Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy means how people acquire important skills and knowledge in life. This knowledge determines how one changes his future. It attributes to how one thinks, perceives, and motivates himself to be successful.
People wish to have full control of events unfolding in their lives. One can control these events if only one takes into consideration that the events happen as a result of the activities he or she undertakes. Self-efficacy can be observed in three dimensions; strength, breadth, and the magnitude of one’s self-efficacy. Persons with high efficacy end up having a high expectations in life. A person with high self-efficacy will always set challenges which one uses to gauge his progress in life. A person with a lower efficacy ends up with low aspirations and no achievement due to weak commitments in life. This proves the belief in one’s efficacy for self-evaluation is affected by perceived self-efficacy hence one controls the outcome in life. The four sources of self-efficacy link together to judge one’s success in life: The mastery experience captures one’s past events and influences present actions. Vicarious learning involves imitating another person to succeed. Verbal persuasions concentrate on feedbacks from colleagues that guide one to improve on his weakness. Psychological reaction mounts pressure on one’s capability to achieve set objectives.
Self-esteem, on the other hand, gives account to one’s acceptance and self-belief in life. It creates a mental picture of either a positive or negative influence on his actions. Self-esteem helps to judge the psychological aspect of individuals. It determines how one relates to the environment. It also values the depth of satisfaction one derives from life. For one to have good self-esteem, one needs to have competence acceptance, and significance in life.
Behavior therapy technique
Behavior therapy technique comes in handy when a client is affected by maladaptive behavior which influences his or her routine behavior.
A client presents his case on recently developed insomnia to me. He explains the symptoms he experiences while I record them down. Insomnia is a common incident that affects a person and denies individual sleep. The patient stays awake most of the night and has multiple waking at night. This has led to his depression and a lot of stress. It has also affected his routine during the day.
I shall approach the issue by using psychotherapy to gauge his thoughts and behavior. This will help me to tackle the problem of my client. At the beginning of the therapy, I make assessments to enable the therapy to be optimally effective. I shall shape the course of the therapy by cognitive conceptualizing the client’s problems. A checklist comes in handy to keep the therapy in focus.
With the checklist in hand, I should advance to educate the client about his disorder, and elaborate more on the distress through psychoeducation. This should enable me to note the automatic emotions and thoughts of the patient. Formulation of appropriate solutions follows suit and open discussions with the client. He provides room for the patient to counter any formulation that he may not find it conceptualizing. The therapy allows the patient to link his thoughts emotions and behavior. Linking these three aspects helps the client to recognize he is responsible for the personal change. I strive to maintain a collaborative therapeutic relationship with the patient. By the end of the therapy sessions, I develop an extent to which the client engages in behavior that temporarily relieves him and helps him to avoid the problem. I give feedback on any positive progress made by the patient.
Rational emotive therapy
Rational emotive therapy was developed by Albert Ellis as a brilliant mind and health philosophy of life. REBT determines those who are prone to emotional and behavioral effects. REBT has enabled many therapists to treat anxiety and unconditional self-acceptance. REBT tends to explain that the therapy is based on the assumption that emotional cognition and behavior are intrinsically incorporated into a person’s body system. The successful use of REBT depends much on the hard work and continuity of attending to this therapy. This therapy does not apply to all situations. It should not be expected to work 100% at all times. REBT has been very successful in combating psychiatric conditions that later on may have escalated to psychopathology. REBT is widely used as therapy for tender ages teenagers who are depressed in life. Even though, REBT may or may not be effective it is still preferred to be used as a therapy for the young tucks. It is applied as an educational process. REBT applies to nonclinical problems such as relationships, social skills, and career challenges.
On the other hand, cognitive therapy concentrates much on the problem of the patient. It explains that emotions and behavior are consequences of the client’s beliefs. The sessions of this therapy are usually precise and less in number as compared to the REBT sessions. The cognitive approach is usually aggressive and seeks to combat the problem experienced by the client. Cognitive therapy avoids the task f modifying the philosophy of the client’s world. It rather sticks to the mode of goal attempting approach.