Psychotherapy

Question 1

Psychotherapy is based on the _____ between patient and therapist

Answer 1

Relationship. verbal communication is the way.
this is a structured relationship with boundaries (time, frequency, what can be said)
There is an expectation of improvement

Question 2

Examples of individual psychotherapy

Answer 2

behavioral therapy, CBT, psychoanalysis, psychodynamic

Question 3

Psychoanalysis started with _____, who believed patients could release their thoughts

Answer 3

Freud.
He described many ways to do this: hypnosis, free association, dream interpretation, feelings.
Focus on meaning of and conflicts between thoughts feelings and behaviors

Question 4

Psychodynamic therapy is derived from _______. Commonalities between the 2 include___

Answer 4

classical psychoanalysis
Therapist has a neutral stance, review childhood and important relationships, patient does the talking, therapist offer clarifications

Question 5

Supportive psychotherapies is employed when patients are in __________. This is the most common form.

Answer 5

difficult situations.

Empathetic stance that’s also neutral. Provide direction, encouragement, and coping strategies

Question 6

the ABCs of CBT

Answer 6

antecedents (precipitating factors), beliefs, consequences (feelings/behaviors)
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