Psychology 10. Treatment | Minnesota State University Moorhead

University:
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Course:
PSY-113 | General Psychology
Academic year:

2021
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135

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2
Author:

Kolten Khan

TREATMENT HISTORY OF THERAPYClinical psychologists originally focused on psychological assessment, the practice of psychotherapy. It was once the sole domain of psychiatrists but became integrated into the profession after the Second World War. Psychotherapy began after the practice of psychoanalysis, the "talking cure" that was developed by Sigmund Freud. TYPES OF THERAPISTSHere are some examples: Client-Centered Therapist. Existential Therapist. Gestalt Therapist. Humanistic Therapist. Interpersonal Therapist. Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapist. Relational Therapist. ASSESSING PSYCHOPATHOLOGYInstruments Used in Assessing Psychopathology. Many tests have been created and used to gather information about clients' psychological and mental health other than direct interviews. Tests specific to addressing the presence and severity of psychopathology include both projective methods and objective self-report inventories. TRANSFERENCETransference describes a situation where the feelings, desires, and expectations of one person are redirected and applied to another person. Most commonly, transference refers to a therapeutic setting, where a person in therapy may apply certain feelings or emotions toward the therapist. CLIENT-CENTERED THERAPIESClient-centered therapy, which is also known as person-centered, non-directive, or Rogerian therapy, is a counseling approach that requires the client to take an active role in his or her treatment with the therapist being non directive and supportive. COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPYA type of psychotherapy in which negative patterns of thought about the self and the world are challenged in order to alter unwanted behavior patterns or treat mood disorders such as depression. BIOTHERAPYBiotherapy, or biologic therapy, is treatment that uses living substances to treat disease. The substance may be a natural part of the body. Or it may be made in a lab, rather than by nature.