Psychology 2320A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Systematic Desensitization, Attachment Therapy, Meta-Analysis

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: Elizabeth Hayden

Document Summary

Average psychotherapy patient was better off post-treatment than over: psychotherapy effect size = . 85 o. 80% of persons (with any disorder) that went untreated: major classes of psychotherapy were equivalent in terms of efficacy. Yes people who get psychotherapy are better off, but it doesn"t matter what kind: everyone will run around the lake until everyone is dry nobody was paying attention to who was faster or how many laps each. But what about the children: weisz et al. (1987) meta-analysis of psychotherapy with children, overall effect size . 79, eg. Average psychotherapy patient is better off post-treatment than 79% of children who go untreated: bt effect size = . 88; non-bt effect size = . 44, eg. Major classes of psychotherapy for children and adolescents were. Contemporary trends in psychotherapy: formalizing psychotherapy, empirically supported treatments, use of manualized treatments in practice. However, treatment is more focused, techniques known to be effective are used, improved outcomes over non-manualized treatments.