Abstract
The paper asserts that the personal and professional rewards of the therapeutic relationship go beyond material gain. The paper relates that although more reliance on medications and behavioral modification techniques such as psychotherapy continue to be more and more of a factor in the treatment of mental illnesses, it is ultimately the attitude of the individual that determines the type of reward reaped. The paper also discusses how more often than not, the individual patient has had previous experience in an institutional setting, and this prior exposure may perhaps be the main determinant whether an individual commits to long-term mental health treatment and continuity of care or not. Additionally, the paper discusses how the feeling of "giving back" can also be a strong motivator for some nurses to continue to rely on therapeutic relationships that emphasize positive transference and thus serve to strengthen ongoing treatment.

From the Paper
"The nurse-patient therapeutic relationship is the psychosocial bond that fosters and nurtures the healing of a patient. The therapeutic relationship between a patient and his psychiatric nurse is a special bond between human beings that possesses several unique attributes, from the development of trust, providing a safe retreat from the world where the patient will not be judged or directed, but encouraged to learn and participate in his/her own healing (Charnofsky, 2001). This relationship is founded on a trust that is rooted deeply in the traditions of..."

Tags:nursing, therapeutic, relationship

Abstract
The writer describes a personal clinical experience that involved care for Mrs. A who had been admitted with a lump in her breast. The writer explains that the patient was very certain that the outcome would be breast cancer and that she would need to have the breast removed. The writer describes the establishment of a strong therapeutic relationship with Mrs. A. and feels that this relationship was maintained by communicating empathy, trust and respect. The writer maintains that this was an ideal situation of therapeutic communication.

From the Paper
"During my clinical experience, I cared for Mrs. A who had been admitted with a lump in her breast. She was very certain that the outcome would be breast cancer and that she would need to have the breast removed. She was in a state of real anxiety and was going through a high level of stress. I felt that I had established a strong therapeutic relationship with Mrs. A. I also felt that I maintained this therapeutic relationship by communicating empathy, trust, and respect. I asked open-ended questions, and was careful to demonstrate an interest in Mrs. A through attentive ..."

Tags:therapeutic, listening, breakdown

Abstract
The paper discusses how in therapeutic assessment (TA), the assessment processes are structured differently from traditional approaches to assessment testing in order to ensure clients experience a more positive and enduring reaction to the procedure. The paper explains that in other traditional assessments, clients are provided at the end of the assessment with diagnostic information that was developed with little or no concern to client feelings. The paper further explains that the purpose in traditional assessment is to obtain and provide information to the client family for use in obtaining services and treatment and is meant more for future clinicians than for the family members.

From the Paper
"In therapeutic assessment (TA), the assessment processes are structured somewhat differently from the traditional approaches used in assessment testing in order to ensure that clients will experience a more positive and enduring reaction to the TA procedure. In other traditional assessments, clients are provided--at the end of the assessment--with documented diagnostic information that was developed with little or no concern to client feelings. The purpose in traditional assessment is to obtain and provide information to the client family for use in obtaining services and treatment and is meant more for future clinicians than for..."

Tags:therapeutic assessment, adhd, psychology

Abstract
The paper discusses therapeutic techniques in the film "Good Will Hunting", including touch, self-disclosure, client confidentiality, parenting role and countertransference.

From the Paper
""Good Will Hunting" was a film depicting the gradual transformation of an MIT janitor who happened to be a genius at mathematics. The character grows through a therapeutic relationship with an unorthodox but ultimately effective therapist, overcoming the psychological trauma of childhood abuse to accept the potential for change embedded in the elimination of sick, dysfunctional defense mechanisms. Hunting and his therapist, Sean Maguire, have a seminal relationship which sits at the heart of this film, that..."

Tags:Good Will Hunting, therapeutic techniques

Abstract
This paper discusses the idea that by offering therapeutic interventions, behaviors can be changed. The paper examines the literature on the topic for evidence that such interventions produce personality change in people with psycho-emotional and personality disorders. The paper also suggests that personality changes can be affected through psychotherapeutic interventions. However, the paper concludes that more and better controlled studies are needed to justify the claim.

Tags:personality, therapeutic, clinicians, psychotherapy

Abstract
This paper discusses stem cell research, with specific attention to therapeutic cloning, and then relates this to the recent scientific breakthroughs concerning stem cell application to breast implants. The paper reviews research; public opinion and embryo stem cell cloning. It looks at reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery.

From the Paper
"Stem cell research is experiencing great advances, allowing humans to see a future where diseases of today will not be of such concern tomorrow ..."

