PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Dorothea Dix, Lobotomy
16 Aug 2016
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Therapy: therapy definition- any treatment process for mental disorders or problems with living, goal of therapy: to improve mental, behavioral, or social functioning, therapeutic alliance- more success when a positive relationship is formed between patient and therapist. Limits to confidentiality: a danger to themselves or to others, abuse before the age of 18, court has ordered records, subpoena. Types of therapy: psychological (psychotherapy) therapy- works on changing thoughts, behaviors, and feelings using psychological techniques a. i. insight therapy- goal for patients to gain insight to their problems and to change from the inside a. i. 1. Looks at the whole person and focuses on healthy and unhealthy people e. iv. the goal of humanistic therapies is to achieve self-acceptance e. v. Carl rogers (page 580) e. v. 1. client-centered therapy- an individual"s psychological growth through making actual self equal goal self e. v. 2. Capturing the emotional tone. paraphrases client"s words e. v. 3. unconditional positive regard- an unconditional kind of love (ex parent always loves child)
