Supportive and Interpersonal Psychotherapy

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Supportive and Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Supportive psychotherapy is a talk-based therapy that allows patients with mental disorder to air out their concern and receives encouragement from a therapist (Rothe, 2017). It aims at reducing patient’s anxiety and increase their ability to adapt to conditions that may have caused stress. As such, it is used for people with behavioural disorders such as addiction. On the other hand, interpersonal psychotherapy is a therapy that focuses on resolving the interpersonal problems of a patient and mainly focuses on how the patient relates with other people.

Similarities of Supportive and Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Supportive and interpersonal psychotherapy bear similarities. One of the similarities of the therapies is that they both work well for various patient groups. They work effectively for the old people, the youth as well as mothers going through postpartum depression and are not biased to any group of patients but tend to work effectively for all groups. Secondly, both supportive and interpersonal psychotherapy help in reducing patient’s phobia since patients are able to share out their problems. The therapies encourage patients to ventilate what they feel without fear. Thirdly, both therapies are effective in reducing afflictions of depression rather than the usual care and the waiting list. As such, they aim at reducing the symptoms associated with depression.

The fourth similarity is that both therapies also apply talk therapy where the therapist engages the patient in a conversation to identify and resolve the problem in order to come up with a suitable solution that fits the patent. Additionally, interpersonal and supportive therapies both aim at improving the patient’s relationship with others, support their grievances and help them cope with life transitions. These therapies, therefore, help the patients to survive through life examinations and trials. Lastly, both therapies don’t involve taking antidepressant drugs for treating depression but they focus on providing a talking therapy to patients. The therapist is the mediator and engages the patient in a one on one talk to identify the problem and hence come up with a solution.

Differences between Supportive and Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Despite the similarities listed above supportive and interpersonal psychotherapies also differ in various ways. According to Cuijpers et al. (2016), interpersonal psychotherapy is a treatment model that is structured and has a time limit of about twelve to sixteen weeks. On the other hand, the supportive psychotherapy has no time limit and uses psychodynamic and interpersonal approach.

Secondly, the interpersonal approach is mainly used for treating disorders that are related to how the patient interacts with people and other social organizations (Cuijpers et al., 2016). With this approach, the related problems are addressed so that they can be used in reducing the symptoms of mental disorder. Conversely, the supportive psychotherapy is used for treating patients with psychiatric problems related to behaviours such as addiction, disorders in eating, alcoholism and others (Ashman et al., 2014). The therapist, therefore, tries to assist the patient to adopt a certain mechanism in order to solve the problem.

Another difference is that supportive psychotherapy involves combining both psychodynamic and interpersonal approaches in order to improve the heath pattern of the patient and to also reduce the conflicts that contribute to the patient’s condition while according to Wheeler (2014), interpersonal psychotherapy aims at identifying and coming up with a solution in order to curb the symptom. The therapist targets on the factors that propagate the psychiatric disorders.

Recommendation

The psychotherapy that I would prefer as a nurse is the interpersonal psychotherapy that addresses problems for patients with mental disorder. This is because this therapy centres on the interpersonal relationships of the patient; how the patient interacts with people and social organizations. According to Cuijpers et al (2016), interpersonal relationships affect how psychiatric disorders develop especially the ones related to behaviour. Gelo & Pritz (2014) point out that interpersonal therapy is more effective than supportive therapy which is limited to problems related to behaviour. Interpersonal therapy is also advantageous over supportive therapy as it helps in developing communication skills by interacting with other people. Therefore, this form of therapy is important to me as a nurse as it helps in solving problems, improving social roles, learning and also helps in coping with life changes.

References

Ashman, T., Cantor, J. B., Tsaousides, T., Spielman, L., & Gordon, W. (2014). Comparison of cognitive behavioural therapy and supportive psychotherapy for the treatment of depression following traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial of. The Journal head trauma rehabilitation, 29(6), 467-478.

Cuijpers, P., Donker, T., Weissman, M. M., Ravitz, P., & Cristea, I. A. (2016). Interpersonal psychotherapy for mental health problems: a comprehensive meta-analysis. American Journal of Psychiatry, 173(7), 680-687.

Rothe, E.M. (2017). Supportive Psychotherapy in Everyday Clinical Practice: It’s Like Riding a Bicycle. American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, 34(5).

Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd Ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

Foundation Of Mythology

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Due Date: Friday, October 4, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time/NYC)

 

Write 150 word responses to each of the following:

 

  1. How is the word myth used popularly? For example, what does the statement, “It’s a myth” mean? In contrast, how is the word myth used in the academic context? After considering the definition in your textbooks and course materials, write a definition in your own words.
  2. Why do myths from different cultures around the world address such similar or universal themes? Think about how myths explain the unknown and the tribulations of mankind.
  3. What is the relationship between belief, knowledge, mythology, and religion? Where do mythology and religion intersect? Where do they diverge? Think about the function of myth and religion in helping human beings cope with change, suffering, loss, and death.
  4. How would you defend mythology’s relevance in contemporary culture? Think about familial and cultural traditions. Also, consider how mythology is used in the arts and in advertising to typify human experience.

