PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Cognitive Therapy, Cognitive Restructuring, Reward System

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: Ashley Waggoner Denton

Document Summary

Believe that they will give you the right medication. Emphasis fo freuds treatments is to lead to insight of unconscious struggles to consciousness. Increasing persons understanding of what is going on below the surface. Help gain insight about what is going on that leads them to feel a certain way. How people discuss dreams is unconscious coming to light. Still individuals out there that practise this technique. Difference between the original treatment and the modern versions, is trying to do it faster. Freuds technique would last a long period of time > person comes to therapy for months or years, Therapist makes them feel comfortable, makes sure appears to be listening. Treating individual properly with respect and positivity: makes patient feel that it is oaky and they are still worthy. Focused on cognition, peoples thoughts, and try to modify maladaptive thought patterns. Replace maladaptive thoughts that led to lower self esteem and feelings of failure.