Narrative Reconstruction Analysis

The PIT provides exploratory rationale to the patient. The therapist attempts to bestow a rationale for the patient, which affirms the significance of relating emotional or somatic symptoms to interpersonal conflicts or problems. By the end of initial sessions, the link between the interpersonal difficulties and emotional problems and distress should be constructed. To be able to do this is important because it is one of the principal points for patient to remain in therapy (Guthrie,

It should be done solely for the purpose of helping the client, and not to meet the needs of the therapist. Counseling Skills which is acquire verbal and non verbal skills that enhance communication by helping a medical professional to establish a good rapport with a patient or client using the 10 basic counseling skills. Empathy- The ability to perceive another's experience and then to communicate that perception back to the individual to clarify and amplify their own experiencing and meaning Gantt, E. E. “Empathy.” Encyclopedia of Human Development. 2005. SAGE Publications.

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY: ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY: Albert Ellis (1913-2007) was a psychoanalyst who has growing dissatisfaction towards it. But he was interested in learning behavior related therapy. Albert Ellis, Aaron Beck, Donald Meichenbaum were indulged in writing treatment for chronically ill and severely stressed patient using cognitive therapy. But it ended up with behavior therapy techniques combined with cognitive therapy which were prominent in that era. That’s how Cognitive Behavior Therapy came to practice.

Message decoded - this is when the other person tries to understand what is being communicated, speech and body language can also be misinterpreted. 6. Message understood - This is when communication is successful, although this does not always happen immediately. I am now going to relate Argyle’s communication cycle to a conversation with a doctor and a patient within the health and social care setting. Doctor Karim is talking to Yasmin who is a patient about her depression.

The splitting mechanism may be used to explain body-related feelings attested to by trafficking victims. The body, the experience thereof, and consequences of trafficking induced trauma on the body of the survivor are issues that have been discussed thoroughly in numerous literature texts. The topic of splitting mechanism is vastly covered, since it is understood as a way in which victims separate their consciousness from the body, abandoning the experience that the body is part of them or that it is theirs at all. The relevance of the body is accentuated for therapy of this type of trauma and the standpoint voiced that first and foremost “the body must be cleansed,” i.e. the symbolism understood which the body has for the person who has survived such brutalities that

the theory is patient-specific because of the patient’s diagnoses and the limited verbal communication. The theory assumptions are helpful with this patient as the nurses make it a priority to interpret cues which reflect his end of life experience and giving prompt intervention to maintain peaceful experience even at his dying moment. The theory was developed be used with terminally ill adult patients and their families/significant others. The theory is not applicable in its totality with non-hospice or palliative care patients. The goal of the end of life care is not to optimize care rather is to provide comfort measures, dignity and peaceful end of life experience.

I can 't even begin to tell you about how I have been overwhelmed by the way that trauma has been overlooked or underrated. As a mental health provider, I have gotten quite a few experiences with it myself. Let us mention how, I have learned to accept the fact that, personally, I had to deal with my own traumatic experiences. I have become good at identifying denial in sessions with my clients, but I had gotten even better at, not acknowledging my personal encounters with trauma. I read the other day, how culture could be a determinant factor in identifying trauma.

This therapy enables the analyst to address the importance of the unconscious, sexual and aggressive drives that make-up the majority of all human beings' personalities. The fourth advantage is developing skills for improving relationships. In Psychoanalysis, the analyst will help clients to address their difficulty in forming relationships with others. After which they will assist clients to come out with solutions that will improve relationship building. There are three to four application to Psychoanalysis that we can apply in today’s context.

For example, the text states that some institutions have adopted the open-door policy which provides a sense of freedom for patients by allowing them to interact with each other. In additions, scientist have been trying to prevent mental illnesses by understanding their causes. Another way the stigmas associated with mental illnesses are being changed is by educating people on what these illnesses are and how they can be dealt with. The author included an example in which a nurse overheard a conversation where a person came to the conclusion that a former patient was not crazy, but instead the patient was mentally ill. This is similar to the son of the lady who was not given the opportunity dance, where the son assumed his mother crazy instead of thinking that she might have a mental illness or it can be due to her old age.

Physcotherapy can be described as the techniques used for treating mental health, emotional and some psychiatric disorders (Nordqvist,2009). Counselling and physcotherapy are known as the talking therapies where a therapist aims to provide a safe environment for a distressed client to talk about their problems in confidence with no judgement. In this essay I hope to discuss the humanistic approach to physoctherapy, I hope to explore this approach in dept and discover how in fact this type of therapy focuses on self development growth and responsibilities (McLeod, 2008).This therapy I feel is closest to my beliefs because it focuses on the individual reaching a level of actualisation as the therapist will focus on the client’s strengths. In