CLP-3305 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Exposure Therapy, Psych, Random Assignment
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Who conducts it: psychotherapy is a form of treatment for problems of an emotional/behavioral nature. Initial intake assessment case history interview, diagnostic interview, iq assessment, personality assessment, behavioral assessment, self-report measures, conceptualization of problem: goals for treatment discuss/prioritize problems, select treatment modality and goals, length and frequency, responsibilities. Treatment goals will often be modified after this step: ex of modality exposure therapy. What is the supporting research: efficacy research: smith, glass, & miller (1980) used meta analysis that looked at. 475 psychotherapy studies and found that the average person receiving psychological treatment is functioning better than 80% of those not receiving treatment: effectiveness research: consumer reports (1995) surveyed 4,000 readers who sought treatment, most people reported improvements. More improvement for those who felt worse before treatment, people who were in therapy for longer, and people who saw mental health professionals rather than family physicians. Everyone got wet and had to run around to dry off.
