Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Gestalt Therapy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

There are several categories of treatments: counseling and clinical psychologists typically hold ph. d. or psy. d. They receive five or more years of intensive training and supervision in a variety of psychotherapeutic techniques as well as training in research and psychological assessment techniques. Psychodynamic approach to psychotherapy focuses on internal conflict and unconscious factors that underlie maladaptive behavior. Psychoanalysis refers not only to freud"s theory of personality, but also the specific approach to treatment he developed: psychoanalysis: to help clients achieve insight, the conscious awareness of the psychodynamics that underlie their problems. Resistance is a sign that anxiety-arousing sensitive material is being approached: transference: occurs when the client responds irrationally to the analyst as if he or she were an important figure from the client"s past. Positive transference: client transfers feelings of intense affection, dependency, or love to the analyst. Negative transference: irrational expressions of anger, hatred, or disappointment.