Subject: Psychology

Topic: Key Ideas in Counseling Paper details: If you read between the lines of most counseling, psychotherapy, and personality textbooks, you will find that there is a set of core questions, related to the basic processes of counseling, which any theoretical model needs to be able to answer. In 500 words or less, address the following questions within a cohesive essay. Please provide your answer accompanied by an explanation. These answers should eventually lead to conclusions about which theoretical ideas or concepts appear in your answers. For example, do these concepts all derive from a single theoretical model, or do your answers contain a mix of ideas? Which ones may be represented by your answers? Questions to answer in essay, with the addition of a conclusion about overarching theoretical concepts. In your opinion: What are the causes of people's problems? What is the best method for changing problematic human behavior, thoughts, feelings, etc.? What is the role of the therapist in relation to promoting client change? What are the goals of therapy? Which factor is more important in terms of making sense of a clients' problems? Cultural Factors (including social class, ethnicity, gender, etc.) Cognitive Factors (the way a person thinks about things; the person's beliefs) Emotion (how the person feels about things) Biological/Genetic Factors Grading Rubric for Reflection Papers: How do I earn full 50 points? Discuss and answer all the bulleted questions about with a thoughtful explanation. There should be roughly 4-5 major paragraphs of similar size in your paper corresponding to each bullet question Adhere to the word limit of 500 words. Proof-read your paper for typos and grammatical errors. Where can I lose points? Content: 8 points will be deducted per bullet point not mentioned. 4 points will be deducted when a bullet point is mentioned but not explained and described. 2 points will be deducted if a bullet point is mentioned but partially explained and described. (In addition to the above bullets, the following penalties apply to the 2nd paper): 10 points will be deducted if a conclusion containing an explanation of overarching theoretical orientations is not included. 5 points will be deducted if a conclusion containing an explanation of overarching theoretical orientations is included but is not explained. Word limit: 5 points will be deducted if the paper is over 500 words Grammar and typos: After the first 2 errors, 0.5 points will be deducted per error Late submissions: 5 minutes to 24 hours late: 10% deduction from the overall grade For each additional 24 hours the paper is late, there will be an additional 5% deduction from the overall grade.