PSY-1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Hans Eysenck, Psychotherapy Research, Spontaneous Remission
Document Summary
Increasing clinicians are becoming eclectic (combining treatments and making use of orientations and techniques that seems appropriate to the client) Psychodynamic behaviour therapy an integration of psychoanalysis and behaviour therapy. Cultural factors in treatment utilization: utilization of mental health services is far less for minority groups than it is for the majority white population, psychologists have identified several barriers that cause this: Cultural norm against turning to professionals outside of one"s own culture for help. Too few skilled counselors who can provide culturally responsive forms of treatment: culturally competent therapists therapists who are able to use knowledge of the client"s culture to achieve a broad understanding of the client. Hans eysenck countered the assumption that without therapy, patients would not improve. Concluded that rate of spontaneous remission (symptom reduction in absence of treatment) was as high as success rates reported by psychotherapists. Came to conclusion that troubled people are equally likely to improve, with or without therapy.
