Therapeutic Methods in Psychology

For your essay this week, address the following:

• Provide a general description of the various methods of therapy highlighted in Chapter 13, including:
  • Psychodynamic Therapies
  • Humanistic Therapies
  • Behavior Therapies
  • Cognitive Therapies
  • Group Therapies
  • Biological Therapies
• As part of this description, please be sure to include the various sub-categories of therapy included within each general therapeutic method (for example, under biological therapies, please include a description of drug therapy, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychosurgery);
• Additionally, describe what research has shown regarding the effectiveness of psychotherapy in general.

Your essay should be at least 500 words in length and should be presented in APA format, including a title page, in-text citations, a running header, page numbers, double spacing, and a reference page. Your assignment should use terms/references directly from the chapter, and all extra outside research must be properly cited.

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•Bring to mind a leader in your organization or one with which you are familiar. Would you describe his or her style as authoritative, democratic, or laissez-faire? Why?

•Which characteristics or approaches demonstrated by this person would you integrate into your own leadership style? Which ones would you prefer not to integrate?

•Think about how this leader’s style and resulting interactions may impact health care quality and patient outcomes.

  Post  1 page  PAPER on  a description of a leader, distinguishing his or her style as authoritative, democratic, or laissez-faire. Describe the characteristics that inform your perception, and explain which ones you would integrate into your own leadership style, as well as which ones you would prefer not to integrate. Explain at least one potential effect of this leadership style on health care quality and patient outcomes

Reference

•Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2015). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

◦Review Chapters 2 and 3

•Azaare, J., & Gross, J. (2011). The nature of leadership style in nursing management. British Journal of Nursing, 20(11), 672–676, 678–680.

 Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

•Benoliela, P.  &  Somecha, A. (2014). The health and performance effects of participative leadership: Exploring the moderating role of the Big Five personality dimensions European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 23(2), 277-294. doi:10.1080/1359432X.2012.717689

•Graham, S., & Melnyk, B. M. (2014). The Birth of a Healthcare Leadership Academy: Lessons Learned From The Ohio State University. Nurse Leader, 12(2), 55-74. doi:10.1016/j.mnl.2014.01.001