Category: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Theoretical orientation towards psychology is an important part of counseling. A counselor must excel in at least one of the orientations but must have substantial training in all of them. Aside from this when training future counselors it should also be noted that when preparing as counselors people should “develop their own personal model of…

Research literacy is the ability of individuals to access and interpret scientific information which is an important skill in counseling psychology. Due to the continuing advancements in medical research, it is necessary for counselors to understand different counseling concepts that they are able to successfully integrate into their profession (Senders, Erlandsen, Zwickey, 2014). Research literacy…

Do note that, yes indeed pets tend to make us happy and we know they make us better off, but the real question is if these perceived benefits, can translate into a statistical difference; and that- as you will come to see- is very difficult in itself. Pets and Physical Health Allen et al (2012)…

I believe there are several possible areas of focus for Hope. From how Hope has described why she has chosen to pursue counseling, I think the most important area to her would be to address her feelings of loneliness. In addition to loneliness, we could focus on her possible anxiety (“freaking out”) related to not…

The history of psychotherapy has a long extensive understanding composed of social norms revolving around human behaviors, which have been considered to be “mad” or “insane”, which means mentally unstable. Through our history, many individuals found comfort in beliefs about deities, souls, and eternal life. Currently, psychotherapy can be viewed as the handling of a…

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy first emerged around the 1960s by a psychiatrist named Aaron Beck. As common as this therapy is, it hasn’t been around vastly as much as the other therapies, but regardless has impacted a lot of individuals lives. Beck created this therapy after having many patients with negative internal dialogues. He believes these…

I believe there are several possible areas of focus for Hope. From how Hope has described why she has chosen to pursue counseling, I think the most important area to her would be to address her feelings of loneliness. In addition to loneliness, we could focus on her possible anxiety (“freaking out”) related to not…

The history of psychotherapy has a long extensive understanding composed of social norms revolving around human behaviors, which have been considered to be “mad” or “insane”, which means mentally unstable. Through our history, many individuals found comfort in beliefs about deities, souls, and eternal life. Currently, psychotherapy can be viewed as the handling of a…

Behavior modification is one of the most discussed topics in recent years. Experts argue that the recent rise in behavior modification has been associated with the continuing need for today’s society to manage human behavior. According to research, human behavior has different aspects. Some of the aspects include it has an impact on both the…

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy first emerged around the 1960s by a psychiatrist named Aaron Beck. As common as this therapy is, it hasn’t been around vastly as much as the other therapies, but regardless has impacted a lot of individuals lives. Beck created this therapy after having many patients with negative internal dialogues. He believes these…