Posted by Anthem at 7:46pm Oct 29 '10Take a look at this paper assignment I'm tackling..
For this paper, Iâd like you to consider the following fictional case example:
You are a clinical psychologist who is about to begin therapy with a new client: Jane Doe is a 30-year-old female with a history of anxiety as well as some mild depressive symptoms. She reports that she has recently begun working as a middle school teacher, and she finds herself worrying often about work, even on the weekends or in the evening. She feels anxious speaking in front of her class, she doubts her abilities as a teacher, and she feels uncomfortable acting as an authority figure to her students. While she has felt some mild symptoms of panic before work on a few occasions, she has generally been able to function pretty well at work despite her distress; apparently feedback from her supervisors has been favorable. Despite their positive response, she feels that they are secretly evaluating and criticizing her, and that eventually she will be reprimanded or fired. In addition, she feels her students think she is "an idiot," even though they have done nothing to openly suggest this to her. She acknowledges that she has a hard time believing that she could possibly be doing a good job, and she reports recurring thoughts such as "I'll never be a good teacher," "I don't have what it takes to be successful." She often thinks to herself "I screwed up again" and "I can't do anything right" during the course of the school day.
In your initial sessions with Jane, you learn that she had a strict father who had extremely high and perfectionistic expectations of everyone in the home. He frequently pointed out Jane's mistakes and potential faults, and rarely (if ever) gave praise or encouragement. When Jane did something well as a child, he often pointed out ways that she could have done even better. While Jane still has contact with her father, he is apparently subtly critical of her decision to be a teacher. Jane described her mother as quiet, nervous, and submissive; she apparently went along with Jane's father in almost all situations, likely due to fears of his angry outbursts if she expressed her own opinion.
After thinking about this case, I'd like you to choose ONE of the major approaches to psychotherapy we've discussed (psychodynamic, behavioral/cognitive-behavioral, or humanisticâspecifically, Rogersâ âPerson-Centeredâ therapy), based on which one you think would be most effective in addressing Jane's problems. Then please address the following:
1) Briefly explain why you chose the approach you chose.
2) Explain how you would use this particular approach with Jane. In other words, what would you do as her therapist? What sort of general techniques or strategies would you use, and WHY? In other words, this section should involve application of the ideas, concepts, and techniques of the approach you chose to this particular case. The key here is to demonstrate that you understand some of the major concepts behind the approach you chose; this section should be the bulk of your paper.
3) Describe at least one way in which your strategy would be different from the other two approaches that you didn't choose (e.g., if you choose to use a cognitive-behavioral approach, how would what you do in therapy with Jane be different from what you did if you were using a psychodynamic approach?)
4) Finally, discuss any other issues, limitations, problems or concerns you might possibly have about the approach you chose.
I thought you'd appreciate it :)
As for dealing with her father..that would maybe better fit psychoanalysis or even behavioral..
But I could use Cognitive/Behavioral and knock them both out, I think.
For this paper, Iâd like you to consider the following fictional case example:
You are a clinical psychologist who is about to begin therapy with a new client: Jane Doe is a 30-year-old female with a history of anxiety as well as some mild depressive symptoms. She reports that she has recently begun working as a middle school teacher, and she finds herself worrying often about work, even on the weekends or in the evening. She feels anxious speaking in front of her class, she doubts her abilities as a teacher, and she feels uncomfortable acting as an authority figure to her students. While she has felt some mild symptoms of panic before work on a few occasions, she has generally been able to function pretty well at work despite her distress; apparently feedback from her supervisors has been favorable. Despite their positive response, she feels that they are secretly evaluating and criticizing her, and that eventually she will be reprimanded or fired. In addition, she feels her students think she is "an idiot," even though they have done nothing to openly suggest this to her. She acknowledges that she has a hard time believing that she could possibly be doing a good job, and she reports recurring thoughts such as "I'll never be a good teacher," "I don't have what it takes to be successful." She often thinks to herself "I screwed up again" and "I can't do anything right" during the course of the school day.
In your initial sessions with Jane, you learn that she had a strict father who had extremely high and perfectionistic expectations of everyone in the home. He frequently pointed out Jane's mistakes and potential faults, and rarely (if ever) gave praise or encouragement. When Jane did something well as a child, he often pointed out ways that she could have done even better. While Jane still has contact with her father, he is apparently subtly critical of her decision to be a teacher. Jane described her mother as quiet, nervous, and submissive; she apparently went along with Jane's father in almost all situations, likely due to fears of his angry outbursts if she expressed her own opinion.
After thinking about this case, I'd like you to choose ONE of the major approaches to psychotherapy we've discussed (psychodynamic, behavioral/cognitive-behavioral, or humanisticâspecifically, Rogersâ âPerson-Centeredâ therapy), based on which one you think would be most effective in addressing Jane's problems. Then please address the following:
1) Briefly explain why you chose the approach you chose.
2) Explain how you would use this particular approach with Jane. In other words, what would you do as her therapist? What sort of general techniques or strategies would you use, and WHY? In other words, this section should involve application of the ideas, concepts, and techniques of the approach you chose to this particular case. The key here is to demonstrate that you understand some of the major concepts behind the approach you chose; this section should be the bulk of your paper.
3) Describe at least one way in which your strategy would be different from the other two approaches that you didn't choose (e.g., if you choose to use a cognitive-behavioral approach, how would what you do in therapy with Jane be different from what you did if you were using a psychodynamic approach?)
4) Finally, discuss any other issues, limitations, problems or concerns you might possibly have about the approach you chose.
I thought you'd appreciate it :)
added on 7:52pm Oct 29 '10:
Thinking about it, I think I might go with Cognitive because I think she needs to first work on her thought process.As for dealing with her father..that would maybe better fit psychoanalysis or even behavioral..
But I could use Cognitive/Behavioral and knock them both out, I think.