PSYC-1105EL Chapter Notes - Chapter 16.2: Systematic Desensitization, Systems Theory, Cognitive Therapy
12 Apr 2017
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Insight therapies: a general term referring to therapy that involves dialogue between client and therapist for the purposes of gaining awareness and understanding of psychological problems and conflicts. Object relations therapy: a variation of psychodynamic therapy that focuses on how early childhood experiences and emotional attachments influence later psychological functioning. Phenomenological approach: the therapist addresses the client"s feelings and thoughts as they unfold in the present moment, rather than looking for unconscious motives or dwelling in the past. Client-centred therapy (or person-centred therapy): focuses on individuals" abilities to solve their own problems and reach their full potential with the encouragement of the therapist. Behavioural therapies: address problem behaviours, and the environmental factors that trigger them, as directly as possible. Systematic desensitization: gradual exposure to a feared stimulus or situation is coupled with relaxation training. Virtual reality exposure (vre): a treatment that uses graphical displays to create an experience in which the client seems to be immersed in an actual environment.
