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Therapeutic Approaches And Counselling
What kind of problems is cognitive behaviour therapy best suited for?
CBT is a short and effective treatment for a wide range of psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression, panic attacks and borderline personality, etc.
• It combines cognitive therapy and behavioural technique.
• According to CBT, the cause of client's distress is biological, psychological and social relations in combination.
• CBT focuses on the biological aspects through relaxation procedures and the psychological ones through behaviour therapy. Social aspects are dealt with environmental manipulations.
• This multi-axial approach makes CBT a comprehensive technique, which is easy to use, applicable to a variety of disorders and has full potential to deal effectively with psychological disorders.
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How would a social learning theorist account for a phobic fear of lizards/cockroaches? How would a psychoanalyst account for the same phobia?
Should Electro-convulsive Therapy (ECT) be used in the treatment of mental disorders?
What kind of problems is cognitive behaviour therapy best suited for?
What do you understand by the term 'counselling'? Explain the characteristics of an effective counsellor.
To be an effective counsellor, it is mandatory that he/she undergoes professional training. Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons in support of your arguments.
What are the ethical considerations in client-counsellor relationships?
Identify an aspect of your friend's personal life that he/she wants to change. As a student of psychology, think of specific ways in which you can devise a programme to help your friend modify or solve his/her problem.
Discuss main elements of counselling.
How to decide if contact is counselling related or not?
Discuss stages of counselling process.
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