Therapy

History

Whom people seek help from

Therapists – psychiatrists, psychologists, LCSW, LPC, MFT

Insight therapies

Psychoanalysis – free associations, interpretation, resistance, transference

Learning - classical conditioning therapies (systematic desensitization, aversion therapy, flooding, exposure and response prevention), operant conditioning (token economy, behavior modification, time out), Modeling

Cognitive – rational emotive (ABCs), cognitive behavioral

Humanistic – person centered, self-actualization, nondirective

Eclectic

Group therapies – behavior groups, self-help

Marriage and family therapy

Interpersonal therapy – unusual or severe responses to a loved on, interpersonal role disputes, difficulty in adjusting to role transitions, deficits in interpersonal skills

Time until improvement

Biological treatments

ECT

Drugs – Antianxiety (benzodiazepines), antidepressants (MAO inhibitors, tricyclics, SSRI), antimania, antipsychotics

Psychosurgery

Is psychotherapy effective?

Why go to therapy

Ethical issues

Culturally sensitive (language, immigration, healing circles, group differences) and gender sensitive therapy (stereotypes vs. real differences)