PSY 1102 Study Guide - Psychosurgery, Muscle Relaxant, Light Therapy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: all

Document Summary

2 types: psychological and biomedical therapies, same goal different assumptions and methods. Psychological factors are the main cause of psychological disorders, so we use psychological methods. Eclectic approach: some therapist specialize in one particular type of therapy, based on the needs of their clients they pick and choose different techniques of different types of therapy. Psychotherapy integration: instead of the multiple therapies, why not take all the techniques that have been scientifically studied to work and blend them into one system, psychoanalysis. Developed by freud in the early 1900"s. Methods: free association the patient is encourages the first thing that comes to mind, no censorship. Aim: provide the right environment so the client will develop self-awareness, self- awareness, health self-concept, and self-actualization. Methods: see example below, client-centered therapy (rogers) Refusal to use the word patient because it implies the patient is sick and the therapist is a healer.