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| Psychological intervention to help people solve emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal problems and improve the quality of life. |
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| 20% of americans. 4% currently in therapy. Women more likely. Minorities less likely, due to price |
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1. All problems, conscious and unconscious, stem from traumatic and childhood experiences.
2. Seek to analyze distressing thoughts, wishes and fantasies, recurring themes, significant events, and relationships.
3. Insight will make symptoms disappear. |
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| Techniques of Psychotherapy |
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1. Free Association, letting the client say whatever comes to mind. Completely uncensored.
2. Interpretation, using the free association, the therapist creates a image of the clients unconscious mind.
3. Dream Analysis, manifest and latent images.
4. Resistance
5. Transference, projection of past onto therapist
6. Working through. |
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| Problems with Psychotherapy |
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Difficult to Falsify. How do we know how to interpret dreams?
Certain "breakthroughs" may provide false belief of progress. Client can say things to please therapist. |
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Emphasize Cultural and Interpersonal skills.
Birthed Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
Not centered around sex and agression. Has more optimistic vibe. |
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| 12-16 Sessions. Helps with depression, eating disorders. Strengthens peoples social skills. |
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Carl Rogers
Development of Human Potential
Human Nature is mostly positive
Overcoming isolation
Empathy, not attributing problems to the past, and finding meaning in present.
Person-Centered Therapy |
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Client uses the hour however he wants. Therapist does not define or diagnose, just listen and respect.
Therapist must satisfy 3 conditions
1. Therapist must be authentic and offer his own reaction
2. Unconditional positive regard and complete acceptance
3. Empathy, walk in their shoes. From their prospectiv.
Reflection |
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| Mirroring back the clients own thoughts |
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