Eclectic Approach Flashcards
referred to as multi-modal or integrative therapy
Eclectic Approach
define eclectic approach
● Also referred to as multi-modal or integrative therapy.
● Requires the therapist to tailor treatment to the needs of the patient.
● Adapts to the unique needs of each client, depending on the problem, the treatment goals, and the person’s expectations and
motivation.
● It allows for a customized form of treatment, as the therapist can deploy
multiple methods for treatment.
Proponent of Eclectic Approach
Arnold Lazarus
Central concepts of Eclectic Approach
- Directive Counseling
- Non-directive Counseling
What are the therapeutic techniques of eclectic approach?
- Behavior Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectal Behavioral Therapy
- Person-centered Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
What are the therapeutic goals of eclectic approach?
● Utilize the most effective and appropriate technique from different therapeutic modalities to address the unique circumstances of each client.
● Individuals have diverse needs and that no single therapeutic approach fits all situations or clients.
Application of Eclectic Approach
● Anxiety
● Bipolar disorder
● Coping and adjustment difficulties
● Depression
● Eating Disorders
● Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
● Relationship Problems
● Selective Mutism
● Social Issues
● Stress
Approach in therapy that uses a variety of techniques to change thought patterns
and behaviors associated with personal goals, while aiming for success in different areas of life.
Neuro-linguistic Approach
Define what is neuro-linguistic Approach
Approach in therapy that uses a variety of techniques to change thought patterns and behaviors associated with personal goals, while aiming for success in different areas of life.
Who is/are the proponent of NLA?
John Grinder and Richard Bandler
What are the central concepts of NLA?
★ Proponents of NLA assume all human
action is positive. Therefore, if a plan fails or the unexpected happens, the experience is neither good nor bad—it simply presents
more useful information.
★ NLA therapists work with people to understand their thinking and behavior.
Therapeutic Techniques of NLA
- Anchoring
- Rapport Building
- Reframing
- Visual/Kinesthetic Dissociation
- Matching and Mirroring
- Swish Pattern
- Modeling
Therapeutic Goals of NLA
● Increase self-awareness.
● Boost clients’ confidence in their ability to
cope with challenges.
● Enhance emotional regulation.
● Help clients shift unproductive or harmful
behaviors to more e
involves associating a particular stimulus
with a specific emotional state.
Anchoring
process of establishing a harmonious and empathetic connection with others.
Rapport Building
involves changing the way an individual perceives a situation by offering a different perspective.
Reframing
involves mentally separating oneself from a past experience to reduce its emotional impact.
Visual/Kinesthetic Dissociation
improve communication by copying a person’s body language and speech
patterns, creating rapport and trust.
Matching and Mirroring
used to replace an undesirable behavior
or response with a more positive one.
Swish Pattern
involves observing and replicating the behaviors, strategies, patterns and thoughts of successful individuals in a particular area.
Modeling
Areas of Application of NLA
● Post-traumatic stress
● Depression
● Attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD)
● Addiction
● Schizophrenia
● Obsessions and compulsions
● Borderline personality
● Form of modern psychology that examines
a person’s relationships and interactions.
● Can be used to address one’s interactions
and communications to establish and reinforce the idea that each individual is
valuable and has the capacity for positive
change and personal growth.
● Motive is to strengthen the adult state of the
client.
Transactional Analysis Approach
Define TAP or Transactional Analysis Approach
● Form of modern psychology that examines
a person’s relationships and interactions.
● Can be used to address one’s interactions
and communications to establish and
reinforce the idea that each individual is
valuable and has the capacity for positive
change and personal growth.
● Motive is to strengthen the adult state of the
client.
Who is the proponent of TAP?
Eric Berne
What are the central concepts of TAP?
The Parent
The Child
The Adult
What are the therapeutic techniques of TAP?
- Alliance
- Anger Work
- Cushion Work
- Guided Fantasy
- Rechilding
- Sculpting
What are the goals of TAP?
● Help clients strengthen their Adult state and enhance their communications with other
people.
● Help the individual in therapy gain and
maintain autonomy by strengthening the
Adult state.
● Help individuals realize what is shaping
their communication and interactions.
Areas of Application of TAP
Personal Issues
Emotional and relationship difficulties
therapist or a figure from the client’s past
sides with the Child when confronting a
persecuting Parent.
Alliance
therapist encourages the client to release
their repressed anger.
Anger Work
client externalizes an introject or ego state
onto a cushion so their internal processes
can exist in the outer world.
Cushion Work
client and therapist contact the client’s Child to elicit imagery depicting issues that the client is unable to talk about.
Guided Fantasy
client regresses in age to form a new child
ego state with a positive experience.
Rechilding
client externalizes their unconscious thoughts and feelings onto a pattern in their environment representing their internal
state, which allows the client and therapist to deal with the feelings symbolically.
Sculpting
