01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Ap Psychology

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Dr.John Ackroff

Document Summary

Iceberg part of brain, tried to find out what caused all of the problems, if person stops speaking freely, seen as resistance- suppressing something. 4 types of psycho therapy: psychoanalysis, humanism, behaviorism, & cognitive. Eclectic approach- psychologists try both psycho therapy & medication. Unit 13: treatment of psychological disorders: psychological therapies, psychoanalysis, sigmund freud"s ideas created psycho therapy, no 1 uses his techniques are used now. 2. you"ve learned to see things thru rewards & punishments. 1: tried showing patient how irrational they were sounding, then tried to change ir outlook, exposure therapy exposes ppl to what they avoid. Neg wording neg thoughts neg feelings: cognitive-behavioral therapy attempts to change way ppl think & act, group & family therapies, group therapy is most common type of therapy. Support from fam, can share problems: family therapy- sees person as part of a bigger thing, family- therapy seeks to help a relationship issue, most famous group is aa (alcoholics anonymous).