Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (4th Ed) Chapter 13 Therapy James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers.

Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (4th Ed)

Chapter 13

Therapy

James A. McCubbin, PhDClemson University

Worth Publishers

TherapyPsychotherapy

an emotionally charged, confiding interaction between a trained therapist and someone who suffers from psychological difficulties

Eclectic Approach an approach to psychotherapy that,

depending on the client’s problems, uses or integrates techniques from various forms of therapy (Also called psychotherapy integration)

Therapy- Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis Freud believed the patient’s free associations,

resistances, dreams, and transferences – and the therapist’s interpretations of them – released previously repressed feelings, allowing the patient to gain self-insight

use has rapidly decreased in recent years

Resistance blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden

material

Therapy- Psychoanalysis

Interpretation the analyst’s noting supposed dream

meanings, resistances, and other significant behaviors in order to promote insight

Transference the patient’s transfer to the analyst of

emotions linked with other relationshipse.g. love or hatred for a parent

Humanist TherapyPerson-Centered Therapy

humanistic therapy developed by Carl Rogers therapist uses techniques such as active

listening within a genuine, accepting, empathic environment to facilitate clients’ growth

Active Listening empathic listening in which the listener

echoes, restates, and clarifies

Behavior Therapy

Behavior Therapy therapy that applies learning principles to

the elimination of unwanted behaviorsCounterconditioning

procedure that conditions new responses to stimuli that trigger unwanted behaviors

based on classical conditioning includes systematic desensitization and

aversive conditioning

Behavior Therapy

Systematic Desensitization type of counterconditioning associates a pleasant, relaxed state with

gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli commonly used to treat phobias

Aversive Conditioning type of counterconditioning that associates an

unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior nausea ---> alcohol

Behavior TherapySystematic Desensitization

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Behavior TherapyAversion therapy for alcoholics

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Behavior Therapy

Token Economy an operant conditioning procedure that rewards desired behavior

patient exchanges a token of some sort, earned for exhibiting the desired behavior, for various privileges or treats

Cognitive Therapy

Cognitive Therapy teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking and acting

based on the assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our emotional reactions

Cognitive Therapy

The Cognitive Revolution

Cognitive Therapy

Rational-Emotive Therapy confrontational cognitive therapy

developed by Albert Ellis vigorously challenges people’s illogical,

self-defeating attitudes and assumptions

also called rational-emotive behavior therapy by Ellis, emphasizing a behavioral “homework” component

Cognitive Therapy

A cognitive perspective on psychological disorders

Lost job

Internal beliefs

(“I’m worthless.”

“It’s hopeless.”) Depression

Lost job

Internal beliefs

“My boss is a jerk.

I deserve something

better.”

No depression

Cognitive Therapy

Cognitive therapy for depression

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Cognitivetraining patients

Waiting listpatients

Group Therapies

Family Therapy treats the family as a system views an individual’s unwanted

behaviors as influenced by or directed at other family members

encourages family members toward positive relationships and improved communication

Who Does Therapy?

To whom do people turn for help for psychological difficulties?

Who Does Therapy?Therapists and Their Training

Type Description

Psychiatrist Physicians who specialize in the treatment of psychological disorders. Not all psychiatrists have had extensive training in psychotherapy, but as M.D.s they can prescribe medications. Thus,

they tend to see those with the most serious problems. Many have private practice.

Clinical Most are psychologists with a Ph.D. and expertise in research, psychologists assessment, and therapy, supplemented by a supervised internship. About half work in agencies and institutions, half in private practice. Clinical or A two-year Master of Social Work graduate program plus psychiatric postgraduate supervision prepares some social workers to offer Social workers psychotherapy, mostly to people with everyday personal and family

problems. About half have earned the National Association of Social Workers’ designation of clinical social worker. Counselors Marriage and family counselors specialize in problems arising from

family relations. Pastoral counselors provide counseling to countless people. Abuse counselors work with

substance abusers and with spouse and child abusers and their victims.

Does Therapy Work?Meta-analysis

procedure for statistically combining the results of many different research studies

80% of untreated peoplehave poorer outcomes thanthe average treated person

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Biomedical Therapies

Psychopharmacology study of the effects of drugs on mind

and behaviorLithium

chemical that provides an effective drug therapy for the mood swings of bipolar (manic-depressive) disorders

Biomedical Therapies

Prozac blocks normalreuptake of the neuro-transmitter serotonin;excess serotonin in

dynapse enhances itsmood-lifting effect.

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ReceptorsReceiving neuron

Reuptake Prozac

Message is sent across synaptic gap.

Message is received; excess neurotransmitter molecules are reabsorbed

by sending neuron.

Serotonin

Biomedical Therapies

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) therapy for severely depressed patients in

which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient

Psychosurgery surgery that removes or destroys brain tissue

in an effort to change behavior

lobotomynow-rare psychosurgical procedure once used to

calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients

Biomedical Therapies

Comparing Treatments for Depression

Cognitive Antidepressant ElectroconvulsiveTherapy Drugs Therapy

Percent markedImprovement 60-80% 60-80% 80%

Relapse rate moderate moderate to high moderate to high

Side effects none moderate severe

Time scale months weeks days

Overall very good useful to very good useful to very good