Psychology is a field of adventure and experience it is a study of the brain where the human mind is at many places at once. William Glasser is a modern psychiatrist who developed reality therapy and choice theory. Many psychiatrists have established different theories and ideas to build success in their profession; however, Glasser began to develop his theories after numerous years of practice. He recognized many patients with the same issues. These people were tremendously hopeless with their lives, especially, with the relationships they held with people around them. Doctors throughout time have always managed to hold a similar trait in their profession. May it be a surgeon or a psychiatrist the idea is to treat and cure the patient successfully. Although Glassers profession as a psychiatrist did not agree with his reality therapy others accepted it well off, this reality therapy has come a long way for people to recognize the truths of the strangers living inside us.
Willliam Glasser was born in May 1925. Glasser had managed to gain a decent education in Cleveland at Case Western Reserve University, there he had studied clinical psychology. At first he was studying to become a Chemical Engineer which he did succeed into, however, went into psychiatry later on. After being certified by the board Gasser was in private practice from 1957 to 1986. “What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today, but revisiting this painful past can contribute little or nothing to what we need to do now.” (Glasser). Glasser had inspired many people with the words written in his books. This great person, had become well known after he published these two books called, Reality Therapy and Choice Theory. “Glas...
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... so why give them a reason to hate them more? Criticizing one is also a no no. Go on with what the patient has to say agree with them in the beginning it doesn’t hurt to do so, yet when they are comfortable throw in a few positive views in make them to consider thinking in a different perspective rather then just their own. This is a tricky yet easier way to get someone to believe and understand what you want him or her to know. Last but not the least, hold a conversation see how far they go if it is something major in their life it could be a trigger get him or her to continue talking on that topic they will reach a point that will push them to agree and understand the situation in a way they could not do so before. Reality Therapy is the way to open ones eyes to the truth about themselves because it is the way to earning closure and being content within yourself.
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Since its dawning at the turn of the century, psychotherapy has faced a myriad of objections in regard to its validity as a scientific practice. With the introduction of psychoanalysis in the late 1800’s, Freud opened the doors to a field that would mature as the next one hundred years progressed. Throughout its evolution, psychotherapy has been evaluated for its capacity to deal with clients on an individual basis and at the same time maintain the objective viewpoint which science requires. In what Robert Neimeyer considers a "postmodern context" of scientific, social and political themes, a new philosophical approach to psychotherapy has developed. This approach, called constructivism, is based on a subjective interpretation of reality and how that interpretation affects human thought processes. In "An Appraisal of Constructivist Psychotherapies", Neimeyer looks at how constructivism has devel...
In ancient times, a superstition was once believed by humans that erratic behavior was the possession of spiritually evil demons, that only wizardry or sorcery could mend and cure the mentally ill. In 1808, a man named Professor Johann Christian Reil developed a new medicine field called Psychiatry, meaning the soul or mind. Eventually, the physicians practicing this medical field were known as Psychiatrist (“History of Psychiatry”). As time passed, the field started to evolve and the knowledge expanded becoming one of the oldest medical fields still existing today (“Psychiatrist – DO/MD”). Psychiatrists are medical doctors who are experts at preventing and treating psychological illnesses such as mental disorders. A Psychiatrist is a significant aspect to the medical field because they gain insight into the human mind, specialize in varieties of mental disorders, and help humans overcome internal problems.
Up until the 1940s and 50s the main practice and theories around counselling and psychology were dominated by Sigmund Freud and B F skinner. These were psychoanalysis and behaviorism, these theories worked on the principal that the psychologist was the expert and the patient was essentially without knowledge or free will to help himself i.e. deterministic (The doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by causes regarded as external to the will. Some philosophers have taken determinism to imply that individual human beings have no free will and cannot be held morally responsible for their actions.)
Oswald. I learned that in a field where you are dealing with people who have a mental disorder and are responsible for their growth that you have to sometimes dig deeper than what lie on the surface. You have to care to know more than the diagnosis but the actual causes and how that individual can overcome them so that they can live a much more functional and gratifying life. This brings me into my field of occupational therapy where we deal with a variety of clients with different types of disabilities such as mental illness patients. Occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) learn early on in education that we do not treat just physical capabilities or functions of a person but the inner person as well- the mind. This form of philosophy is called metaphysics which is defined as being a holistic approach; treating the mind and the body as one entity (Ryan, S. and Sladyk, K., 2014, pg.
Carl Roger was born in 1902, he was an influential humanist and psychotherapist. Rogers believed in ‘non-directive ‘and ‘client-centred’ approach. To become a fully functioning person which he also referred to as “the good life”, they must be able to know the causes of imbalances within their lives, knowing what to chance in order to regain their balance or self-actualization to become fully functioning (Rogers, 2004). Rogers work influenced many being well regarded with the different domains his theory consisted of. Rogers viewed the good life as a process, a direction but not the destination (Rogers, 1967).
