PSY 453 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Scientific Method, Behaviorism, Psy
30 Jul 2020
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If you have ever stopped to think about the conventional idea of what a "psychological problem" is, you may have noticed that this type of problem has two faces. On the one hand, a material and objective aspect, which is recognizable by many people and which. On the other hand, a side that responds to subjective states of consciousness, that is, aspects of the mental and private life of the person who has the problem and that usually have a translation in emotional terms. Cognitive behavioral therapy responds to the need to intervene in these two areas. And it does so by promoting itself thanks to the synergies established between the part of the intervention focused on mental processes and that which is oriented towards actions and changes in the material environment of the patient. In other words, this therapeutic orientation that acts on both acts and thoughts. The foundations of this form of psychological intervention.
