There are a few driving hypotheses to examine prior to Sue’s treatment plan creation. It is clear that Sue feel like she has lost her sense of safety and trust. This is demonstrated by her need to stay at home, the fact that she stopped driving her car, and her loss of interest in her school work including social life. It is possible that Sue’s demand that Roberta stay with her during her session is because Roberta represents safety, comfort, and trust to her. The client states feeling stressed. Part of the stress is coming from her father and mothers expectations for their daughter to be successful at school. It appears that this pressure was also felt during Sue’s high school years. She indicates that during these years she did not eat much. Even the school counsellor suggested that she has an eating disorder and should see her doctor. It is evident that Sue has poor coping strategies for her stress, and…
“As you practice separating from Ed , you will begin to make room for your own opinion—creating an opportunity for you to disagree with Ed.” (Schaefer 9). The self-help book Life Without Ed by author Jenni Schaefer about recovering from an eating disorder, or Ed, examines different steps in the process of recovery and opens the eyes of the readers to how horrific an eating disorder is, illustrating what living with an eating disorder is repetitive like. Though it seems impossible, Schaefer gives hope looking toward a goal of recovery. Carrying a thematic portrayal of the difficult task of letting go of pride, along with the slow, but sure process of disobeying an eating disorder and exploring how anorexia affects the body and mind, this piece delivers a message that not giving up is the most important thing in recovery. Staying the course through the worst of times is the only way to beat the life-threatening anorexia.…
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drinking and lack of communication), may have resulted in Sophie not learning adaptive ways of coping, resulting in her using alcohol, procrastination and experiential avoidance (EA) to cope with stress. The family trait of, “carrying on without complaint,” also may have contributed to her not being able to effectively process her possibly traumatic first sexual experience and abusive relationship. Added to this is Sophie’s history of chronic pain which commonly co-occurs with psychological illnesses such as depression, anxiety, other issues such as interpersonal issues and substance dependence (Veehof, Oskam, Schreurs, & Bohlmeijer, 2011), and can have serious implications for sufferers, including reduced quality of life, lower general health and financial loss due to a reduced capacity to work (Hann & Mccracken, 2014). Her recent diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis, a degenerative disease with no cure, has left her feeling at a loss as to how to move forward in life, leading to suicidal ideation (SI), which concerned her boyfriend and he…
This is evidence that Tanya is trying to fulfil her need for maternal affection is another way as she is expressing anger towards her mother for not showing her love and support that she desired. Bowlby (Chassler, 1998) discovered the attachment theory which explains the way people are driven to form attachments to certain things or others. Chassler, 1998- “A healthy and nurturing attachment to a primary caregiver leads to a well-adjusted child, however disturbances in this attachment can lead to a variety of psychological problems developing’. Tanya was exposed to hostile feelings that her parents had towards each other at a young age resulting to the positive attachment towards her parents being disrupted. As she felt responsible for her parent’s behaviours since a young age as she had to stop them from arguing. Humphrey (as cited in Chassler, 1998, p. 406) states ‘families of bulimic nervosa sufferers tend to be, higher in conflict, chaos, detachment, neglect, dependency and contradictory communications than normal…
This concept is exhibited within the memoir Unbearable Lightness, written by Portia De Rossi, as it depicts the perpetual struggles affiliated with eating disorders. In addition to this, the artwork below portrays a similar message, through the use of symbolism, in regards to intrusive thoughts. With this in mind, both the memoir and the artwork delineate, through the utilization of symbolism, the ability of an eating disorder to define one’s…
2. No contact with parents/lack of attachment has caused issues with Antwone’s ability to form a healthy bond with others.…
When the facility's clinical staff assign patients to a intensive outpatient program, they have at their disposal a number of effective treatment methods, including motivational enhancement therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, EMDR - eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, and cognitive behavioral therapy. They can also use more modern techniques such as trauma therapy, recreational therapy and holistic therapy. When combined with directed peer group therapy sessions, patients are often given the tools they need for relapse prevention while away from the…
Intravenous therapy or IV therapy is when a patient is given liquid substances directly into a vein. The word intravenous means "within a vein”. Therapies administered intravenously are often called specialty pharmaceuticals. IV therapy is commonly referred to as a drip because many of the ways it is administered use a drip chamber, which prevents air entering the blood stream and allows an idea of how much is flowing in to your body. Compared with other ways of administration the intravenous route is the fastest way to deliver fluids and medications throughout the body. Some medications, as well as blood transfusions and lethal injections, can only be given intravenously.…
her weight and food. Individuals with eating disorders often do not recognize that they have a problem or will not admit that they have a problem.…
To fully understand the problems within society, the meaning of eating disorders must clearly be explained. Contrary to what is often society’s perception, eating disorders are not primarily about food. They are symptoms of underlying emotional and psychological disorders and as such, have a huge impact on the lives of sufferers and their carers (Orbach, 1998). Anorexia Nervosa is often thought to be the most serious of these disorders, with sufferers practicing self-starvation (Orbach, 1998). Whilst they will not have lost their appetite, they lose the ability to allow themselves to satisfy it. Eating disorders are often described as an outward expression of internal emotional pain and confusion (Gross, 2005). Obsessive thoughts about, and the behaviour associated with food are maladaptive means of dealing with emotional distress is often to do with a negative perception of self, a feeling of being able to change bad things about oneself (Gross, 2005). Food is used as an inappropriate way of taking control. An eating disorder involves a distorted pattern of thinking about food and size/weight. There is preoccupation and obsession with food, as well as an issue of control, or the lack of control around food and its consumption. There are several recognised eating disorders which can be described as follows (Gross, 2005).…
One of the defence mechanisms that Helen engages in is sublimation, sublimation is a healthy defence mechanism that converts unhealthy impulses into something more acceptable. This is evident through her trying to keep her house clean and tidy it is stated in the case study that Helen spends her days meticulously cleaning her home she says cleaning keeps her mind off of other worries Helen this may also be a sign of repression, repression is an attempt to relieve information from the conscious awareness this can occur by force (suppression) although information is being repressed it may still influence an individual’s behaviour. As she is attempting to repress her emotions which is evident by the fact when she is not pre occupied cleaning she cries. Another defence mechanism that Helen displays is projection, projection is when an individual prescribes their own feelings and attributes to another individual in this case Helen herself is suffering from depression and in turn she believes her mother is suffering from thus ascribing her feelings towards her mother (Mageo,…
Therapists, who are drawn to an integrated approach, tend to hold the view that no one single approach will work for all clients or for all situations. Viewing the client as a unified whole, rather than a sum of parts, builds the foundation of integrative counseling and allows for a choice of techniques in order to tailor effective therapies to a client’s individual needs and personal circumstances. There is no one particular integrative approach that holds esteem over another and the term, itself, is meant to describe any combination of approaches a therapist may choose to use in order to effectively assist their…
Before every chemotherapy session you may undergo routine blood test like DLC, Hemoglobin along with others test which is decided by your doctor. You may also be administered anti-emetics to prevent nausea and vomiting. It is helpful if light food is taken before your chemotherapy session.…
Because she knows it has physically happened before, she is in constant fear of it happening again, at any moment. Therefore, she is in a seemingly chaotic and never-ending tale of abuse. Like a puppet, she feels as if she is helpless and completely controlled. He contorts her emotions, bends her self-worth, and isolates her away from the world.…