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This summary covers chapter 4: Postmodernism and Family Therapy. Within this chapter, key aspects to postmodernism and modernism are covered, and how it is all related to family therapy.

This summary is based on Chapter 3: The paradigmatic shift of Systems Theory. This essentially covers the key aspects to Simple Cybernetics (First-Order Principles) and Cybernetics of Cybernetics (Second-Order Principles).

Two different world views (Chapter 1) from Ecosystemic Psychology. This summary tackles a brief framework for individual psychology and a brief framework of systemic family therapy.

Adult and Aging guideline question. Question 13 focuses on Identity, specially on the question: "With regard to the nature of identity development during adulthood, explain and compare Logan's interpretation of Erikson's theory, McAdams Life-Story Model and Whitbourne's Identity Theory

Adult Development and Aging guideline question focused on personality: is it Stable vs Changeable? Question 14 tackles the debate by a critical discussion of the views of theorists advocating personality consistency in terms of certain dispositional traits and those who accentuate personality changes, with specific reference to personality stability versus change during adulthood.

Adult development and Aging guideline questions. Question 11 focuses on the statement "Cognitive development continues beyond formal operations". Thus, challenging Piaget's formal operation by referring to relevant theories and research findings.

I received a distinction for the exam. All the study notes for the psychological assessment module (PYC4807). This includes Psychometric Theory, Types of Psychological Assessment Measures, Application of Assessment Measures in Different Contexts and lastly, The Assessment Measure Types within South Africa.

Study notes on theme 5: child abuse. These notes include: child abuse in general; how child abuse is contextually present in the South African society; the difficulty in explaining the aetiological pathways of child abuse; how child abuse impacts the mental health of individuals; the definitions of the various types of child abuse such as physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, cyber-sexual abuse and neglect; distinguishing between child abuse and neglect; defining paedophilia and child a...

This document is a summary of the following assessment measure types used in South Africa. The measurement types are clustered into different category types: Assessing Individual Intelligence, Assessing Group Intelligence, Aptitude Measures, Personality Assessments (Level 1 and Level 2), Career-Counselling Assessments, Assessment in Industry, Infant and Preschool Developmental Assessment etc. The different measurement types included are: The Individual Scale for general Scholastic Aptitude (IS...

This is a summary of the important readings needed for Theme 3: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders. The readings include: - Codependency, Perceived Interparental Conflict, and Substance Abuse in the Family of Origin by Knudson and Terrell - Working with Couples and Substance Abuse: Recommendations for Clinical Practice by Cox, Ketner and Blow - Family of Origin Addiction Patterns Amongst Counselling and Pyschology Students by Ponder and Slate -Substance Abuse and Post-Traumatic St...

Summary is on Theme 3: Substance Related and Addictive Disorders. This includes an introduction, the Theories of Addiction (Moral Theory, Psychoanalytic Theory, Behavioural Theories and The Disease Model), Types of Addiction (Substance Addiction, Gambling Addiction, Sex Addiction, Food Addiction and Internet Addiction), The Diagnostic categories of substance use (Substance Dependence, Substance Abuse, Substance Intoxication, Substance Withdrawal and Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder), Cross-C...

This summary is based on Theme 4: Depressive Disorders. It includes an introduction on mood disorders, the history of mood disorders, the different types of depressive disorders, the diagnostic criteria for Major Depressive Disorder, Disorders that Mimic Depression, Cross-cultural and African Perspectives, Aetiology of Mood Disorders as well as integrating the various aetiological factors which play a role in the development of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). There is also a summary of the pres...

This summary is based on Theme 3: The Application of Assessment in Different Contexts. It includes Chapters 8 (The Practice of Psychological Assessment: Controlling the use of Measures, Competing Values, and Ethical Practice Standards - Section 8.3.1 and 8.3.3); 9 (Administering Psychological Assessment Measures - Figures 9.2; 9.3 and 9.4); 13 (Career-Counselling Assessment - Section 13.2); 15 (The Use of Assessment Measures in Various Applied Contexts - Section 15.2; 15.3 and 15.4); 16 (Interpr...

This summary is based on Theme 2: Types of Psychological Assessment Measures. It includes Chapter 10 (Assessment of Cognitive Functioning); 12 (Personality Assessment); 13 (Career-Counselling Assessment - only Section 13.2) and 15 (The Use of Assessment Measures in Various Applied Contexts - only Section 15.2 and 15.3)

Summary Notes on Theme 1 (Psychometric Theory). This summary includes Chapters 3 (Basic Measurement and Statistical Concepts); 4 (Reliability: Basic Concepts and Measures); 5 (Validity: Basic Concepts and Measures); 6 (Developing a Psychological Measure) and 7 (Cross-Cultural Test Adaptation, Translation and Tests in Multiple Languages). I have included concepts (from Chapter 3) that are not in the exam, however, they are important to know because it'll help your understanding with the rest of...

Summary notes of behaviour therapy include: Introduction - Historical Background, 4 Areas of Development; Key Concepts - Current Trends in Behaviour Therapy, Basic Characteristics & Assumptions; The Therapeutic Process -Therapeutic Goals, Therapist's Function & Role, Client's Experience in Therapy, Relationship between Therapist & Client; Therapeutic Techniques & Procedures - Applied Behavioural Analysis: Operant Conditioning Techniques, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Systematic Desensitizatio...

Summary notes on Postmodern Approaches includes: 4 Basic Assumptions; Social Constructionism; Therapeutic Goals; Key Concepts; Solution-Focuses Brief Therapy (SFBT); Basic Assumptions; Questions Used; Therapeutic Process; Types of Relationships; Techniques Used; Narrative Therapy - therapeutic process, role of the therapist, questions used, externalization, deconstruction and creating alternative stories, Strengths of Post-modernism; Limitations of Post-modernisation

This summary of cognitive behaviour therapy includes: an introduction; Albert Ellis's Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy; Key Concepts - View of Emotional Disturbance, A-B-C Framework; The Therapeutic Process - Therapeutic Goals, Therapist's Function & Role, Client's Experience in Therapy, Relationship Between Therapist and Client; Therapeutic Techniques and Procedures - The Practice of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Methods, Emotive Techniques, Behavioural Techniques, Applicat...

This summary of The Counsellor: Person and Professional includes: the counsellor as a therapeutic person; personal characteristics of effective counsellors; personal therapy for the counsellor; the counsellor's values and the therapeutic process; the role of values in counselling; the role of values in developing therapeutic goals; becoming an effective multicultural counsellor; acquiring competencies in multicultural counselling; incorporating culture in counselling practice; Issues faced by b...