Overview
QUESTION 1 The PMHNP as a Psychotherapist: Psychotherapy is often misunderstood or devalued. Discuss your views of the PMHNP as a psychotherapist. Discuss whether it is feasible to provide psychotherapy at each patient encounter.
QUESTION 2 Dream Interpretation: Freud viewed dreams as the “royal road to the unconscious.” Discuss a memorable dream from your childhood. Provide as much detail about the dream as possible.
QUESTION 3 Genogram: A genogram is often used to illustrate the behaviors of a family unit across generations. The genogram can be used to reduce resistance to harmful family patterns. Recall a family with a member who has a history of drug or alcohol dependence. Describe how the genogram can be used to address the denial of family unit addiction to individual family members.
QUESTION 4 Automatic Thoughts: Patients are often asked to write their record their negative thoughts as homework for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) session. Explain how difficult this task might be for depressed patients? Identify your culture and ethnicity (Cuban, Hispanic Culture). Describe how negative thoughts are perceived in your culture. Discuss ways you could increase the likelihood that a depressed patient completes the automatic thought assignments.
QUESTION 5 The Culture of Family Violence: Identify your culture (Cuban, Hispanic Culture) and how it addresses family violence. In your opinion, what is the best way for a family therapist to bring up the issues of abuse and violence in a family when those are not the problems that family members have identified?
QUESTION 6 Grief: A 75-year-old widower walks into your practice to request therapy services. He has grieved the loss of his wife for the last 28 months; they were married 50 years. Explain the significance of interpersonal deficit as it relates to interpersonal therapy. Describe how you would ask “very good” questions to facilitate the patient’s ability to see their own experiences.
QUESTION 7 The Therapist’s Personality: According to Carl Rogers, unconditional positive regard involves basic acceptance and support of a person, regardless of what the person says or does. The therapist gives space for the client to express whatever immediate feeling is going on—confusion, resentment, fear, anger, courage, love, or pride. Discuss the role of the therapist’s personality in person-centered psychotherapy. Are there particular people who have been or would be especially difficult for you to unconditionally positively regard?
DIRECTIONS: Your initial post should be at least 400 words per question, formatted, and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources for each question.