PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Sigmund Freud, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Restructuring

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Paula Barata

Document Summary

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. Psychodynamic therapies: forms of insight therapy that emphasizes the need to discover and resolve unconscious conflicts. Object relations therapy: a variation of psychodynamic therapy that focuses on how early childhood experiences and emotional attachment 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 dwelling from the past. Client centred therapy: focuses on the individual"s 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.