PSYC36H3 Lecture Notes - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing, Cognitive Model
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The average treated patient is better off than approximately 80% of those that were not treated (smith & Client centered and psychotherapy > dawn of psychotherapy research. Tx effect + non-specific effect + error = therapy outcome: treatment effect>specific to type of treatment/therapy i. e. cognitive behavior therapy tx effect is , nonspecific effect >whatever all treatment do. Effect size so high for kids because you pick specific samples for treatment studies i. e. kids with depression and no other symptoms. Teaching clinicans in the settings implement empirically based training. Tx effect + non-specific effect + error = therapy outcome. Time; regression to the mean- seek therapy at their worse and over time simmer down to mean and not as extreme. Environment; change in life situation i. e. job loss, death, divorce, exercise, school/finals starts. Measurement errors; bias rating by the therapist; every measurer is bias; not perfect indicators of the construct.