PSY343H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Implosive Consonant, Meta-Analysis, Identified Patient
Document Summary
Periodically, someone contends that psychotherapy is no more effective than no treatment at all. Discuss the conclusion (i. e. , discuss the evidence) that the techniques of psychotherapy are ineffective as it applies to: a) rogerian therapy, b) Gestalt therapy, c) behavior therapy, d) family therapy, e) eclectic therapies, and f) cognitive therapy. Reviews have concluded that a patient"s positive perception of a therapist"s facilitative attitude has only a modest effect on treatment gains. When applied to a group of schizophrenics, rogerian psychotherapy showed no effect certain disorders (notably brain diseases) are not effected by. Studies have consistently shown that gestalt therapy is superior to no treatment, but have also shown that it is barely higher in success to placebo treatment. It has also been shown that it is no more successful than other methods of therapy. Effectiveness has been shown to vary significantly between therapies depending on the characteristics of the patient, however.
