Psychotherapy
The ‘Pornography’ of death
Death is an existential fact, and it is more than likely the model for all human feelings of abandonment and separation. It is then so difficult to understand why one should not feel anxious when confronted with departing the life he finds so rewarding and enriching. There is sometimes an element of
Written on18th March 2010
Read moreCognitive-Behaviour therapy and its efficacy for young children
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is commonly used with adults and children alike (Beck 1995). The search for the appropriate matching of client and therapy variables is complicated by the range of cognitive and behaviour techniques that are combined in different variations and are collectively desc
Written on16th March 2010
Read morePersonality Types and Psychopathology
We will briefly look at what traits are, how these personality factors were determined, what the traits mean, what the Big Five predict about our behaviour, and how these factors might relate to motivation.
Written on16th March 2010
Read moreAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADHD is not ‘a hystorical condition originating in America’. There is a wealth of scientific knowledge that gives us some understanding of the causes of the symptoms of ADHD. The term Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder refers to a syndrome in which sufferers present with a characteristic set
Written on16th March 2010
Read moreTherapeutic Relationship
During the last two decades a substantial body of literature concluded that the therapeutic alliance makes important and consistent contributions to therapeutic outcomes (Horvath & Symonds, 1991). Empirical research on the therapeutic relationship in general and the therapeutic alliance has been gro
Written on10th March 2010
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