PSYC36H3 Lecture Notes - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dream Interpretation, Interpersonal Relationship
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Questions such as the approach, why it works, and the procedures are often asked. Who does psychotherapy: psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, social workers, counseling psychologists, marriage and family therapists, school counselors, psychiatric nurses, psyds, clergy. Who needs psychotherapy: people with a mental disorder, people experiencing trauma, people with impairment/distress, everyone-in some way, everyone can benefit from psychotherapy. : that it doesn"t work and that the people who receive it are weak. : it is used to help the underlying problems; medication can be expensive, important for self-awareness of problems. : that the patient lies down on a couch and the therapist asks questions, that it always has to do with childhood trauma, that the therapist constantly asks how that makes you feel. Early procedures before psychotherapy: hypnotism was created in 1774 by mesmer and most neurologists would practice it, exorcisms, leeches and drilling the skull would often be used to treat mental health problems in the medieval age.
