Psychology 1000 Chapter 17: Psychology 1000 Ch 17

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Basic goal of all treatment approaches: help people change maladaptive, self-defeating thoughts, feelings, and behavior patterns so that they can live happier and more productive lives. Have received 5 or more years of intensive training and supervision in a variety of psychotherapeutic techniques as well as training in research and psychological assessment techniques. Medical doctors who specialize in psychotherapy and biomedical treatments. Be a thoughtful and careful consumer of mental health services. Many different types differ primarily in theory of psychopathology. Focuses on internal conflict and unconscious factors that underlie maladaptive behavior. Goal: uncover hidden conflicts and unconscious impulses insight theory. Refers to freud"s theory of personality and the specific approach to treatment that he developed. The conscious awareness of the psychodynamics that underlie people"s problems. Freud asked his clients to recline on a couch and report verbally without censorship any thoughts, feelings, or images that entered awareness.