Psychological counseling is an emerging special outpatient clinic in which doctors use knowledge of psychological disciplines to help patients change their perceptions, emotions and attitudes, improve their adaptability, relieve psychological tension and improve their physical and mental health.
I. Characteristics of psychological counseling
1.During the counseling process, the patient can speak freely, because any content discussed in the counseling will be confidential, and confidentiality is the principle that psychologists observe.
2.Before going to counseling, the patient must have the desire to improve or change some aspect of their psychological problems, and have some exploration in this area, try to prepare for the problem, counseling only to help, and ultimately rely on the patient’s own strength to solve, counseling as a process, generally speaking, not once to solve the problem.
3. No matter what kind of people have psychological problems, especially in case of accidents, mental stimulation, psychological trauma and interpersonal conflicts, they should seek help from psychologists in time.
Those groups need to consult psychologists regularly
After summarizing the composition of outpatients and sharing the experience of sister units, we have briefly summarized some common scenarios, please briefly understand them and see if you can find yourself in your daily work and life.
1, family and marital tensions: husband and wife tensions, the two sides for a little thing to fight endlessly, as if they have the truth. In order to find the truth, when the tender love is gone, when the oath of allegiance is gone, when the mutual tolerance is gone, both people have become high philosophers, in order to verify that they are right, exhaust their energy, but also give themselves a lot of pressure, this time it is easy to produce psychological problems.
2, work, life emotional pressure is too much: laid off, the economic sources are gone, life is difficult, and it seems difficult to find a new job. This time it is easy to produce mental illness. Lost love, feel like they lost the whole world, their own internal extreme imbalance, some people vent out, hit others, if not vent out, psychologically beat themselves, extreme self-blame. Some people even send this fire to the cats and dogs, venting on people he thinks he can bully. These are the outward manifestations of mental illness. Recently, newspapers often report: rich women drive a small car to steal bicycles, retired state department cadres steal bicycles after shopping in supermarkets, in fact, the underlying cause is that these people suffer from mental illness (depression) and are seeking help.
3, parent-child communication can not be carried out: Nowadays, many families either spoil their children or too strict requirements, or simply do not care (parents divorce), in fact, this is a misunderstanding, it is easy to trigger the psychological problems of children. Many children run away from home as a result, many children are unable to face their future lives as a result, or worse, take the path of crime.
4, certain repeated and stubborn behavior: always suspect that the door is not closed, repeatedly close the door; always suspect that they are not writing an IOU, once writing, I feel that I am not writing an IOU, see the amount of the sports lottery winnings in the newspaper, doubt whether their IOU was printed in the newspaper, need to repeatedly confirm before being reassured.
5. Unusual feelings and behaviors: Suspecting that others are speaking against him, if he is giving a lecture, he will feel that someone at the bottom is talking about him, or even that someone is plotting to harm him. A small step forward in this feeling is schizophrenia, which is quite dangerous. The body inexplicably pain, but to the hospital to do all the tests are not abnormal, it is also time to consider if you have a psychological disorder.
6.Sexual problems: Being troubled by some sexual problems, such as masturbation problems in adolescence, exposing sexual organs, acquiring clothes of the opposite sex, and other situations.
7, substance dependence: common is alcohol dependence, drug dependence. In these two cases, drugs are needed to cooperate with the treatment to get better.
8, interpersonal tension: in life, often see such people: no good friends, retreat when interacting with people, do not get help and attention from others. Especially introverted, especially sensitive people are prone to this situation.
9, bulimia, anorexia: common in women. With anorexia as the first symptom, but due to physiological reasons, eager to eat, appear occasional gluttony, gluttony and then fear of fat, with cathartic, emetic to respond. It is often seen as a gynecological disease (menopause, weight loss) and is detected by careful doctors.
10. Repeated nightmares and crying caused by unusual and unexpected events: When you encounter unexpected events such as car accidents, earthquakes, loss of loved ones, rape, kidnapping, etc., you cannot calm down and still have recurrent nightmares and crying for more than a month. This is the time when you need the intervention of a psychologist.
The period of common psychological counseling
Generally speaking, the initial consultation is 1-2 times a week, and 3-6 times a cycle. The general counseling needs at least one cycle, and special cases may require several cycles. The specific counseling plan should be agreed by the psychologist and the visitor according to the visitor’s situation, and the visitor has full autonomy; the counselor has the right to make suggestions. In the course of clinical treatment, a client often asks after the first counseling session, “How many sessions do I need to completely get rid of the symptoms you mentioned?” I usually tell her that it may take six sessions. She says, “Why do you need that many sessions? You tell me what to do all at once, and I just do it. Are you charging more for so many sessions?” Individuals like this are worried that the doctor will try to get more and more consultations because the more times, the more money! This concern is understandable, but it is also unnecessary.
First of all, a cycle of psychological counseling is usually 3-6 times. If the situation is serious, even long-term treatment is required.
Secondly, psychologists are dependent on the level of consultation to “eat”, so they often want to solve the problem as quickly as possible to reflect his higher level. If they can’t handle a visitor many times, their status in the industry will get worse and worse, and no institution will dare to hire such a psychologist, who will of course be discouraged ……
Third, there are many psychological consulting organizations in society, the practitioners are uneven, mixed, some simply do not understand the common sense of psychological consulting, not to mention the national professional qualification. It is not excluded that some people are for the purpose of making money, as a new industry, the state still needs to be strictly rectified.
Therefore, when you see a psychiatrist, you should pay more attention to prevent amateur “psychiatrists” from adding to your heart problems. As a visitor, you have the right to terminate the consultation relationship at any time. You can protect your own interests from being infringed upon, and don’t be ashamed to give too much face to the counselor, which is not conducive to his or her growth.
IV. Common ways of counseling
At present, most people still choose the conventional outpatient consultation method, which is convenient, direct and simple. The disadvantage is that the waiting time for consultation is long, the consultation environment is uneven, the time given by the psychologist is limited (due to the limited number of outpatient places), and the time and space is often not as scheduled, which may affect the recovery process.
The service of telephone consultation, recently introduced by the It is convenient and fast, saves a lot of time as well as energy, and protects privacy particularly well. Many of my outpatients have already opted for the telephone consultation, which will provide the necessary help and support to the attendee through a 30 or 60 minute phone call. Patients who are visiting me for the first time are encouraged to come to my clinic for an in-person consultation or may opt for a 60-minute telephone consultation; repeat patients and those attending for ongoing treatment may opt for a 30-minute telephone communication.
No matter which consultation method is used, it is the common wish of every psychiatrist to bring help to the patient. I hope that all patients who trust me, pay attention to me, and hope to get help must be prepared for long-term consultation before consultation, and following the medical prescription and treatment course is an important guarantee to get healthy.