PSYC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Cognitive Therapy, Group Psychotherapy, Family Therapy

• School: Irvine Valley College
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1
• Professor: tucker

Document Summary

Gentle questioning seeks to reveal irrational thinking and then to persuade people to change their perceptions of their own and others" actions as dark, negative, and pessimistic. People trained to recognize and modify negative self-talk. Is integrative therapy that combines cognitive therapy (changing self-defeating thinking) with behavior therapy (changing behavior) Aims to alter the way they act and the way they think. Helps people learn to make more realistic appraisals. Conducted with groups rather than individuals, providing benefits from group interaction. Often used when client problems involve interactions with others. Encourages exploration of social behaviors and social skill development. Enables people to see that others share their problems. Provides feedback as clients try out new ways of behaving. Attempts to open up communication within the family and help family members to discover and use conflict resolution strategies. Views an individual"s unwanted behaviors as influenced by, or directed at, other family members.