 

Format your citations and references consistent with APA guidelines.

 

The Stigma of Mental Health Services and Emergency Personnel

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2500-word minimum research paper in full APA format.

This paper is a review of the professional literature on your topic. As such, most of the paper will be

information you have researched, and this information should be properly cited.

The paper and project must be your own work. Plagiarism will not be tolerated in any format. This paper

should not contain any personal opinion or any personal forms such as “I” or “you” or “we” other than in the Conclusion. There should be no personal experiences or those of friends or co-workers. The only personal communication allowed is from experts, which must be cited properly (see APA Manual). Keep in mind your assignment is to research the topic you have chosen from the approved list and address that topic specifically. You should write about the specific topic, not a portion of the topic or a wider general history. For example, if you write about any of the Katrina topics, you do not need to present pages of information about the storm itself; rather, your goal is to address the topic as it relates to Katrina.  Your paper must have a minimum of five outside scholarly and/or professional sources other than your textbook. Scholarly sources are journal articles from actual journals, not journal-looking articles from websites. Scholarly sources are also professional textbooks or scholarly books, not popular books. Professional sources are local, state, and federal government sites. You may use other sources as additional sources. If you use websites, be sure they are professional and credible. Do not use websites that are advocacy groups, businesses, or forums. Newspapers, magazines, and news media are popular sources and do not count towards your outside source requirement; however, they can be used as additional sources. If a site has information that is useful but is not as solid as required, see if you can find the information at a more reputable site. If not, then the information may be questionable. Quoted material should not exceed 25% of your paper. Most of your paper should be cited information. Quotes are direct verbatim and must be cited immediately . All factual statements and others’ work must be cited. That should be most of the paper as you are not using your own opinion.

 

 

Research Topics:

 

1. The History of Psychological Trauma

 

2. Disconnection and Trauma

 

3. The Impact of Trauma to 9/11 Emergency Personnel

 

4. PTSD

 

5. The Stigma of Mental Health Services and Emergency Personnel

 

6. Police Suicide

 

7. Police Psychology

 

8. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

 

9. The Psychology of Terrorism

 

10. The Aftermath of Columbine

 

11. The Cause of the Oklahoma City Bombing

 

12. Domestic Terrorism

 

13. The Causes of Columbine

 

14. Peer Support Groups

 

15. Treatment Modalities for Emergency Services Personnel

 

16. The Physiology of Trauma

 

17. Psychological Trauma and the Holocaust

 

18. Survivor Guilt

 

19. Trauma and Hurricane Katrina

 

20. The Impact of Katrina on Emergency Services Personnel

Is there a universal purpose in human life? Is there a reason that humans can understand that explains why they exist?

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“Three Issues Considered”

     Ten Central Philosophical Questions: Three Debates, Three Critical Evaluations

(Choose three of the following issues for Argumentation, Discussion and Analysis: See the content item in this unit, “Three Issues Considered,” for more details and submission procedures.)

 

 

1. Is there a universal purpose in human life? Is there a reason that humans can understand that explains why they exist?

2. Did the universe have a starting point in time or is the universe itself eternal?

3. Are there any facts about reality that are universally true, for everyone everywhere, for all time?  Or is all truth relative to social and cultural systems of interpretation, to time and circumstance, to an individual’s subjective grasp of things?

4. Is there a rational argument that shows, or at least makes it highly probable, that the universe and everything in it was created by a Supreme Being?

5. Does each human being have the freedom to choose whatever action she or he wishes to do, given that it is within the power and capability of the person to do that action? That is, do humans have free will, or are our actions as determined as any natural, physical event in space and time?

6. Is the conscious mind simply a product of brain parts and processes, or brain-body systems? Or is the mind identical with the soul, which, although causally connected to the body, is ontologically distinct from it?

7. Are science and philosophy closely interrelated disciplines, or are they very different in their goals and methods?

8. What is the best form of government? Is there, or has there ever existed, a type of relation between the individual and the state that might be considered ideal, or close to it? Could such an ideal state ever exist in the actual world?

9. Is beauty completely in the eye of the beholder? Is what counts as a work of art utterly subjective? Are there any universally agreed on standards of taste, beauty, and aesthetic value?

10. Do religion and philosophy answer the same questions and serve the same basic purpose in human life and in society overall? Or are the goals and methods of each quite different or even at odds?

 

Paper needs to be atleast 1500 words. APA Format. Referenced from the book

 

 

Wolff, R. P. (2012) About Philosophy. New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.