Freud also was a medical doctor that specialized in the treatment of nervous disorder also known as neuroses. His main focus was that of psychoanalysis. He was also the first person to map out the entire subconscious geography of the human psych. Through his studies, he concluded that disordered thinking was the result of fears experienced in childhood. These disorders can range from hysteria, anxiety, depression, and obsession. Through his studies, he argued that neurotic behaviors had to be treated by bringing childhood experiences to the surface and confront them.
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William Glasser, who “published his first book, Mental Health or Mental Illness?” was the foundation of “Reality Therapy” in 1961.” (Corey, 1977/1991) “Dr. Glasser began his work in an adolescent girl’s juvenile facility.” (Mary Lahey, 2013 PowerPoint Presentation) This was in total opposition to a popular theory of the times by Sigmund Freud.
He was a Neurologist from Austria and best known for his theories about unconscious mind, dreams, infantile sexuality, libido, repression and transference. All of this theories continue to influence psychology to a flexible degree. His work sustained the belief that not all mental illness have psychological causes and he also provided proof that cultural differences impact psychology and behavior. Through him and his work, we understand personality, clinical psychology, human development and abnormal
By 1980, he had begun to form the idea that led to choice theory: why so many people are unhappy in their relationships. Unlike all other living creatures, only human beings are genetically driven by the need for power. We try to satisfy that need by using what he calls, external control psychology – literally trying to force people to do what we want them to do. This struggle has led to the symptoms described in the DSM-IV. ...
The Adlerian approach in therapy differs from all other approaches in its perception of human emotions and strivings. As the other theories solely focused on the past of humans and their unconscious minds, Adler and his followers stressed more on social interest and community feeling, even though they don’t ignore other factors such as one’s childhood events. The latter believed than people have an innate sense of inferiority that will make them pursue happiness, success as well as fulfill their ambitions. In other words, Adlerians tend to help clients in therapy sessions to become more aware of these free privileges that they can have access to. Hence, the therapy journey is characterized by four main phases through which the therapist hope to achieve his goals in accordance with the client’s case. First of all, the therapist will begin by establishing a healthy relationship with the client. Therefore he creates a secure environment for the client to let him feel that he can open up and describe his experiences without having to worry about being judged. The therapist will also set his goals clear, share them with the client, and provide him with important information about his rights (Corey, 2009). The second phase will focus then on exploring the client’s psychological dynamics and general information about the person’s lifestyle. The exploration takes place in two parts: the objective interview and the subjective interview. In the subjective interview, the therapist will assist the client in exploring persistent habits and patterns in his daily life. Whereas the objective interview will tackle more general ideas about the client’s medical and social history that may help identi...
Viktor Emil Frankl was born on March, 26th 1905, at Czeringassa 7, in Leopoldstadt, in Vienna Austria, where Sigmund Freud and Alfred Alder also grew up (Klingberg, 2014). He was the middle child out of three children. His older brother, Walter was two and a half years older, and his younger sister, Stella, was four years younger. His mother was Elsa Frankl, was a polish woman from Prague with a gentle manner. His father, Gabriel Frankl, had been a hard working man who was the Director of Social Affairs (Redsand, 2006). By the time Frankl was four years old he knew he wanted to be a doctor and he pursued that interest while into high school. He took classes focused on psychology and philosophy. He began corresponding with Freud when he was 16, sending him letters about his own ideas and each time Freud would respond with a postcard with his thoughts (Redsand, 2006). He sent Freud a paper in 1924 about psychoanalysis on the mimic movements of affirmation and negation which Freud then published it in the International Journal of Psychoanalysis three years later (Frankl, 2006). Frankl graduated in 1925 and went on to study neurology and psychiatry at University of Vienna, the same school his father had attended years earlier, although he had to discontinue his education due to financial difficulties after five years of school (Frankl, 2006). During this year Frankl took more interested in Alders theory and had a psychoanalytic article titled, “Psychotherapy and Weltanschauung", published in Adlers International Journal of Individual Psychology (Pytell, 2003). Frankl graduated in 1930 and specialized in depression and suicide. While he was in school he set up a suicide prevention center for teenagers. He then used his term logotherapy...
Man’s Search for Meaning serves both as a biography and a textbook illustrating his school of psychotherapy.
Psychology has big role in my future career because I will be working with patients every day and I need to understand them and help them. Things I learned in this class are the most important things that helps me achieve my goals. If I understand basics of human behavior, I will better able to understand and treat patients. I want to understand my patient’s emotional needs and reactions in order to communicate with them. Most of all, I need them to trust me because patients who trust their doctors are more likely to open up with their symptoms and problems. For example: young patients may be more afraid than adults. They may have difficulties in understanding their illness. Doctor can apply his/her knowledge of child development and psychology and relate to the young patients in a way that is helpful for both of them. Moreover, it also helps me see how patients are describing their illnesses. Most of the patients describe their illness in a negative way and only few are optimistic. So psychology plays really big role in medical