Therapy Flashcards

Question

SEEW paragraph for reaserch support?

Answer 1

S- one strength of mindfulness as a therapy is that their is evidence to support its use as a therapist for depression E- Crane et sl found that fire people who gave expreienced they’re or more previous episodes of depression MBCT reduced the recurrence rate over 12 months by 40-50% compared to usual care W based on this fact the NICE have recommended that MBCT can be used in cases of three ir more episodes of depression W- This is a strength as it shows us that mindfulness in combination with cognative therapy can be successful in the treatment of mental health disorders

Answer 2

Most evidence suggests that mindfulness helps with depression although some psychologists suggest the methodology behind the positive studies have not been as rigorous as they should have been Professor Patricia Casey of University College Dublin says that many study’s were small pilot studies, the patients were alos on the mild end of the spectrum and studies haven’t fully shown how mindfulness compared with other therapies like pharmacological interventions

Answer 3

S- one weekness of mindfulness as a therapy is that the reaserch supporting its use can be criticised E- Many studies into pos psychology are small scale, often pilot studies as mindfulness as a therapy is still a new concept. They also haven’t had frequent investigations that are large scale with severely mentally ill patients only ones in the mild end of the spectrum E- This is an issue as their is a lack of evidence comparing the effectiveness of mindfulness to other more established interventions such as CBT and others The fact this isn’t seen as effective means how can it be credible and treat people with such severe mental health C- Kuyken et al did a study in a school and found that those completing mindfulness reported less stress, greater well being and a less depressive issue W- This is a weakness because it leads us to question weather there is enough scientific evidence to support the use of minfulness as a therapy for mental health disorders

Answer 4

S- One weekness of mindfulness as a therapy is that medication can have negatively be effects for some people because instead it can cause more stress then not E- Whilst the practice is easy to understand, not everyone benefits from it nor can they use meditation n to their advantage as people may grow frustrat d with the constant focusing and can be challanginb E- For example whilst studies show benefits from consistent mindfulness practice in just 8 months weeks it dosent mean this works for everyone as we are all different C- However this isn’t true for everyone as eveyone will experience it in different way and many people find it relaxing and worthy W- This is a weekness because some people who attempt mindfulness feel worse then they started therefore it isn’t ethical

Answer 5

Found that individuals who were high in mindfulness were less likely. cheat on a task therefore therapy made them uphold higher ethical and moral values

Answer 6

S- one strength if mindfulness as a therapy is that it’s highly ethical due to its non invasive process and patients have controlled or their own thoughts and can’t drop out when they feel necessary E- Genraloy minfulness had been seen to be highly ethical as a therapy ut have a few side and takes a highly positive attitude toward individual wellbeing, it promotes free will empowering people to make changes in their own life E- Compared to cbt minfulness does not place pressure on the client. compared to drug therapy there are no serious side effects that hqve an impact in the progress of the therapy- Mention Ruedey and Schweitzer C- The dark night, buddhists meditate to much and felt like they had an empty void and felt like that have nothing to focus on as they have inner peace W- This is a strength as it shows that mindfulness requires less pressure compared to other therapies and there is less risk of side effect or having an unpleasant experience, therefore patients are less likely to feel guilty about their thought process and is an extremely positive approach the theraoy

Answer 7

S- another strength of minfulness as a therapy is that it’s accessible to all individuals E- This is becysde we can now do it anywhere they please unlike CBT E- For example headspace W- This is a strength and can be done whenever

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