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| Form of conditioning by associating an undesirable behavior with a very unpleasant stimulus; works well with phobias and addictions |
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| Focuses on changing the behavior rather than on the underlying causes |
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| Addresses dysfunctional emotions through a goal-oriented systematic approach which merges both behavioral and cognitive therapies; excellent for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome |
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| Pratt: Form of therapy involving a therapist and a small number of clients |
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| Freud: therapy aimed at obtaining insight behind the mental health problem |
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| Glasser: therapy aimed at addressing the real needs of the client, namely the need to be loved, the need to love someone and the need to feel appreciated |
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| Reich: focuses on the link between the body and the mind and tries to access deeper levels of the psyche through greater awareness of the physical body and the emotions |
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| Body-oriented psychotherapy |
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| Technique use to desensitize a patient to phobias by repeated exposure for emotionally distressing stimuli |
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| Technique in which the patient is taught to imitate the desired behavior of another |
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