PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 15 Psychological Therapies
Document Summary
Therapy: treatment methods aimed at making people feel better and function more effectively. Can be psychotherapy where you talk with psychological professional or biomedical. Psychotherapy can be action therapy where the main goal is to (change disordered behavior) or insight therapy where the main goal is to (gain insight) Action: psychotherapy in which the main goal is to change disordered or inappropriate behavior directly. Insight: psychotherapies in which the main goal is helping people to gain insight with respect to their behavior, thoughts, and feelings. Psychotherapy can also be directive where the therapist (active) or non-directive where the therapist (neutral listener) Directive: therapy in which the therapist actively gives interpretations of a client"s statements and may suggest certain behavior or actions; psychoanalysis today is generally directive. Non-directive: therapy in which the therapist remains relatively neutral and does not interpret or take direct actions with regard to the client, instead remaining a calm, nonjudgmental listener while the client talks.
