Midterm Flashcards
(37 cards)
Emotion
- an inferred complex sequence of responses to a stimulus
Emotion includes
- cognitive evaluations
- subjective feeling states
- autonomic arousal (neural and/or hormonal)
- impulses to action
Emotions are:
response mechanisms that help the organism adapt to situations and/or maintain a balanced psychic economy.
Affect
the physiological aspect of an emotion
Feeling
the subjective state or experience of an emotion.
“experience” in Rogerian
has become a hallmark of client-centered therapy
experiencing is associated with:
(if only implicitly) towards a more complete and accurate symbolization (meaning making) process.
Emotion is:
Union of cognition and affect in the moment
Key element of change is:
Both release of expression of personal feeling and development of insight into the nature of ones difficulties
Levels of Affect
9 levels
Level one
Basic Awareness of Affect: is the client aware of the presence of affect?
Level Two
Basic Inner Experience of Affect: Can the client identify a physiological experience of affect?
Level Three
Labeling of Basic Affect: Does the client know how to label the physiological experience of affect?
Level Four
Identification of Default Affect: has the client avoided developing affect?
Level Five
Identification of Affect Intensity: Does the client recognize shades of affect?
Level Six
Identification of Mixed and Conflicted Affect: Does the client recognized mixed or conflicted affect?
Level Seven
Identification of Underlying Affect: Can the client differentiate base affect?
Level Eight
Acceptance of Affect: Can the client accept experienced affect?
Level Nine
Understanding of Affect: Does the client understand origin and role of experienced affect?
Considerations with affect
Assess level, begin work with client at that level
Treatment Planning - the process
- referral question
- Intake Interview
- Case Conceptualization
- treatment plan
- effective therapy
the plan
treatment setting
time limitations
theoretical orientation
client preferences
Person-centered treatment planning
- move for incongruence to congruence
- identify cause of
- identify obstacles
- Respect rights of client to plan for him or herself
- Provide a safe environment for disclosure and exploration
- identify client strengths
- identify client weaknesses
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mmse presenting problem history diagnosis theoretical orientation treatment plan and course diversity considerations legal and ethical issues prognosis
