PSYCH 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16.2: Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Unconditional Positive Regard
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16. 2 psychological treatments: healing the mind through interaction. Psychotherapy: an interaction between a socially sanctioned clinician and someone suffering from a psychological problem, with the goal of providing support or relief from the problem. Eclectic psychotherapy: a form of psychotherapy that involves drawing on techniques from different forms of therapy, depending on the client and the problem. Psychodynamic psychotherapies: explore childhood events and encourage individuals to use this understanding to develop insight into their psychological problems. Assumes that people are born with aggressive and sexual urges that are repressed during childhood development through the use of defense mechanisms. Encourage clients to bring these repressed conflicts into consciousness. 4-5 sessions a week over 3-6 years. Clients reclines on a couch, facing away from the analyst, and is asked to express whatever thoughts and feelings come to mind. When therapist talks, he does not express his or her values and judgments. Goal: have client understand the unconscious (developing insight)
