PSYC-1105EL Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Psychosurgery, Sertraline, Reuptake
30 Jan 2017
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Psychotherapy: a trained therapist uses psychological techniques to assist someone seeking to. Pinel and dorothea dix pushed for more humane treatments and for constructing mental hospitals. Modern western therapies can be classified into two main categories: overcome difficulties or achieve personal growth. Many psychotherapists describe themselves as taking an eclectic approach; an approach to psychotherapy that uses techniques from various forms of therapy. Biomedical therapy: offers medications and other biological treatments. First major form of psychological therapy; psychoanalysis. F(cid:396)eud (cid:271)elie(cid:448)ed the patie(cid:374)t"s f(cid:396)ee asso(cid:272)iatio(cid:374)s, resistances, dreams, and transferences a(cid:374)d the the(cid:396)apist"s i(cid:374)te(cid:396)p(cid:396)etatio(cid:374)s of the(cid:373) released previously repressed feelings, allowing the patient to gain self-insight. Freud believed that people could achieve healthier, less anxious living by releasing the energy they had previously devoted to id-ego-superego conflicts. To provide insight into the origins of patie(cid:374)ts" diso(cid:396)de(cid:396)s. Interpretations may illuminate the underlying wishes, feelings, and conflicts you are avoiding. Patients may experience transferring of feelings towards the analyst.
