Methods Of Therapy

PsychotherapyAn interaction between a trained therapist and someone suffering from psychological difficulties.

History of TherapiesAsylums - Aninstitutionforthecareofpeople,especiallythosewithphysicalormentalimpairments,whorequireorganizedsupervisionorassistance.

Mental Hospital - Also known as Psychiatric Hospital. It is ahospitalformentallyincompetentorunbalancedperson.

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 TherapiesPsychotherapists 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 PsychoanalysisThe aim of psychoanalysis therapy is to release repressed emotions and experiences, i.e. make the unconscious conscious.

Traditional PsychoanalysisInsight - In psychoanalysis, the "insight" is a sort 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 inpsychoanalytic therapyto 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 TherapiesThe 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 ANALYSISPsychoanalyticstudyofthewaysinwhichtheegoresolvesinternalconflictsanddevelopsamaturecapacityforrationalthoughtandaction.

Humanistic TherapyFocuses of peoples potential for self-fulfillment (self-actualization).Focus on the present and future (not the past).Focus on conscious thoughts (not unconscious ones).Take responsibility for you actions- instead of blaming childhood anxieties.

Client (Person) Centered TherapyDeveloped by Carl RogersMost widely used Humanistic technique is:Therapist should use genuineness, acceptance and empathy to show unconditional positive regard towards their clients.

Carl RogersHe 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 TherapyCouple therapy Improve communication and manage conflict. Cognitive behavioral report.

Family therapy Systems approach.

Meta-analysisPeople 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/EthnicityBiological TherapiesDrug TherapyAntianxiety DrugsAntipsychotic DrugsAntidepressantsOther Biological TherapiesElectroconvulsive TherapyPsychosurgery