Methods Of Therapy

Psychotherapy

An interaction between a trained

therapist and someone suffering from

psychological difficulties.

History of Therapies
Asylums -

Aninstitutionforthecareofpeople,especially
thosewithphysicalormentalimpairments,w
horequireorganizedsupervisionorassistance.

 Mental Hospital - Also known as

Psychiatric Hospital. It is
ahospitalformentallyincompetentorun
balancedperson.

 Community Mental Health Movement- It

refers to a system of care in which the
patient's community, not a specific facility
such as a hospital, is the primary provider
of care for people with a mental illness.

Psychoanalytic Therapies

Psychotherapists use their techniques

to overcome resistance by the client.

The psychoanalyst wants you to

become aware of the resistance and

together interpret (ex. Latent
content) its underlying meaning.

Traditional
The aim of psychoanalysis
therapy is to release
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repressed emotions and experiences, i.e. make the

unconscious conscious.

Traditional
Insight - In psychoanalysis,
the "insight" is a sort
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of "clear understanding", but this is related to a

kind ofa feeling of liberation as from a psychical
burden.

Catharsis - Catharsis is the Greek word for

cleansing and used in psychology to explain the
process of rapidly releasing negative emotions.

Free Association -

is a technique used
in psychoanalytic therapy to help patients learn
more about what they are thinking and feeling.

 Resistance - referred to patients blocking

memories from conscious memory.
Transference - it occurs when a person takes the
perceptions and expectations of one person and projects
these onto another person. They then interact with the other
person as if the other person is that transferred pattern.

Dream Analysis-

is the investigation of repressed

feelings that can be expressed in our dreams.
Psychoanalytic theory believes repressed feelings often
manifest themselves in our dreams.

Short-Term Dynamic Therapies

The therapy's primary goal is to help the patient overcome internal

resistance to experiencing true feelings about the present and past which
have been warded off because they are either too frightening or too painful.

EGO ANALYSIS

Psychoanalyticstudyofthe
waysinwhichtheegoresol
vesinternalconflictsandde
velopsamaturecapacityfo
rrationalthoughtandaction
.

Humanistic
Therapy
Focuses of peoples potential for self-fulfillment (selfactualization).

Focus on the present and future (not the past).

Focus on conscious thoughts (not
unconscious ones).

Take responsibility for you actionsinstead of blaming childhood

anxieties.

Most widely used Humanistic technique is:

Client (Person) Centered Therapy

Developed by Carl Rogers

Therapist should
use genuineness,
acceptance and
empathy to show
unconditional
positive regard
towards their
clients.

Carl Rogers
He was an influential American
psychologist and among the
founders of the humanistic
approach (or client-centered
approach) to psychology.

He believe that people will flourish

and reach their potential if their
environment is good enough.

Types of Therapy
Couple therapy Improve
communication and manage conflict.
Cognitive behavioral report.

Family therapy Systems approach.

Meta-analysis
People who obtain psychotherapy fare
better than those who do not.

Specific factors support of educated

helping professional.

Nonspecific factors client-therapist

alliance.

Psychotherapy and Race/Ethnicity

Biological Therapies
Drug Therapy
Antianxiety Drugs
Antipsychotic Drugs
Antidepressants
Other Biological Therapies
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Psychosurgery