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is state of alarm in response to vague sense of threat
- ANXIETY
is a state of immediate alarm in response to a specific serious threat to one’s well being
- FEAR
Caused by REALISTIC Type of traumatic experiences (results from actual danger) like natural & man-made disasters
May also caused by Social Stresses like poverty that make the person less powerful, vulnerable & insecure
Cultural shock triggers the situation !
TREATMENT
- Improve standard of living
- BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATIONS
- Psychological First aid
- Strengthen support system
SOCIO-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
The Dysfunctional ways of thinking or IRRATIONAL BELIEFS (Ellis)
Worrying is domineering ( a cognitive symptom)
Full of Negativism , Obsessed in looking for eminent dangers in the surroundings (Beck)
Doesn’t seem to know how to behave in a given situation, resulting to hesitation and INACTION
Failure in one test means failure in all other succeeding tests !
TREATMENT
CBT: RATIONAL EMOTIVE THERAPY (RET)
b) COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL PERSPECTIVE
Lack of unconditional (+) regard during childhood
Unmet needs (Maslow’s / S.Freud)
Unresolved conflicts that arise thru our unconscious mind
Unrealistic perception of Self and Non-acceptance of strengths
Too much belittling of self , weakling during childhood
Child is prevented from expressing ID impulses and most of the time being punished
Caused by inadequate Child-parent relationship
TREATMENT
- FREE ASSOCIATION THERAPY ( to control ID impulses to
manageable level)
- Settle or reduce relationship conflicts in the family
- Group Therapy
- Family Therapy
-Demotivational and Expressive TherapIES : ART, MUSIC, DRAMA
c. PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
An approach to psychology focusing on the Body, especially the Brain ,the Nervous system & Hormones as a whole.
The Person may experience accident/ physical Trauma during early days of LIFE.
Some psychologists examine behavior and mental processes through the biological approach, which is a focus on the body, especially the brain and nervous system
TREATMENT
Anti-anxiety drugs ( mild tranquilizers / anxiolytic )
The Bio-physiological Perspective
e. Environmental Influences
Cultural environment
Peer group
Peer pressure
Search for Identity from whom you are acquainted with
a. Milieu Therapy
b. Psycho-therapy
c. Systematic Desensitization ( also for phobia)
Five specific points in DNA that are correlated to homosexual behavior were studied before. The genes are related to regulation of estrogen and testosterone, risk-seeking, and sense of attraction.
The researchers initially estimated that these five genes accounted for up to 25% of sexual orientation. However, these genes probably influence less than 1% of individual sexual orientation
f. Genetics Perspective
Surface manifestation of fear buried unto the unconscious mind
is also a product of unresolved conflict like : Fear of Genitalia results to Fear of Spider
Fear of Father’s castration due to sexual thoughts or even sexual trauma results to Fear of Horse !
PHOBIA -
PSYCHODYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE:
____ impulses are repressed then FEAR is displaced to an object or situation
- ID
PSYCHODYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE:
* The ____ is unable to confront the real nature of FEAR because it will forced the person to acknowledge un acceptable motives, conflicts or memories !
Conscious mind
PSYCHODYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE:
* The____ protects the conscious mind from feared object, thus it acts as moderator again to adhere to the NORMS or Standards of Society !
EGO
TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR PHOBIA
Help client set realistic Goals, rooting out and solve the original problems/ conflicts. Allowing clients to transfer feelings onto the therapist.
Supportive Expressive Therapy thru Psychoanalysis:
TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR PHOBIA
enhance client’s insights to confront anxiety producing situations
Core Conflictual Relationship Theme (CCRT):
TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR PHOBIA
Gradual exposure to the object of fear until the client achieved strength and stability
Systematic Desensitization:
Results from REALISTIC Anxiety + NEUROTIC Anxiety
It means External plus Internal trauma combined !
PTSD:
symptoms of ptsd
CLEAR S/S:
1. Nightmares
2. ________Detached from ones mental state or body
(“ It is not me! , I am just an observer!”)
3. ____External world as strange or unreal
( No way , it is just a Dream!” )
4. ______Inability to experience pleasure from normally
pleasurable activities before
Depersonalization:
Derealization:
Anhedonia :
TREATMENT FOR PTSD
1. _____ Re-experiencing the trauma or repeating the past traumatic events ( flashbacks). The purpose is to re-LIVE the experience so that the EGO will be able to master and reduce anxiety.
* Re-entering the repressed material into one’s consciousness is more beneficial and powerful ( Eq. urge to urinate being repressed, but later people have to give in to the urge )
2. Remotivation
3. Behavioral Modification
Repetition Compulsion :
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Recall specific facts
Remembering
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Grasp meaning of instructional materials
Understanding
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Use information in a new (but similar) situation
Applying
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Take apart the known and identify relationships
Analyzing
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Examine information and make judgements
Evaluating
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Use information to create something new
Creating
