A report on Psychotherapy
Use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome problems.
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Cognitive behavioral therapy
19 linksPsycho-social intervention that aims to reduce symptoms of various mental health conditions, primarily depression and anxiety disorders.
Psycho-social intervention that aims to reduce symptoms of various mental health conditions, primarily depression and anxiety disorders.
It is different from historical approaches to psychotherapy, such as the psychoanalytic approach where the therapist looks for the unconscious meaning behind the behaviors, and then formulates a diagnosis.
Psychoanalysis
12 linksSet of theories and therapeutic techniques that deal in part with the unconscious mind, and which together form a method of treatment for mental disorders.
Set of theories and therapeutic techniques that deal in part with the unconscious mind, and which together form a method of treatment for mental disorders.
In the 1950s, psychoanalysis was the main modality of psychotherapy.
Psychology
11 linksScientific study of mind and behavior.
Scientific study of mind and behavior.
Many psychologists are involved in some kind of therapeutic role, practicing psychotherapy in clinical, counseling, or school settings.
Mental disorder
10 linksBehavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.
Behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.
Psychotherapy and psychiatric medication are two major treatment options.
Mental health
9 linksMental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being.
Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being.
Expressive therapies or creative arts therapies are a form of psychotherapy that involves the arts or art-making.
Family therapy
3 linksBranch of psychology and clinical social work that works with families and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development.
Branch of psychology and clinical social work that works with families and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development.
As a branch of psychotherapy, its roots can be traced somewhat later to the early 20th century with the emergence of the child guidance movement and marriage counseling.
Acceptance and commitment therapy
6 linksAcceptance and commitment therapy (ACT, typically pronounced as the word "act") is a form of psychotherapy, as well as a branch of clinical behavior analysis.
Group psychotherapy
2 linksGroup psychotherapy or group therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which one or more therapists treat a small group of clients together as a group.
Alfred Adler
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Alfred Adler (7 February 1870 – 28 May 1937) was an Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology.
Clinical psychology
5 linksIntegration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.
Integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.
Central to its practice are psychological assessment, clinical formulation, and psychotherapy, although clinical psychologists also engage in research, teaching, consultation, forensic testimony, and program development and administration.