged to explore several possible causes of an event and not to just mentally

of Founding Brothers: By Joseph Ellis The creation of the United States of America was never an easy road as we may think today. Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis, the book that will be reviewed today, mentions the importance of our founding fathers, or brothers, to out country today. Ellis’ intention of writing this book was to show how the road to creating The Constitution required a lot of arguments and challenges along the way. As stated in the introduction, Ellis’ main argument in this book is

Cassandra Windau Clinical Psych Term Paper 4/23/2018 Clinical Application of EMDR In 1987 Francine Shapiro, an American psychologist, made a chance discovery that bilateral eye movements while recalling various elements of a traumatic memory help resolve negative emotional and behavioral symptoms that result from these disturbing experiences. Since then, Shapiro worked tirelessly to develop a breakthrough psychotherapy that is now recognized as an effective form of treatment for trauma and other

The book “Founding Brothers” by Joseph Ellis is a nonfictional historical novel focusing on the lives, achievements and the interesting situations of the founding fathers that came up and occurred, while also the description of how America came to be American (revolution of America). Founding members of the revolutionary generation secured their legacies through battle and later through legislation, but many were unaware of what happened behind the scenes of the hardships and dedication it took