Tags:therapeutic cloning, stem cell research, breast implants

Abstract
The paper provides an overview of the relationship between therapeutic alliance and retention with reference to the underlying influence of attachment theory. The paper aims to discover how the therapeutic alliance is perceived by the patient and the therapist and how this perception impacts the decision to continue with therapy, change the procedure or to change to another therapist. A brief overview of the history and significance of the therapeutic alliance is offered as well as a look at the attachment theory. The paper concludes that the therapeutic alliance is an essential component in the positive outcomes of therapy as well as in retention.

Outline:
Introduction
Brief Background to the Understanding of Therapeutic Alliance
The Value of Therapeutic Alliance and its Relationship to Retention
Attachment Theory
Conclusion: The Question of Client and Therapist Perceptions of Therapeutic Alliance

From the Paper
"In 1934, Sterba defined alliance as the relationship between the reasonable aspects of both the therapist and the client. (Sterba, 1934) Therefore, in order to enable positive outcomes and retention, the client's ego "...needed to be strengthened in its interactions with the therapist" (Delaney, 2006). This process was facilitated by an intense form of understanding and cooperation between therapist and client. The concept of alliance was therefore seen as an indispensable process, whereby the client would accept or acquiesce to the therapist's view and insight into the particular problem, which in turn would increase the likelihood of positive outcomes to the therapy.
"The view of therapeutic alliance was taken further by therapists such as Zetzel, Rogers and Greenson in the 1950s and 1960s. These therapists advanced beyond the theory of transference towards an understanding of the therapeutic alliance as a conscious process, which leads to the development of a situation of trust and cooperation between the client and the therapist."

Tags:patient, client, therapist, relationship, Bowlby, Freud

Abstract
This paper discusses the importance of a therapeutic alliance for treatment. It explores the ability of clinical psychologists to improve the health of the therapeutic relationship between a therapist and patient. It then explores the appropriateness of the Helping Alliance Questionnaire-2 (HAQ-2) as an instrument for measuring psychologist ability to assess the therapeutic relationship.

Table of Contents:
Part 1: Therapeutic Relationship or Client-Therapist Attachment?
Understanding the Elements of the Therapeutic Relationship
Understanding Client-Therapist Attachment
Comparing and Contrasting the Therapeutic Relationship and Client-Therapist Attachment
Research Rationale
Part 2: Assessing Measurement Instruments
Relationship Measurement Instruments
The Helping Alliance Questionnaire (HAQ-2)
Reliability and Validity of the HAQ-2
Comparison with Other Instruments
Limitations of the HAQ-2
Appropriateness of the HAQ-2 for the Intended Study

From the Paper
"When one considers all of the variables associated with selection of the research instrument and the desired outcomes of the intended research, the HAQ-2 stands out as the most obvious choice. The HAQ-2 has many advantages over other research instruments for this study. One of the key considerations is ease of administration. It is short and only takes a few minutes to complete. This is a key reason for ruling out other research instruments, such as the BLRI. The WAI is another possibility, but it does not allow the potential for direct comparison of client and patient results for the same session."

Tags:therapist, client, treatment

Abstract
Recent years have seen intense debate on the ethicality of human cloning and therapeutic cloning. While the former involves reproduction of a new human, a clone to the adult from whom the DNA was taken, therapeutic cloning has a very different goal. Having said that, therapeutic cloning, too, has been under the spotlight. This paper focuses on therapeutic cloning alone and explores the possible pros and cons of the procedure. It defines therapeutic cloning to assure that the discussion is viewed in the correct contextual framework.

From the Paper
"Therapeutic Cloning or Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer is a procedure, which involves removing the DNA from a cell taken from a human, inserting it into the DNA taken from a woman's ovum and giving the resultant ovum an electrical shock to begin the formation of an embryo. The procedure results in a pre-embryo being formed in a small percentage of cases (Robinson)."

Tags:embryo, somatic, cell, nuclear, transfer

Abstract
This paper relates that the sense of smell is related to spatial memory in a residual feature shared with other vertebrates that are also able to recognize and become reoriented towards a place by way of olfactory reminders. The author points out that only two synapses separate the human olfactory nerve from the amygdala involved in emotion and emotional memory, and only three synapses separate the olfactory nerve from the hippocampus implicated in memory and especially, working and long term memory. The paper states that neurobiological and other studies pertaining to olfaction and memory have explored such topics as social membership, interaction and recognition.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Indications of Evolution
Amnosmia
More on Human Olfaction and Other Primates
Concluding Remarks

From the Paper
"This 'Proust Effect' has been noted in various other kinds of survivors and often, many years after other reminders of unwanted, often terrible experiences have subsided. A particular smell of which the person may barely be aware till encountered can create intense emotional memories and upset. It is known that olfactory neurons are unmyleinated as makes them the slowest of those associated with the different senses but also makes perceived smells last longer than those of vision or audition. "

Tags:korsakoff, synapses, disease, aroma-therapeutic, proust