PSYC-1000 Chapter Notes -Unconscious Mind, Psychological Science, Global Challenge
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Labeled figures and tables from an introduction to psychological science 3e (canadian edition) Know the key terminology related to psychological therapies. Understand the general approaches to conducting major types of psychological therapy. Analyze the pros and cons of the major types of psychological therapy. Mental health providers use a number of different therapeutic approaches. Psychological therapy relies heavily on communication b/w client and therapist. Insight therapies: a general term that refers to therapy involving dialogue b/w patient and therapist to gain awareness and understanding of psychological problems and conflicts. Psychodynamic therapies: forms of insight therapy with an emphasis on the need to discover and resolve unconscious conflicts. Patients had strange physical symptoms e. g. shaking, sleep problems, and partial paralysis. Freud believed that psychological factors were the cause. Psychological defenses sexual + aggressive urges out of the conscious mind. Psychoanalysts help patients become aware of unconscious urges. Understanding "freed" patients from the physical manifestations of the unconscious urges.
