PSY 101 Study Guide - Person-Centered Therapy, Trepanning, Demonology
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Objective 13. 1 define psychotherapy; describe the following aspects of various therapies: individual therapy; b. group therapy; c. insight therapy; d. action therapy; e. directive therapy, non-directive therapy. Psychotherapy any psychological technique used to facilitate positive changes in a person"s personality, behavior, or adjustment. *in most cases it is based on dialogue between therapists and patients. May benefit those going through an emotional crisis or those who want to get through day-to-day problems: positive designed to enhance personal strengths, rather than fix weaknesses. Objective 13. 2 briefly describe the history of the treatment of psychological problems, including trepanning, demonology, exorcism, ergotism, and the work of philippe pinel. Psychoanalysis freudian therapy that emphasizes the use of free association, dream interpretation, resistance, and transference to uncover unconscious conflicts goal is to reduce internal conflicts that lead to eotional suffering. *freud was intrigued by cases of hysteria, which involved symptoms of somatoform disorders (paralysis and numbness with no found physical causes).
