Which Approach I Would Be Most Effective In Meeting Mrs D's Health

D1 which approach I believe would be most effective in meeting Mrs D’s Health and social care needs [600].

After learning of Mrs D’s phobia and gaining better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of both psychological approaches, it is to my belief that the behaviourist approach lacks understanding of the human mind and its processes and therefore psychodynamic approach would be best suited to aid her in overcoming her rat phobia, this conclusion has been made based on the basic knowledge that Mrs D has no recollection of what caused her to have a fear of rats, this gives me reason to believe that there is a high possibility Mrs D had an experience which has been repressed into her unconscious and eliminates any ideas of her phobia being the result of observation and repetition. From the information acquired it is to my belief that this approach would give Mrs D the help needed to both learn the origin of her phobia and also overcome it.

Through regression Mrs D will be able to Overcome her phobia, this will give Mrs D a sense of safety and security within her surroundings by eliminating any previous senses of anxiety she experienced, whether it is within the confinements of her home or in a public setting such as the market allowing her to live a healthier lifestyle. Being

Through an increase of social activities it is also likely that Mrs D will be able to make friends, giving her more social confidence, in support of this Mrs D is currently volunteering at her local daycentre, so upon overcoming her neuroses which previously limited her both mentally, physically and socially, she may be able to use her new found skills and experiences to get onto a course or employment which can have great effects on her lifestyle, income and housing