NRNP 6645 - Discussion Week 1

Instructions:

Respond to your colleague by providing an additional scholarly resource that supports or challenges their position, along with a brief explanation of the resource. 

**minimum of three (3) scholarly references are required for each reply cited within the body of the reply & at the end**

Reply # 1

Donna Gatto 

RE: Week 1 Discussion- Gatto

Evaluate whether psychotherapy treatments have a biological basis

 

Psychotherapy has a biological basis. The operations of the brain are purely biological, and psychotherapy addresses the brain in the way it develops, matures, and operates. Psychotherapy deactivates maladaptive brain mappings and fosters new and constructive pathways (Chu et al, 2016).

The main types of psychotherapies include psychodynamic, behavioral, and cognitive therapy.

· Psychodynamic psychotherapy addresses the expectations regarding self and other individuals, as well as their connection to behavior, affect, and the neuropsychological factors behind these interpersonal representations. The brain regions involved during psychodynamic psychotherapy include subcortical regions and cerebral hemispheres (Plakun, 2015).

· Behavioral psychotherapy addresses the dysfunction in memory, learning and the associated motor behavior. The brain structures involved in behavioral psychotherapy include the hippocampus, amygdala, as well as basal ganglia (Plakun,2015).

· Cognitive psychotherapy addresses the patterns involved in information processing as well as thinking patterns in mental disorder. Cognitive psychotherapy tackles the defective cognitions that contribute to the development of the patient’s psychopathological state and examines and alter defective thinking patterns. Neocortex is the brain structures involved in cognitive psychotherapy, particularly the frontal cortex (Plakun, 2015)

Analyze influences of culture, religion, and socioeconomics on personal perspectives of psychotherapy treatments

 

· Culture has also been identified to form the models of psychotherapy and psychiatric care and tend to have an impact on individuals’ understanding of their suffering (Chu, Leino, Pflum, & Sue, 2016). Culture also tends to establish the credibility or acceptance of types of psychotherapy treatments in the perception of the clients, their families and contributes to the adherence to the psychotherapy treatments (Captari et al, 2018).

· Religious beliefs and values are used by individuals to process information and make judgements (Schwarz, 2018). A psychotherapist can boost the capability of their clients to understand unanticipated life events by confirming the beliefs and perspective learnings of their clients (Schwarz, 2018). Knowing and validating client’s belief system improves adherence to psychotherapy and supports to accomplish better results (Captari, et al., 2018).

· Socioeconomics correlates personality characteristics and tends to have an impact on individuals’ overall quality of life. It has been identified that individuals from a lower socioeconomic background have a higher tendency of dropping out of the therapy, as they perceive psychotherapy as less effective (Levi, Laslo-Roth, & Rosenstreich, 2018).

Compare legal and ethical considerations among individual, family, and group modalities of therapy 

 

An ethical implication in both individual and group therapy is informed consent. Informed consent allows the client /clients to have enough information regarding the services provided within the therapeutic environment so that they can decide whether they will participate.

 

It is the responsibility of the counselor to respect the basic rights of all members. Counselors must discuss informed consent, including the risks and benefits of group work. It is important for the counselor to stress the importance of confidentiality within the group. A counselor cannot prevent a group member from speaking regarding their personal lives, however a counselor must stress the importance of maintaining confidentiality as a way of demonstrating respect for protecting the disclosures of others in the group (Captari et al., 2018).

 

References

 

Captari, L. E., Hook, J. N., Hoyt, W., Davis, D. E., McElroyHeltzel, S. E., & Worthington Jr, E. L. (2018). Integrating client’s religion and spirituality within psychotherapy: A comprehensive metaanalysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 74(11), 1938-1951. doi:10.1002/jclp.22681

 

Chu, J., Leino, A., Pflum, S., & Sue, S. (2016). A model for the theoretical basis of cultural competency to guide psychotherapy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 47(1), 18. Retrieved from https://psycnet.apa.org/journals/pro/47/1/18.html?uid=2016-05588-002

Levi, U., Laslo-Roth, R., & Rosenstreich, E. (2018). Socioeconomic Status and Psychotherapy: A Cognitive-Affective View. Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Forecast, 1(2), 1008. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328238564_Socioeconomic_Status_and_Psychotherapy_A_Cognitive-Affective_View

Plakun, E. M. (2015). Psychotherapy and psychosocial treatment: Recent advances and future directions. Psychiatric Clinics, 38(3), 405-418.