Introduction to Psychological Intervention 2+3

Question 1

Define Psychological intervention.

Answer 1

A method of inducing changes in a person’s behavior, thoughts, or feelings.

• Alleviation of human suffering (solving a problem)
• Removal of psychopathology (remedial)
• Reduction in disordered behavior, cognitions, feelings ( produce change)

Question 2

How to alleviate suffering?

Answer 2

Psychotherapy is one specific way to alleviate suffering

Question 3

Therapy vs. Treatment

Answer 3

• Therapy is a specified intervention
• Treatment is specific psychological procedures targeting specific disorder
• generic therapy that depends on common factors found in a variety of treatment that would induce change.
• Consistent with medical profession

Question 4

Psychotherapy as an intervention should…

Answer 4

o be specifiable
o be plausible
o be replicable
o be trainable

Question 5

What are the Focus of Interventions?

Answer 5

• Solve a specific problem: Improve the individual’s capacity to deal with existing behaviors, feelings, or thoughts
• Prevention of problems: Especially with at risk groups’ To reduce adverse outcomes
• Increasing person’s ability to take pleasure in life or achieve potential ( promotion of health and positive behaviors). Ex. Stress management training, social skills training, healthy eating.