Sep

07

Behaviour Therapy developed from the behaviourism school of psychology and emphasises the observation and modification of behaviour, with little consideration of the mental causes of behaviour. This lack of (or lesser) emphasis on mental states distinguished behaviourism from early psychological and psychotherapy schools, such as Psychoanalysis.
Behaviour Therapy is often used to treat phobias (such as [...]

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Sep

07

Aversion Therapy is part of classical behaviour therapy and involves providing a stimulus that a person considers undesirable at times in which undesirable behaviours are observed. The goal of pairing the negative stimulus with behaviour is to establish an association in the individual’s mind between something undesirable (the stimulus) and the behaviour, thereby decreasing the [...]

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Sep

07

Clinical depression is known by a number of terms, including:
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Unipolar Depression
- Unipolar Disorder
- Major depression
Depression is perhaps the most common psychiatric complaint and involves feelings of sadness, hopelessness, pessimism and personal uselessness. These feelings are quite normal for everyone to experience at some stage in their lives. Clinical depression, however, involves [...]

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Jun

08

An intervention involves a group (or individual) who are concerned about the well-being of a person confronting that person with his or her need for professional help. The person who is the subject of the intervention may have emotional issues, substance abuse issues or some other issue that could be treated by health care professionals.
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Jun

08

Domestic violence has been defined by the Domestic Violence Act 1995 No 86 (as at 01 October 2008), Public Act as violence within a domestic relationship, with such violence including:

physical abuse
sexual abuse
psychological abuse (including intimidation and harassment)
damage to property
threats of physical abuse, sexual abuse and/or psychological abuse

When considering the welfare of a child, domestic violence [...]

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