Click on week 1 assignment follow instruction and click on the slide under the week 1 to use for information After this week’s lesson on psychological abnormality and the different theoretical models that explain this behavior, which model is most appealing to you? After you choose the model, explain in detail why you chose the model, how you would apply the model in treatment, and how you would use this model to address the following scenario?
A friend comes to you depressed and talks about how “lousy” a person she is. She has a very negative view of herself. You’ve noticed that for the last several weeks, she hasn’t exercised, which she usually does and hasn’t gone out with friends. Your friend describes difficulty sleeping and studying and generally feels physically unwell. You also know that she has had a great deal of difficulty with her family, and you suspect that she may have been emotionally abused. She tells you she’s going nowhere, that she can’t do anything, that she has no future and that no one will ever love her.
Of the following issues which is the most important based on the theoretical perspective that you have chosen.
How your friend thinks about herself and her future?
What she does and doesn’t do- for example, she is isolated and is not getting any exercise?
She might have a chemical imbalance or physical disorder of the brain
Her problem might stem from her past and perhaps she is not even aware of it
She should realize what a good person she is and that she has the potential to be anything
What do you say to your friend and what do you tell her to do based on the model that you have chosen?
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