Blog 16: Answer 2

1.  What is your EQ?

• What type of therapy is most successful in finding coping mechanisms for personally-conflicted clients?

2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• Group Therapy is an effective way to find coping mechanisms because it focuses on finding a balance within yourself to interact with other individuals

3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is an effective way to find coping mechanisms because it focuses on how you feel about yourself and find a more in-depth resolution on why you feel a certain way.

4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

• CBT is more effective because you can find your problems more accurately.
• CBT is mostly one-on-one, which would make a client feel a little more open to a professional.
• With the full focus of a psychologist, he/she can support a client with more detailed observances and suggest better/open suggestions.

5.  What printed source best supports your answer?

• The Key Concepts of Cognitive Psychology

6.  What other source supports your answer?

• Themes and Variations of Cognitive Psychology

7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.

• All, in all, people are not the same. How a client wants their environment is up to them. It depends a lot on their preferences, whether they would like one-on-one or be in a group.

On Friday, 2/20 for Advisory #2, you will be presenting what you have from this blog.  The presentation is more like a share-out and should not last longer than 2 minutes. You don't need a visual, and you should not read what you have written.