PSYC 1002 : Chapter 15 Rea.docx
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How many types are there: insight therapies: talk therapy, in the tradition of freud"s psychoanalysis. Clients engage in complex verbal interactions with their therapists. They work on changing clients overt behaviours: biomedical therapies: are based in involvements into person"s biological functioning. Who seeks therapy: according to the recent us surgeon general"s report on mental health (1999), about. Therapists: who provides professional treatment: psychologists: two types, 1) clinical psychologists and counselling psychologists specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and everyday behavioural problems. Clinical training emphasizes the treatment of full-fledged disorders: 2) counselling psychologists training is slanted toward the treatment of everyday adjustment problems. Traditionally psychologists had to earn doctoral degree (phd, psy. d, ed. d) to practice. A doctorate requires 5-7 years of training in psychology beyond bachelors: psychiatrists, are physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment psychological disorders.
