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Psychological approaches to understanding people
Published in Dominic Upton, Introducing Psychology for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, 2013
Patients can receive many benefits when the ABC model is applied. It acts as a catalyst for the patient to reflect on their thinking and to relate their emotional experiences to behavioural reactions.It allows the patient to go through a process of self-analysis and self-discovery.It helps the patient understand that people are not disturbed by things or events but by the views they take of them.It helps the patient understand that there are different ways of seeing the same event and thus helps develop alternative ways of thinking.Once patients have been educated about the ABC concept, they often report feeling a sense of hope and control (Lam and Gale, 2000). Finally, patients can apply the principles of the ABC model to challenge negative or irrational beliefs outside professional healthcare.
Becoming a reflective practitioner – part one
Published in John McKinnon, Reflection for Nursing Life, 2016
Some professions largely depend on the skilled use of physical or biochemical knowledge. However, because of the importance of the nurse–patient relationship in the provision of care, optimum practice in nursing depends first on self-awareness; the effective use of self. Moreover, good reflective practice rests on balanced knowledge of the self and one’s impact on others. Self-awareness is conscious knowledge of how one presents to others together with our underpinning motives and values. Self-awareness is possible because we are sentient beings conscious of our place in space and time. Self-awareness arising out of a balanced view of one’s own strengths and weaknesses together with our own social presentation is essential in establishing relationships of trust with others. Self-aware people also take better care of themselves. The quality of our self-awareness will depend on the quality of positive emotional attachments in our own lives. Self-awareness is also the basis for the representational thinking on which compassion and empathy can be experienced. Exercises in self-discovery are conducive to improved self-awareness and mental wellbeing. The use of self involves the sensitive and skillful use of one’s personality and presence to achieve positive outcomes in relationships. Reflexivity is the ability to use a situation as a yardstick for the self and the tailoring of a response that is moulded by one’s experience of that situation. Reflexivity is the use of situations to examine ourselves with a view to self-improvement. Reflexivity is closely related to biographicity: the reshaping of one’s life meaning and life course through use of experience. Mindfulness is the informed use of self in the present moment deploying a present time related form of reflexivity.
Explanatory Model for Yoga Therapy to Promote Health and Well-Being
Published in Marlysa Sullivan, Laurie C. Hyland Robertson, Understanding Yoga Therapy, 2020
Marlysa Sullivan, Laurie C. Hyland Robertson
The transcendent or existential connection found in spiritual teachings can support eudaimonic ideas of meaning, purpose, self-realization, and self-actualization. Existential or transcendental connection can encourage constructive and positive reflection on life events. A positive reappraisal of circumstances fosters meaning-making, and self-reflection facilitates personal growth and development. The process of self-discovery encourages eudaimonic attributes such as personal expression, authenticity, and ultimately self-actualization as we learn to connect to life in a way that helps us to flourish and realize our potential.
Online Art Therapy–Based Self-Help Intervention Serving Emotional Betterment During COVID-19
Published in Art Therapy, 2022
Zsuzsanna Geréb Valachiné, Adél Dancsik, Michelle M. Fitos, Renáta Cserjési
Art-based interventions effectively increased self-knowledge and self-efficacy (Sonke et al., 2021). Among university students, art-based interventions were beneficial in both individual and group settings (Aaron et al., 2011). One such self-supportive method is art journaling, which was shown to reduce anxiety and negative affect (Mercer et al., 2010) and enhance self-discovery (Hieb, 2005). Likewise, written diaries and expressive writing are also shown to have an effect on physical and psychological health (Pennebaker & Chung, 2011). Online expressive writing has been used with several online counseling and self-help techniques, in the form of email (Murphy et al., 2008), chat, and messages (Wright, 2002). Even online during pandemic times, expressive writing was found to be an effective, supportive, self-care tool (Bechard et al., 2021).
Bridging the Gap and Finding Purpose: An Approach for Debriefing in Applied Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
Published in Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 2021
Megan Byrd, Stefanee Maurice, Carolena Charalambous, Salena Garcia, Melissa Searle
Self-discovery is the capacity for the client to improve their reflection skills to enhance their self-awareness about their strengths and growth edges (i.e., areas for improvement). Keenan and Taylor (2020) highlight a four-step process to begin client self-discovery, that starts with the consultant planning on how best to use reflection with the client, observing the client, facilitating discussion about reflection, and following-up on the athlete’s progress. Consultants can facilitate clients in their self-discovery in conjunction with helping clients to understand how psychological skills training can improve self-awareness. When clients learn to engage in self-reflection, they learn to take more ownership over their learning of psychological skills. During this process, consultants may create dissonance as the client notices discrepancies between their actions and their thoughts, which also may enhance self-reflection. Example questions to engage the client in reflections of performances are variations from what went right, what went wrong, and what would you consider doing differently next time (Dreifuerst, 2012).
Diorama as a Tool for Exploring the Sexual Self
Published in Art Therapy, 2023
Sexuality, like gender, is inherently fluid, and may take any number of different shapes and forms over the course of a lifetime. It is, therefore, important for sex-positive art therapists to approach a client’s sexuality with the knowledge that sexual identity, desire, and practice will inevitably evolve over time (Fielding, 2021). To this end, the therapist should strive to support the client in what is true for them in the here and now while also encouraging ongoing exploration and self-discovery during treatment and beyond.