PSY 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Melatonin, Family Therapy, Cognitive Therapy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

Chapter 15: therapies: the psychological therapies, introduction. The goal is to treat psychological disorders and get people to a healthier / more productive state of being. They have different assumptions and different strategies of achieving this. Treats psychological disorders as well as people who are struggling with a behavioural issues. The assumptions are that psychological factors play a big role in psychological dysfunction, so psychological therapies must be used to deal with them. Some psychologists specialize in only one kind of therapy. Based on the needs of the client, they borrow techniques from different therapies to help their clients. Involves taking all the techniques that have been scientifically documented to be successful and putting them in a single therapy system. 4 most influential psychotherapies that have been scientifically studied: Each psychotherapy has its own assumption for specific psychological disorders and use different strategies for each specific psychological disorder: psychoanalysis.