Psychology 2035A/B Chapter 15: Psychology 2035- Psychotherapy- Chapter 15

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

What most people imagine when they think about psychotherapy. Asking penetrating questions and providing sage advice. That therapists routinely tell their patients how to lead their lives. All the diverse approaches to the treatment of psychological problems. Immense diversity of therapeutic treatments makes defining the concept of psychotherapy difficult. Jeffrey zeig : i do not believe there is any capsule definition of psychotherapy on which the 26 presenters could agree. We can identify a few basic elements that the approaches to treatment have in common. Involve a helping relationship (the treatment) between professional with special training (the therapist) and another person in need of help (client) Discussion, emotional support, persuasion, conditioning procedures, relaxation training, role playing, drug therapy, biofeedback, group therapy. One estimation: there are over 400 distinct types of psychotherapy. Approaches to treatment: three major categories: insight therapies. Type of treatment you envision when you think of psychotherapy.