Archive for September, 2008
Choosing a Career in Psychology
Posted by Nick Roy in Psychology 101 Thursday, 11 September 2008 00:56 No Comments
Society is crowded with many different kinds of people, which create problems of how to live and work together and live with oneself. It is in these situations which psychology serves its purpose by creating answers to these questions. Psychology helps create an awareness of these problems and this awareness increases the likelihood of treatment. A student who is deciding to enter the field of psychology has a choice to make from an array of many different and exciting careers. All of these numerous careers in psychology fall into three basic categories of practice: psychologists, clinical psychologists, and psychiatrists. Each of these categories differ slightly in the job role and number of years spent on education but the ultimate goal of each is the same, to aid in the advancement of society.
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Helping Bereaved Children
Posted by Nick Roy in Pychology of Childhood Sunday, 7 September 2008 23:59 No Comments
By Catherine L. Thorington
Liberty University Psychology Student
Helping Bereaved Children edited by Nancy Boyd Webb is a book written as a tool for Thantologisits, psychologists, clergy and social workers who specialize in grief counseling of children. Webb is a clinical social worker whose specialty is play therapy. She is professor on the faculty of Fordham University and is the editor of The Guilford Press book series Social Work Practice with Children and Families (Webb).Among her many other tasks and publications Webb has written several books and produced a video entitled Techniques of Play Therapy (Webb) for professionals that work in the fields of child development and grief therapy. After working with children for many years Nancy Boyd Webb discovered that there was a lack of resources to help professionals in the growing field of child grief. Helping Bereaved Children is a resource that parents social workers teachers’ laymen and professionals can use to develop skills such as play therapy when working with children who have experienced a loss. Webb uses case studies, her own other therapists that contributed to this book as examples to teach professionals how to use and implement play therapy when working with a grieving child.
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Raising a Thinking Preteen
Posted by Nick Roy in Pychology of Childhood Sunday, 7 September 2008 23:54 No Comments
By Danna Hayes
Libery University Psychology Student
Having two 11-year-old girls (one my natural daughter and one my step-daughter), I have to admit that the title of this book caught my eye, especially because in a big yellow star at the top right corner states, “Featuring a Step-by-Step Plan for Conflict Resolution.” I do not think it is any kind of secret that pre-teen girls certainly have their share of conflicts, and since having two of them have increased this number, I was certainly willing to find out the information and suggestions that Myrna B. Shure, Ph.D., had to offer in her book, and honestly I was not terribly disappointed.
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Adler’s Safeguarding Tendencies
Posted by Nick Roy in Psychology of Personality Sunday, 7 September 2008 18:07 No Comments
Safe guarding tendencies are cognitive and behavioral strategies that are used to keep away from or relieve oneself from visualized failure. Adler believed that people created these patterns of behavior to protect their blown up sense of self-esteem against public disgrace ( Feist & Feist, 2006, p. 81). These defensive devices can take the form of warning signs such as Excuses, Aggression, and Withdrawal. These warning signs can all be used as excuses for avoiding the everyday jobs of life and shifting responsibility to others.
Adler states that safe guarding strategies are generally used by people who are self-centered and lack social interest. They have low self-esteem and protect the little they have with these safe guarding strategies. They can be conscious or unconscious and work to shield them from outside threats and problems of life. All human beings are important because we are all God’s creatures and we are created in his image. Therefore, God does not want us to live with any safe guarding tendencies.
Proverbs 3:5-6 says “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.”
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God’s Way or Our Way
Posted by Nick Roy in Psychology of Personality Sunday, 7 September 2008 18:05 No Comments
Adler believed we create patterns of behavior to protect our inflated self-esteem and to maintain a fictional, elevated feeling of self-importance. This puts the focus on us, that we are powerful in our own might and our choices are those that are self-centered, not God-centered. It’s as if God doesn’t even factor into the equation. But the Bible says to put our trust in God in all that we do, not ourselves. Proverbs 3:5-7: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.” We need to acknowledge God and not trust in our own wisdom and strength. God wants us to trust in Him, recognize His wisdom and guidance in all that we do. When we rely on ourselves and build ourselves up, we are creating a false sense of security. The irony is that this often leads to more anxiety!
According to Adler, we develop these safeguarding tendencies as a protection against anxiety. But God says don’t worry. Phillipians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Finally, Adler held that these safeguarding tendencies are largely conscious. I agree with Adler to an extent. Even though we may develop habits which cause us to deal with the world without really thinking about our choices, we still consciously choose whether to serve God in that moment or satan. Adler believed that we choose to react. But God wants us to be proactive not reactive. When we “react” to situations, often times we sin and it results in more anxiety– the very thing we are trying to defend ourselves against. “Prepare your minds for action. . . .” the Bible says in 1 Pet. 1:13. We should respond the way God commands. Also, when we choose, we should choose to be more like Jesus. God has given us a free will to choose between good and evil. Joshua 24:15 says “choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…”
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