focus and energy on analysing past relationships and in particular traumatic childhood experiences in relation to an individuals’s current life (Counsellingstaff, 2015). This practice is
distance from the conscious." (524) Freud defines anxiety as an response to perceived danger or stress. He presumed that psychic energy accumulates if inhibitions and taboos keep it from being expressed. This accumulated energy may build up to the point where it may overwhelm the controls of the ego. When this occurs a traumatic state results. Freud considered that the ego was not depended in the face of the demands of the id nor the superego. Anxiety alerts the individual to danger, such as the presence
Home assignment – The perspectives In this case study there is a women who is called Anna who is almost 40 years old and has had a tough childhood. Her childhood consisted of her father becoming an alcoholic and her mother being very depressed. She lived in the poorest part of the city and she had three younger siblings that became her responsibility to take care of due to her family situation. Anna was raped at the age of 16 which led her to have an abortion and then her father died when she was
The issue that I think is most important to focus on for Debbie is that of her childhood trauma and how it affects her today. Debbie has PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder from the actions of her parental figures causing distress in her life growing up. Study results show that childhood maltreatment can increase the rate at which a person can develop long term PTSD (Widom, 1999). This increases Debbie’s anxiety levels when she is reminded of anything that has to do with her past traumatic family
regarding her caloric intake. In order to reduce her impulsive thinking and anxiety, she engages in compulsive behavior. She requests that her foods be cut into particular shapes and placed on her plate in a particular manner. Such behaviors mark the onset of OCD. For those suffering from symptoms of OCD, may display ritualistic behaviors that share comorbid with an eating disorder. In attempts to reduce obsessional anxiety associated with caloric restriction, individuals display ritualistic behaviors
In the video psychologist Elna Yadin discusses Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), its symptoms and treatment of the disorder. PTSD is a type of anxiety that can be seen in people after they experience a traumatic life event. Examples of life events are warfare, car accidents, rape, and other forms of assault. 'Classic' symptoms of PTSD are flashbacks, depression, avoidance, and nightmares. Yadin discusses how PTSD can effect a person's life through an interview with a 25-year old women who
I. Psychodynamic Theories Psychodynamic theories of personality aim to explain the how and why if the individual's personality. How did the individual's personality develop? Why did the personality develop in the manner it did? Personality is defined by the unique traits and characteristics a person possesses (Feist, J., Feist, G., & Roberts, 2013 p.4). The human races are made up of the most diverse personalities when compared to other species. Personality is a contributing factor to a person's
of men. Although the first young lady was just stating what she preferred and meant no harm when saying it resulted in her losing a friend. The author makes a statement that suggests that censoring free speech can cause the student depression or anxiety. The purpose of college is to prepare students for adulthood. After college, the censoring of your work place or everyday life is nonexistent. There will be no censoring of speech or actions and you may come across times where you will be offended
Antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anti-anxiety drugs are medications that are used to help subsidize these issues. Hospitalization can be beneficial for patients who endure harming themselves or suicidal thoughts and behavior. A psychiatric hospital or clinic can provide a more intense treatment
General Strain Theory Griselda’s notorious committed crime was largely related to her abusive childhood. When she was only a little child, she suffered from her mother by physically abusing her. That torched her mind to some degree. Thinking of a little girl, raised in a poor family, living in the slum, without parents’ tender love, how could she live in the silt but not imbrued? Like US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Bob Palombo said of her “I don’t think the fact that she was a female