Psychotherapeutic approach

Question 1

What are biomedical therapies?

Answer 1

Biological Therapy = focused on treating presumed biological cause of illness/symptoms through biological approaches e.g. Psychotropic medication

Electromagnetic Therapy = focused on altering physiology through established forms of therapy such as electricity and light
e.g Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and Transcrainal magnetic simulation

Question 2

What are psychotherapeutic approaches?

Answer 2

Multiple psychotherapies available for assisting people with MH problems - no singular therapy works for everyone:

• Long term and short term “talking therapies
• individual, group, family
• psychoanalysis, psychodynamic psychotherapy
• in-depth relationship focused

Question 3

What is motivational interviewing?

Answer 3

=is a collaborative, goal-oriented and focused on change, style of communication. It is characterised by the MI provider’s empathy, understanding and mental and emotional attitudes towards the patient.

• Communication technique rather than hardline interventional approach
• focus on explicit use language associated with change
• collaboration - partnership
• goal orientated
• therapeutic relationship through empathy
• non judgemental
• exploring capacity for change
• involves behaviour change

Question 4

What is MI used for?

Answer 4

= targets a patients ambivalence towards change by addressing their symptoms, behaviours and mental health problems that could translate to mental illness

Question 5

How to apply MI?

Answer 5

OARS

• open ended questions
• Affirmations
• reflection
• summarising