Psychotherapy Treatments
In the treatment of mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression and Post-
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), psychotherapy is widely used in combination with
psychopharmacology. Psychologists, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family
therapists, counselors, and specialized psychiatric nurses (APPNs) may conduct psychotherapy
(Wheeler, 2014). By using nursing as an overarching context in their practice, APPN contributes
a realistic, problem solving approach to the role of a psychotherapist (Wheeler, 2014).
As an APPN, the psychological and biological basis of psychotherapy must be
understood, and how it can be implemented. The debate will concentrate this week on the
biological basis of psychotherapy and the effect on the importance of psychotherapy treatment
from history, faith and socioeconomics.
Factors that indicate whether Psychotherapy has a Biological Basis
They present themselves as problematic. Mental disorder studies have linked the cause to
psychological and biological causes (Jimenez et al. 2018). There is a consensus. The aim of this
discussion is to show that psychotherapy has a bio-based foundation for treatment and how the
effectiveness of psychotherapy can be influenced by the cultural, religious and economic factors.
Wheeler, (2014) supposes that human beings have an inherent biological component in the brain,
which continues to undergo a physiological environment in which information can be obtained to
be understood. A broad variety of studies have demonstrated both pharmacological and non-
pharmacological care, as is the successful treatment of psychiatric illnesses for non-
pharmacological purposes such as psychotherapy.
Furthermore, psychotherapy has shown that the effects of psychological disorders boost the
physiology of the person in question. It has been demonstrated by the ability to monitor different
brain responses with physiological monitoring or test techniques prior to, during, and after
psychotherapy treatment (Fonzo et al. 2017). For example, when new information is released,
certain parts of the brain can need a response with increased or reduced activation. A PTSD
analysis included a functional RIM during the assessment of emotional responses and control.
three tasks were performed.
Psychological results provide a biological basis for mediating reintegration and interaction
of the brain that was previously ill adapted because of traumatic events in the brain (Wheeler,
2014). (Wheeler, 2014) It is widely accepted that psychotherapy has a biological basis across
biology, perception, and psychology (Jimenez et al. 2018).
Culture, religion, and Socioeconomic Perspective in Psychotherapy
Providers are vigilant at times when communicating with clients about cultural and
religious issues. To identify and treat a patient with a mental illness effectively, a practitioner
should have adequate information or take account of community, faith and socioeconomic status,
in order to decide whether psychotherapy will best be administered (Wheeler, 2014). During any
care, including psychotherapy, lifestyle, ideology and socio-economic aspects of a person must
be taken into account. One example is that a person from a different culture has different
disorders, disorders or symptoms than others. It is important that a person with mental illness
obtain background information as it serves as a guide for successful diagnosis and treatment.
Acquiring a working knowledge of the context of a client and researching their diverse cultures
can promote treatment outcomes (Wheeler, 2014). Emotional and physical signs may be
recognized and recorded from one community to the next. Some ethnicities like their emotional
suffering or some other illness or their priest or alternative therapy, like their herbalist, tend to
deal with them.
Wheeler (2014) notes that if all cultures are the same or if a generalization is inferred, the
consumer may be counterproductive in terms of understanding the ways in which different
cultures work correctly. A thorough review of the questionnaire may be used to provide an
insight into the supplier and the client. Dilip, Barton & Elyn (2017) highlighted the fact that the
trend to empathize and incorporate consumers into a care plan thus strengthens the collaboration
of practitioners within a field of therapy.
In a person's culture or the values used for processing knowledge, moral and
philosophical elements play an important part and judging is key to psychotherapy care. Any
individuals who follow other religions reject preferential treatment for psychotherapy (Plante,
2016). While some religious traditions reject psychotherapy, numerous studies have shown that
stress reduction and meditation practice focused on understanding minimize anxiety, tension, and
depression, as well as other physical and mental health problems (Plante 2016).
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