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Psychological Therapies (Therapy (Psychotherapies (Action therapies, Group…
Psychological Therapies
Therapy
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Two broad categories of therapy:
- Psychological theory and techniques (psychotherapies)
- Medical intervention to bring symptoms under control ( biomedical therapies)
Eclectic approach: approach to therapy that results from combination elements of several different approach or techniques
Types of therapies
Biomedical therapy: therapy for mental disorders in which a person with a problem is treated with biological or medical methods to relieve symptoms
Psychotherapies : therapy for mental disorders in which a person with a person with a problem talks with a psychological professional
- Insight therapies : psychotherapies in which the main goal is helping people to gain insight with respect to the behavior, thoughts and feelings
- Action therapy: psychotherapy in which main goal is to change disordered or inappropriate behavior directly
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Humanistic Therapies:focus on conscious ; subjective experiences of emotion and people's sense of self
- Emphasizes:
- The importance of the choices made by individuals
- The potential to change one's behavior
Two most common human therapies:
- Pearson-centered therapy (Carl Rogers): a nondirective insight therapy in which the client does all the talking and the therapists listens
3 Elements of Rogers:
- Authencity , Unconditional positive regard and empathy
- Gestalt therapy ( Fritz Perl): form of directive insight therapy in which their feelings and subjective experiences