Week 14 Assignment
Answer the following questions:
- Define psychotherapy.
- Briefly explain the history of psychological therapies.
- Explain the basics of the psychodynamic approach and Freudian psychoanalysis.
- Explain the concepts of the humanistic approach including the contributions of Rogers.
- Explain Gestalt therapy and the techniques used.
- Explain the behavioral approach to therapy including fear reduction, aversive conditioning, and operant conditioning approaches.
- Discuss the concepts involved in cognitive therapy including the cognitive triad and rational emotive therapy.
- Explain the concepts involved in group therapy including encounter groups, couple’s therapy, and family therapy.
- Explain the various biomedical approaches to therapy including medications (types used and for what disorder), ECT, and psychosurgery.
Discussion
Thinking about Treatment
Answer the following 3 questions:
1- Some people have argued that all therapies are about equally effective, and that they all affect change through common factors such as the involvement of a supportive therapist. Does this claim sound reasonable to you? Why or why not?
2- When choosing a psychological treatment for a specific patient, what factors besides the treatment’s demonstrated efficacy should be taken into account?
3- Based on your knowledge of therapy and treatment of mental health, in your opinion, what will psychotherapy look like 100 years from now?
Week 14 Psychology Assignment