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Psychotherapy

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Psychology

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Characteristics and Goals of Psychotherapy

  • Psychotherapy is a systematic process based on psychological theories.
  • Only trained and qualified professionals can practice psychotherapy.
  • It involves a therapeutic relationship between therapist and client.
2

Medical Model of Psychotherapy

  • Views mental disorders as illnesses caused by biological factors like genetics or neurotransmitter imbalances.
  • Treatments focus on reducing symptoms using physical interventions.
  • Three main somatic therapies: drug therapy, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and psychosurgery.
3

Psychodynamic Therapy

  • Based on Freud’s theory that unconscious conflicts from childhood cause mental disorders.
  • Aim is to bring repressed feelings and memories into conscious awareness for healing.
  • Main techniques: free association, dream analysis, resistance analysis, and transference analysis.
4

Behavioral Model of Therapy

  • Based on learning principles: classical and operant conditioning.
  • Maladaptive behaviors are learned and can be unlearned through reconditioning.
  • Techniques include systematic desensitization, flooding, aversion therapy, token economy, modeling, and biofeedback.

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This model views mental disorders asBased on Freud’s theoryThis approach focuses on changing maladaptiveEmphasizes personal growth and self

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