Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Aversion Therapy, Unconditional Positive Regard, Token Economy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Counselling and clinical psychologists: hold a ph. d. or psy. d: >5 years of training in a variety of psychotherapeutic and psychological assessment techniques. Psychiatrist: medical doctors who specialize in psychotherapy and biomedical treatments. Other professionals: master"s degrees based on 2 years of highly focused practical training: psychiatric social workers, marriage, family, pastoral, and abuse counselors. Focuses on internal conflict and unconscious factors that underlie maladaptive behaviour. Goal: help clients achieve insight (conscious awareness of the psychodynamics that underlie their problems: psychic energy devoted to keeping unconscious conflicts under control can be released and redirected to more adaptive ways of living. Free association: sit behind client as they talk without any censorship of thoughts/feelings/images: does not lead directly to unconscious material, but provides clues of important themes/issues. Dream interpretation: dreams express impulses, fantasies, and wishes that are kept unconscious during waking hours: dreams are still disguised though to protect dreamer from anxiety.