Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Video Tutorial

Cognitive behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of psychotherapy approach that most applied and have been proven effective in various disturbances, including depression and anxiety. Assumptions that underlie Cognitive behavioral Therapy (CBT), especially for cases of depression that comes from emotional disturbances distortion (aberration) in thinking. Improvements in emotional state can only be achieved if the longstanding change patterns of thinking during the process of therapy. Similarly, in patients who have maladaptive patterns of thinking (cognitive dysfunction) and behavioral disorder.

By understanding and changing the pattern of behavioral disorder, the patient is expected to make changes and able to control the symptoms

Cognitive behavioral Therapy (CBT) focused on the problem-solving therapy is focused on the "here and now", which looked as individual decision makers about the important goal or problem to be solved in the process of therapy.

Below, is video tutorial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

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Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans For Alterations In Psychosocial Adaptation

Nursing Care Plans Diagnosis for common psychiatric disorders, several common psychiatric disorders may arise or become evident during infancy, childhood, or adolescence. There are, however, several disorders that appear during the early developmental years and are identified according to the child’s ability or inability to perform age-appropriate tasks.

Below is example Nursing care plans of several disorders that appear during the early developmental years and Common NANDA nursing care plans diagnosis, that may occur:

Psychiatric Nursing care plans for Mental retardation
Common NANDA nursing care plans diagnosis:
• Risk for injury
• Self-care deficit
• Impaired verbal communication
• Impaired social interaction

Psychiatric Nursing care plans for autistic disorder
Common NANDA nursing care plans diagnosis:
• Risk for self-mutilation
• Impaired social interaction
• Impaired verbal communication
• Disturbed personal identity

Psychiatric Nursing care plans for disturbed personal identity
Common NANDA nursing care plans diagnosis:
• Risk for self-directed or other-directed violence
• Defensive coping
• Impaired social interaction
• Ineffective coping
• Low self-esteem
• Anxiety (moderate to severe)
• Noncompliance


Psychiatric Nursing care plans for disruptive behavior disorders
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Common NANDA nursing care plans diagnosis:
• Risk for self-directed or other-directed violence
• Defensive coping
• Impaired social interaction
• Ineffective coping
• Low self-esteem
• Anxiety

Psychiatric Nursing care plans for tourette’s disorder
Common NANDA nursing care plans diagnosis:
• Risk for self-directed or other-directed violence
• Impaired social interaction
• Low self-esteem

Psychiatric Nursing care plans for separation anxiety disorder
Common NANDA nursing care plans diagnosis:
• anxiety (severe)
• ineffective coping
• impaired social interaction

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