PSYCHOLOGY 2 CognitivE Behavioural TRANSCRIPT STUDENT DETAILS Role Play Member A: Counsellor, Name John

PSYCHOLOGY 2 CognitivE behavioural TRANSCRIPT STUDENT DETAILS STUDENT DETAILS Role Play Member A: Counsellor, nick name Stephen Member B: Biyu. Member C: Stephen’s friend, name John Scene 1: Conversation between counsellor and Biyu Biyu scheduled her appointment with counsellor and she reached on time. Currently, I am suffering from the high blood pressure problem and from other mental health issues. You know Stephen, I do not want to think negative nor I want

CognitivE behavioural
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STUDENT DETAILS

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Role Play
Member A: Counsellor, nick name Stephen
Member B: Biyu.
Member C: Stephen’s friend, name John
Scene 1: Conversation between counsellor and Biyu
Biyu scheduled her appointment with counsellor and she reached on time. She comes in the
office and counsellor requested her to take a seat:
Stephen (S): Hello Biyu.
Biyu (B): Hello Stephen,
S: How are your Biyu?
B: I am fine. How are you Stephen?
S: I am also absolutely fine. Tell me your brief introduction Biyu?
B: I am 32 years old and I work as a shop assistant as a part timer employee. In the meantime,
I am preparing for my higher studies. My daily schedule is extremely hectic because I have to
give time to my job and to my studies. Currently, I am suffering from the high blood pressure
problem and from other mental health issues. For high blood pressure problem my doctor has
already suggested me 2 medications and I am taking that on regular basis. I am here because I
want to seek your help in dealing with my mental health issues.
S: It is good to know that you are working and also pursuing your studies. I always appreciate
those students who works and pursue their studies. Biyu, I will surely help you in

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outperforming your mental health issues but before proceeding further I want to know more
about you. Please tell more about you.
B: Apart from the work, I often check on the welfare of my parents. Our family struggled a
lot and my parents faced many difficulties in raising us. I love to spend time with my family
but due to my mental illness, sometime I even starting shouting on my parents for no specific
reason.
S: Biyu! You need to pay attention here because getting angry for no specific reason it is
dangerous sign.
B: I know (crying slowly). I often encounter with mood swings. You know Stephen, I do not
want to think negative nor I want to getting angry on small issues, I tried to control myself for
many times but I always fail.
S: Do not worry my child we will figure out effective way for this problem. Before
proceeding further, as I can see these are the symptoms of the anxiety disorders, depression,
insomnia, paranoia and bipolar affective disorders.
B: I know, I searched on the internet for the same (crying slowly).
S: Biyu, do not cry my child, I am here for you. We will definitely figure out effective way.
S: Please tell me that what kind of thoughts you encounter usually?
B: Stephen, I get negative thoughts such as what if I get terminated from the job for my poor
performance? What if I fail in my exams? etc.
S: These kinds of thoughts are encountering in your mind because of your unstable mental
though pattern. Generally, people who are in your situation usually gets these kinds of

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thought. Please tell me about your past life and other thoughts that you get while you are
alone?
B: (Stays silent for 10 seconds).
S: Biyu….
B: Yes.
S: Please tell me about your past life and other thoughts that you get while you are alone?
B: I know that you are a renowned counsellor but still I am not feeling comfortable in
answering this question.
Scene 1 ends
Scene 2 starts: Counsellor’s friend (John) comes in and both (John and Stephen) says hello to
each other.
S: John it is good to see you today after 1 month.
J: Stephen, my daughter’s birthday is coming on 20th Feb. I am here to invite you. Please
accept my invitation.
S: I will surely come in your daughter’s birthday party. What kind of toys your daughter like?
(Biyu was listening their conversation carefully)
J: No Stephen, we require your presence only. You already did many things for me. I am
blessed that we both met at right time and you helped me out in dealing with depression and
self-destructive thought pattern.
S: It’s alright John! It’s my work. Moreover, right now I am in middle of the session, if you
don’t mind then will you please come back here by 1 hour?

