PSY 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Psychoeducation, Therapeutic Relationship, Unconditional Positive Regard
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The traditional view of psychotherapy is a one-to-one relationship between a. Alternative modes include this problem solving: couples therapy therapist and client. Outpatient: private room, sometimes demands of therapy (in vivo, group etc. ) require different settings. Inpatient: hospitals and jails, very severe symptoms, treatment team (often multidisciplinary) Reduction of suffering (and hopefully increasing well-being) Reason for seeking treatment: most common: anxiety, mood, impulse control/substance use disorder, treatment is not always sought/often delayed. Higher quality training improves outcomes; however, more experience does always improve outcomes. It is frequently more important to know what kind of therapist is offering treatment than to know what kind of treatment the therapist is offering. Some view of the relationship itself as the main curative factor (rogers) Emotional bonds: emotional response, trust, cognitions. Others say the alliance is (cid:498)necessary but not sufficient(cid:499: role investment (cid:523)it"s not a passive relationship! (cid:524, empathic resonance, mutual affirmation alliance and therapy outcomes.
