Do Now Would too much unconditional positive regard be a bad thing? Why? How?

Unit 13: Treatment of Psychological Disorders The Psychological Therapies Psychoanalysis & Humanistic Therapies

Intro/Background History of treatment Psychotherapy Eclectic approach Philippe Pinel Medical Model Dorothea Dix US version of Pinel Today there are 2 main therapies that a patient is usually classified into psychotherapy bio-medial therapy Psychotherapy Eclectic approach Uses multiple types of therapy for treatment EX: biopsychosocial approach

Psychoanalysis Psychoanalysis Aims of the therapy Freud's therapy Therapist interprets patient’s repressed feelings, expressing these feelings allowed patient to move forward Few clinicians use this Aims of the therapy Childhood impulses & conflicts bring repressed impulses and conflicts into the patients conscious awareness acknowledge the conflicts confront them

Psychoanalysis - Methods Free association Resistance Blocks to the these anxiety inducing feelings Interpretation of the meaning EX: not talking about it (unconsciously) Dream analysis Transference The feelings the patient has towards parent/lover/abuser are transferred to therapist EX: I hate my dad and thus I hate my therapist

Psychodynamic Therapy Aims of psychodynamic therapy try to understand patients current symptoms by focusing on themes across important relationships Similarities with psychoanalysis searches for reasons from past experiences Differences with psychoanalysis deals with current symptoms rather than the origins of unconscious conflicts

Humanistic Therapy Insight Therapy Insight therapies focus more on: Improve psychological functioning by increasing patient’s awareness of underlying defenses and motives EX: if you understand why you act they way you do you can then accept things and move forward Insight therapies focus more on: the present rather than the past conscious rather than the unconscious taking immediate responsibility promoting growth instead of curing

Humanistic Therapy .. Continued Client-centered therapy Nondirective therapy A therapist listens and doesn’t judge Genuineness, acceptance, and empathy Need these things to feel comfortable opening up Active listening Paraphrase Invite clarification Reflect feelings Unconditional positive regard with this people may accept even their worst traits and feel valued and whole EX: okay you killed your sister, tell me more (rather than saying that killing is wrong)

Today Cinderella Therapy Begin HW HW= Qs #3-5 (behavioral & cognitive) Psychoanalysis Humanistic Begin HW HW= Qs #3-5 (behavioral & cognitive)