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J: Oh sorry, sure I will be here after 1 hour.
(Stephen and John both smiles at each other)
Scene 3: Biyu and counsellor continues their conversation
S: Ok, Biyu I understand that you are feeling awkward in sharing your in-depth feelings with
me. tell me one thing what brings you here?
S: (speaks continuously) I am sure that you are here because you are not feeling good because
of your stress related activities and you are here because you want to outperform all such
issues from your life. I am right, Biyu?
B: Yes absolutely.
S: Now, if you are here for discussing about your mental issues and what is stopping you
from discussion?
B: I am feeling awkward.
S: I understand that you are feeling awkward but understand all of our conversation will be
stay private and confidential.
B: Stay silent…
S: Ok listen, since the day you found that you are having mental health issues you did not
share your mental health issues related problem with anyone.
B: Yes, you have concluded correct that since the day I found that I am suffering from the
mental health issues, I did not share my exact though pattern with anyone but may I know
why are you saying this?

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S: I am saying this because now this is the perfect time when you can truly express your
feelings with me.
B: Why you think that this is the perfect time for sharing the feeling?
S: Great questions Biyu, (Smiles silently)
S: This is perfect time because of these reasons, first, all of our conversation will be stay
private.
S: Second, as you know that I am a counsellor and I regularly interact with all people who
suffers from mental health illness, So I can understand you state better than anyone.
S: Third, I will not create any hypothetical judgements about you Biyu.
S: Fourth, you have often listening to this already in movies and through your knowns that it
is always better to express our true feeling with anyone because it makes us feel better.
B: Yes, I listen to this for many times but I never experience the same because I do not share
my feelings with any.
S: So, Biyu this is the time when you should experience the same and trust me you will feel
better after saying me all of your problems and related issues. I am here with you Biyu.
B: Please promise me that you will not judge me.
S: Okey, I promise to you my friend.
B: With high blood pressure and I am suffering from various mental health illness issues.
From last 2 years I am trying to figuring out the exact solution but as time passes these issues
has created extreme state of negativity.

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S: All of these problems are encountering at the subconscious level of your mind. You need
to understand that your majority of the thoughts are negative. Here, I will not tell you to
completely think positive but I want to tell you that you should put your energy more on the
positive thoughts then the negative ones.
B: I have already tried this for thousand times but I do not get any effective results.
S: My child, please clarify one thing that what exact words you tell to yourself?
B: “From now I will never think for any negative thoughts”. Although I fail for thousands of
times.
S: You failed in this exercise because the basic foundation of this activity was wrong.
B: (Acting like a confused person)
S: Let me clarify, the kind of instruction you give yourself is absolutely wrong.
B: How?
S: You always says to yourself that you will never think for negative thought. This is wrong
my child. When a person is in depressive state then encountering with negative thoughts has
become usual thing for them. Instead of thinking or instead of practicing for thinking positive
thoughts, you should start thinking for shifting your energy from positive thoughts to
negative thoughts.
B: Will you please clarify this with an example? (giving confused expressions)
S: Ok. For example: Understand the meaning of “thinking positive or negative thoughts” and
“shifting energy from negative thoughts to positive ones”. Thinking positive thoughts
meaning thinking for thoughts such as I will succeed in my life, I am happy and satisfied with
my life, I love my work, I will definitely achieve good grades in this semester, etc. On the

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other hand, “shifting energy from negative thoughts to positive ones” implies to feel positive
emotions such as feeling happy, joyful, grateful, contentment, love, etc.
S: I want to tell you that instead of keeping a watch on your thoughts, please start keeping a
watch on your emotions. All day you should be in the feeling of satisfaction, gratefulness,
etc. Resultant, negative thoughts will come at the reduced speed.
B: Thank you so much Stephen. You opened my eyes, till now I was concentrating on the
negative and positive thoughts but from now I will concentrate on negative and positive
feelings.
(Stephen interrupts)
S: No Biyu, I am not saying to concentrate on negative emotions. I am saying that you only
need to concentrate on positive emotions.
B: Ohh I am sorry. I will only and only concentrate on positive emotions. Thank you so
much.
S: Take care Biyu, call me anytime whenever you need me. Bye.
B: Bye.
(Ends)