L33 Psych 354 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Electroconvulsive Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, American Psychological Association
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Psychotherapy -the use of psychological techniques and the therapist-client relationship to produce emotional, cognitive and behavioral change: adherents to different paradigms offer very different treatments. Eclectic -using different treatments for different disorders: most mental health professionals describe themselves as such. Psychologist may select the most effective treatment based on: therapy outcome -how well a treatment works, therapy process -what makes therapy work. Most people with psychological problems do not get any help. Des(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:271)ed he(cid:396) (cid:373)othe(cid:396) as (cid:862)a sai(cid:374)t(cid:863: both her and her mother thought she was a failure as a daughter, father not very involved, felt pressure to get married, felt no warmth from her marriage. Husband was distant and always working: husband was often angry and sullen. She thought it was because he was married to her. She never loved him: she thought she was a failure in life, always self-blaming.
