2. View of Human Development • What, if any, do you believe are critical periods in personality and behavior development? I think when we are first learning about our immediate relationships in childhood are an important time in our life. We are learning to trust, react to situations, and social norms. I also believe once our worldview has been expanded is a critical period for personality and behavior development. Once we learn more about the world around us, we are able to learn and essentially change our way of thought. • How do people develop mental disorders? I think how people develop mental disorders is situational. It can be a mix of genetics, environment, or a mixture of both. If someone develops a mental disorder because of genes, …show more content…
Cognition is your thoughts. Affect is how you feel. Behavior is how you act. Generally, your behavior will show your cognitive and affective traits. If I am thinking (cognition) about my cat I will feel love and happiness (affect), so I will probably cuddle her (behavior) when I am home. Even if she did bite my toe this morning. Cognition, affect, and behavior are all connected. If you have to complete a task (behavior) you have to think about how, why, and when (cognition) how you will complete the task, and most likely you will have feelings about the task you are going to complete …show more content…
I’m going to be really honest when I say that I don’t know what my personal guiding theory is. I really want to have more experience working with clients before I decide. I think that looking at how I naturally work with people will help define my theory. Looking at how I worked with my residents and students, I would say that CBT and Adlerian really resonate with me. I like that CBT looks at the origins of behavior and set goals to change current behavior. I also really like aspects of Adlerian because it focuses on childhood, community, and a strong client-therapist relationship. 4. Views on the Process of Counseling and Ways of
While CBT has many advantages, it alone does not encompass all of the concepts I believe are necessary to tackle a client’s needs. Therefore, I draw upon concepts from various theories to assist clients in achieving their goals. Pulling from Reality therapy, a key concept I utilize is focusing on what the client is doing and how to get them to evaluate whether they’re present actions are working for them. CBT does use some form of this in the sense that one must examine and establish their cognitive misconceptions; however, I prefer to extract this concept from Reality therapy because CBT tends to do so by focusing on the past. I am a firm believer that while the past can shape who you are, it does little good to remain focused on it. Focusing on overt behavior, precision in specifying the goals of treatment, development of specific treatment plans, and objective evaluation of therapy outcomes all come from Behavior therapy (Corey, 2013, p. 474). Behavior therapy is highly structured much like that of CBT. By utilizing this aspect of Behavior therapy, I am better able to closely observe where a client is currently and where they are headed. Lastly, I pull from Person-Centered therapy as the final key concept of my counseling approach. PCT focuses on the fact that client’s have the potential to become aware of their problems and resolve them (Corey, 2013). This Person-Centered therapy concept has overlap with CBT as
My theory will include both directive and non-directive approaches, focusing on building a supportive client-therapist relationship, a full lifestyle assessment and understanding of the client’s belief system, as well as engaging in a strength based, goal-oriented practice which focuses on changing thoughts and choices, through education to the client and building self-regulation within the
... depression may seem no different from ordinary people, but they often feel lonely and depressed. Manic patients are more impulsive and often breaking things, being violent, sometimes might hurt other people. The reason of causing mental illness may be because of genes- internal factors, such as people inherit from their family. In other words, it happened before in this family. Or external factors, long-term pressure or abrupt event, such as natural disasters and accident, and other psychological factors that lead patients to have mental problem.
The first years of our lives are said to have a huge impact on the rest of our life. It can shape us for the good or cause some bad effects on us as well. Understanding what makes infants and young children turn into good people is important. Using psychology we can test and find what makes a baby turn out better in the long run. Also, psychologists understand that a baby that may be behind or ahead of the average baby is because of that babies environment and their genes. These and many other things, help us understand that the first years of our lives are the most important.
The most foundational learning that happens in the life of a human is during their childhood. At this time in our lives, we
Theoretical Perspective: This semester in procedures of counseling class we discussed a lot of different types of counseling theories. We also did a lot of practicing with each theory with our partners. I found that person-centered therapy best fits my personal attitudes and style of counseling. I think this would be a good style of counseling for me because I can see myself better helping people as a whole than trying to fix an actual problem.
Erikson’s first stage of psychosocial development occurs between birth and one year of age and is the most fundamental stage in life. Piaget’s theory is similar his first stage (sensorimotor) happens between birth and two years of age. They both believe that infants start to get an understanding of life during their first two years of life. In these stages infants began to learn to trust and mistrust. Piaget and Erikson first stages can impact the infant's life for a lifetime. Both Theorists express their stages in a similar manner, Cognitive development also takes place with language being understood in the first few years of life. Psychosocial development is when security and safety at younger ages lead to a better view on the surroundings of a
Genetic Science Learning Center (2011, January 24) Mental Illness: The Challenge of Dual Diagnosis. Learn. Genetics. Retrieved February 18, 2011, from http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/issues/mentalillness.html
Some mental illnesses have specific genes that are present. Some of them change over time or at a certain point in time. Scientists
According to McLeod (2014), Affective Component involves a person’s feelings or emotions towards something. The information that person uses is the key to his attitude and perception. Behavioural Component on the other hand deals with intentions with respect to specific attributes. It explores the mannerism involved. The last part of an attitude is the Cognitive component. It embeds in a person’s belief, opinions and knowledge of an attitude subject. It also dwells in the values a person has over something and how it affects his
As children grow towards adolescence they go through many stages of development. Child development refers to the stages of physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and language growth that occurs from the birth to beginning of adulthood. All aspects of a child's development may be affected by many different factors, including a poor learning environment, lack of social interaction, cultural background differences, abuse, and loss of a parent. All of the before mentioned examples can affect the child's maturation, "a biological growth process that enables orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience" (Myers 172). Children grow and mature at very different rates, some faster than others, which is why it is necessary to understand the importance of the different types of child development. Though all parts of child development are important, it is probably language learning that is most important to a child's development as a whole.
Childhood is the most precious time of a person’s life, full of new discoveries and observations about the world around them. Children learn to become independent and take care of themselves. Their curious eyes explore everything around them and they absorb knowledge from their parents and their teachers. They also learn to make friends and learn how to share with one another. As children get older, they learn how to bond with others in school and become more involved with sports and learning how to be in a group setting. Middle childhood is when children are between the ages of 6 to 12 years of age. They are learning the foundations of forming friendships, learning morals, and being active members at school and at home. During middle childhood, children go through physical, emotional, cognitive, and affective changes that help them define themselves as individuals and how parents can promote their child’s growth and development during this stage of life.
Initiative vs. Guilt that happens between 3 and 5 years is the stage that follows. During this stage, children take more initiative to engage with peers. Erikson explains that during this stage, if children are given the opportunity to take initiative, they will develop a sense of security in their ability to lead. The basic virtue at this stage is purpose. Industry vs. Inferiority, which happens between 5 and 12 years, emphasizes school and friendships.
This is the state where they begin to build their experiences. Their cognitive abilities increase along with their short-term memory (Cherry) and they begin to remember information for a longer period of time. Their reasoning becomes focused and logical. The rate at which they process information are more rapid and it becomes easier for them to concentrate. Even at such a young age, they are able to think about issues from different points of view and comprehend the differences. For example, a child will learn that a substance does not change even as their physical appearance may be altered.
The best time to start educating a person is during the early elementary years. According to the American Psychological Association (APA, 2015), at this age, the child starts to learn "both academically and socially. as [their] neural networks form. " Manners start with knowing respect and discipline, including respect towards older people such as parents or teachers.