Psychotherapy is a therapy that focuses on current relationships and its basic assumption is that symptoms are caused and maintained by interpersonal problems. Psychotherapy is a psychological treatment that employs various methods to help someone overcome personal problems, or to attain personal growth, and Biomedical therapy which involves medication and medical procedures to treat psychological disorders.
What are some key assumptions and techniques of psychoanalytic therapy?
Key assumptions are that humans are determined by psychic energy and by early experiences. Unconscious motives and conflicts are central in present behavior. Irrational forces are strong and the person is driven by sexual and aggressive impulses. Techniques include, maintaining the analytic framework, free association, interpretation, dream analysis. They are geared to increase awareness to reorganize the personality
What are the key assumptions of humanistic therapy, including client-centered therapy?
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Behavior must be operationally defined and deals with current problems and what can be done to modify behavior; not as much emphasis on client's past or historical determinants. Belief that change can take place without understanding the origins of a psychological problem, clients expected to play an active role. Must DO something to bring about change, not just talk, assessment is an ongoing process by both the therapist and client (self-monitoring), and Interventions are tailored to the client. What is most effective for this individual under this set of