1. Introduction to psychological therapies

2. Introduction to psychotherapy
Today’s therapies can be classified into two main categories:
Psychotherapy: a trained therapist uses psychological techniques to assist someone seeking to overcome personal difficulties or personal growth. “Talking Therapy”
Biomedical therapy: prescribed medications or procedures that act directly on the person’s physiology.

3. Introduction to psychotherapy
Most therapists combine techniques taking what is known as an eclectic approach.
Depending on the client’s problems, the therapist may use techniques from the various approaches of psychology.
The eclectic approach may also combine psychotherapy with medication.

4. Psychotherapy – “talk therapy”
The most influential psychotherapies:
Psychoanalysis
Freud’s model
Psychodynamic
Modern approach to Psychoanalysis
Humanistic
Sometimes called Existential-Humanistic
Behavioral
Based on Classical and Operant Conditioning
Cognitive
Cognitive-behavioral model

5. Psychotherapy – “talk therapy”
The most influential psychotherapies:
Psychoanalysis
Freud’s model – the first of the psychotherapies
Disorders based on unconscious conflicts, urges, or desires
Presumes that healthier, less anxious living is possible when people release energy from the id-ego-superego conflicts.

6. Psychotherapy – “talk therapy”
The most influential psychotherapies:
Psychoanalysis
Use free association or dream interpretation to bring repressed or disowned feelings into conscious awareness
Resistance blocks these anxiety-laden feelings from consciousness
Exposing these feelings brings insight
Few clinicians use this model today

7. Psychotherapy – “talk therapy”
The most influential psychotherapies:
Psychodynamic
Modern approach to Psychoanalysis
Insight oriented – help clients gain perspective into emotionally-laden thoughts and feelings
May focus on past hurts and relationships and how they influence current problems
Interpersonal therapy is a variation of psychodynamic therapy that doesn’t look at past as much and focuses primarily on helping improve current relationship skills

8. Psychotherapy – “talk therapy”
The most influential psychotherapies:
Humanistic
Also an insight-oriented therapy in that conscious thoughts are more important than unconscious

9. Psychotherapy – “talk therapy”
The most influential psychotherapies:
Humanistic
Also an insight-oriented therapy in that conscious thoughts are more important than unconscious
Boost people’s self-awareness and self- acceptance and personal growth
Carl Rogers developed client-centered therapy, using acceptance, genuineness and empathy to help clients drop facades and express true feelings. Carl Rogers therapy
This grace-filled environment provides unconditional positive regard.

10. Frayer vocabulary sheets – due tomorrow
Quiz over module 70 tomorrow
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