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Experiences of Emotional Abuse and its Lingering Effects on Future Relationships
No full textThe experience of previous emotional abuse in childhood and early adulthood has the potential to create harmful effects on both the individual and their ability to form and maintain future healthy relationships. Emotional abuse can lead to struggles with trust, intimacy, and attachment, as well as impact general mental health challenges and difficulty in forming new, close relationships with other individuals. Previously, emotional abuse has been a term that has been widely under-acknowledged and under-recognized within Western society. More recently, scholarly research has begun to highlight the prevalence of emotional abuse and its impacts. A review of the literature demonstrates an evaluation of the conceptualization of intimate partner violence and betrayal trauma and how it relates to forming new close relationships. The purpose of this research is to examine to what degree an individual's past experiences of emotional abuse in childhood/adolescent years impact forming and maintaining close intimate relationships in adulthood. This paper assessed emotional abuse research in relation to its potential impact on individuals in terms of intimacy, trust, and related mental health disorders. Data showed that when safety and trust are compromised through experiences of emotional abuse perpetrated by an attachment figure–such as a parent or other close individual, their attachment style subsequently shifts away from a secure attachment and into an insecure attachment. The characteristics of an insecure attachment style can lead an individual to present challenges in forming and maintaining future healthy relationships. This paper further proposes a psychosocial educational approach to mitigate these impacts
The Effects of Vicarious Trauma on Therapists
No full textThis paper is an analytic literature review which investigates the effects of vicarious trauma on therapists. Eleven core articles were selected among a wide range of articles which focused on the concept of vicarious trauma. I discuss the origins of vicarious trauma, the necessary and sufficient conditions of therapy and discusses why vicarious trauma matters in the field of therapy. Next, various effects of vicarious trauma are identified among the research, followed by signals to comprehend the impact of the effects. Therapist responses are discussed within the literature review, as well as findings from the core eleven articles to increase knowledge around how therapists are impacted by vicarious trauma. This paper concludes with the incorporation of ethical principles, application to clinical practice and considerations for future research
South Asian Community and Trauma: Tools and Strategies to Continue Healing
Get PDFThis capstone will explore the history of the South Asian community. It will cover research about trauma the community faces due to racism and acculturation. Trauma is defined and explored in terms of how it impacts an individual's mind and body. Furthermore, strategies from Narrative Therapy and Yoga will be introduced to help cope and over-come symptoms of trauma. The purpose of the capstone is to bring light to the horrific experiences of this community and to educate and provide tools to help with healing
Navigating COVID-19: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Review of Mental Health Trainees' Experiences
No full textThe purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of mental health trainees (MHTs) in order to illuminate their experiences of training and practice during the COVID-19 crisis. A hermeneutic phenomenological framework was used for this qualitative metasynthesis in which an original quote was reduced to reveal its core meaning and a relational concept map was created where ideas were connected in order to reveal overarching thematic categories of experience. These initial codes included experiences of i) connection; ii) disconnection; iii) drawbacks of online training; iv) difficulties of remote practice; v) benefits of online training; vi) adaptive coping; vii) emotional (i.e. feelings); viii) cognitive (e.g. cognitions); and ix) benefits of remote practice. The overarching themes extracted from the findings were: 1) emotions rising as educational losses and delays experienced; 2) mental health and well-being challenges; 3) MHTs adapted by making meaning and integrating grief experiences; 4) adaptive coping; 5) adapting to concerns about distraction and confidentiality; 6) navigating risk; 7) information communication technology (ICT) as an avenue for connection in remote practicum and training experiences and 8) remote practice affords accessibility, continuity, flexibility, and efficiency. The findings revealed that MHTs had experienced a time of ambiguous loss and that community care via academic support helps protect MHTs well-being. It is important for trainees to recognize avenues for adaptive coping and for institutions to offer support. All institutions training MHTs may wish to include more education on teletherapy and technology applications
Menopause and Sexuality Across Cultures: How do Cultural Factors Impact the Experience of Aging and Sexuality?
No full textMenopause is a major life transition for all women and is characterized by a series of biological and psychological symptoms that start during perimenopause. However, 25% of women are unaware of the symptoms. This leads to stigma that can have serious effects on a women's sexual health and well-being. These effects are worse in some cultures where there is less discussion of the impact of the menopause. The aim of this capstone is to examine menopausal experiences cross culturally and to find adequate therapeutic approaches that can help middle aged women. In chapter 3, I propose a group counselling intervention which will normalize the menopausal experience. It is hoped that these groups will educate these women connect them to others in their community. The groups will help them also learn about local resources and where to seek additional medical or psychological support
Remediation of Early Attachment Deficits in Adulthood
No full textThe influence of early attachment experiences carries with it impacts that can shape and influence many aspects of our lives, well into adulthood. Individuals who obtain a secure attachment style have largely been able to have their most basic attachment needs met, resulting in a greater ability to deal with distress, form healthy relationships, and enjoy greater physical and mental health than those who are considered to have an insecure attachment style. Those with an insecure attachment style in adulthood are more likely to experience challenges with their self-image, difficulties in forming and maintaining relationships, have greater challenges in the workplace, and suffer from poorer health outcomes, with a higher risk for lower levels of general life satisfaction. This paper looks to explore the ways in which early attachment experiences shape our adult lives and ways in which therapeutic interventions can remediate early attachment wounding and gaps in early attachment needs. In Chapter 3, some therapeutic aspects of attachment are discussed to educate clinical practitioners in ways they can bring an attachment lens to therapy, examine their own attachment influences on the therapeutic relationships and act as a secure base for their clients