PY - Psychology PY 100S Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy
12 Jan 2017
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Relation between life history and current problems. Less emphasis on biological drives from id and unconscious. Power of ego can be used to solve relationship problems. Clients attention to evidence of conflict in social relationships. Didn"t want to be a detached expert who figured out the client. Assumption: people actively organize perceptions of world. Goal: create conditions for clients to grow. Allow client to perceive and act on his or her true feelings. Weakens learned association between object and fear. Stand up for themselves in social situations. Use different ways to make a behavior less desirable. Make stimulus to be made less attractive exposed to horrible stimuli at same time. Every time you feel self-conscious wrote down good traits. Try new skills in a supportive setting. Family- problems of one member reflect problems of entire family system. Criticized for ignoring supporting studies and misinterpreting his data. Broad range of client"s therapists and treatments involved.
