01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Family Therapy, Abraham Maslow, Brief Psychotherapy

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Lawrence Jacobs

Document Summary

L of psychoanalysis is to resolve psychological problems by bringing to awareness the unconscious thought processes that created the difficulty. Analysis literally means to loosen or break up, to look at the parts. Assumes that thoughts precede emotions, and that unpleasant. Sets clear goals for changing behavior (like a behavioral therapist ). Improves functioning by changing people"s thoughts and beliefs about. Therapies - that focus on thoughts and beliefs. Some therapies focus on current mental processes, not past thoughts and feelings . Rational-emotive therapy (ret) feelings result from irrational thoughts . The goal of ret is to replace irrational thoughts. The therapist puts more emphasis on also changing the person"s interpretation of thoughts and events (like a cognitive therapist). The most common humanistic therapy is person-centered (nondirective/client-centered) therapy, . The therapist listens to the client non-judgmentally and provides unconditional positive regard an ideal state like the regard that a loving parent has for a child .