PCN 500 Grand Canyon Week 2 Assignment 1

Details:

Read the “Case Study Analysis.”

Select one of the following theories that you feel best applies to treating the client in the case study:

1-    Neoanalytic

2-    Jungian

3-    Individual Psychology

Write a 750-1,000-word analysis of the case study using the theory you chose. Include the following in your analysis.

1-    What concepts of the theory make it the most appropriate for the client in the case study?

2-    Why did you choose this theory over the others?

3-    What will be the goals of counseling and what intervention strategies are used to accomplish those goals?

4-    Is the theory designed for short- or long-term counseling?

5-    What will be the counselor’s role with this client?

6-    What is the client’s role in counseling?

7-    For what population(s) is this theory most appropriate? How does this theory address the social and cultural needs of the client?

8-    What additional information might be helpful to know about this case?

9-    What may be a risk in using this approach?

Besides the course textbook, include at least three scholarly references in your paper.

Each response to the assignment prompts should be addressed under a separate heading in your paper. Refer to “APA Headings and Seriation,” located on the Purdue Owl website for help in formatting the headings.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Neoanalytic, Jungian, and Individual Psychology Theories

Introduction

The field of psychology has a long history, and it is not easy to summarize all the different ideas that have been developed over time. However, there are some basic theories that can be useful for people who are interested in understanding themselves better and improving their lives. In this article we’ll cover three major types of psychological theory: neoanalytic, Jungian (Analytical), and individual psychologists.

Neoanalytic

Neoanalysis is a combination of psychoanalytic theory and cognitive theory. It was developed by C.G. Jung, who believed that there are three parts to the mind: the id, ego and superego (or conscience). This model has been modified over time by other theorists including Loewald, Kohut and Kernberg.

Neoanalysis is a type of psychodynamic theory which focuses on how people’s mental processes affect their behavior in social situations such as romantic relationships or business negotiations.[2]

Jungian (Analytical)

• Jungian theory is based on the ideas of Carl Jung.

• Jungian theory is based on the idea that there are archetypes.

• Jungian theory is based on the idea of individuation, which means to become an individual who has a unique personal identity separate from other people.

• According to Jung, the collective unconscious is part of our psyche and contains inherited information about how people think, feel and behave across time periods or cultures; it also includes symbols from our ancestors’ lives that have been passed down through generations over thousands of years.*The collective unconscious does not exist in isolation but instead interacts with conscious thought processes as well as other parts within us—for example: emotions (eurythmy), instincts (phylogeny), drives (anima/animus) etc., all working together towards achieving harmony between them all within ourselves while interacting with others around us outside ourselves too!

Individual Psychologists

Individual psychologists are unique in that they focus on the individual. They are concerned with the well being of the individual, their environment and how it affects them. Some of these individuals may be concerned with their family members or neighbors as well as themselves.

New Learning Theories

New learning theories are those that focus on how people learn. These include:

• Theories of skill acquisition and transfer such as chunking, inductive and deductive reasoning (LOGO), and schema theory.

• Theory of mind (ToM) theories such as perspective-taking or mentalizing.

• Cognitive-behavioral models that attempt to explain behavior through the use of cognitions, emotions, and motivations based on past experiences or learned rules for coping with situations in the environment.

These theories are all worth exploring.

All theories are worth exploring. They can help you understand yourself and others, as well as how they fit into the world around us.

There’s no reason to limit yourself to just one theory—you could use any of these theories along with other ones for a more complete picture of the human experience.

Conclusion

All in all, there are a lot of interesting ideas about how we can change the way we think and feel. We have only scratched the surface here, but hopefully you have found some tools that will help you explore your own inner workings. In any case, the journey might be more important than the destination—so let’s keep going!