Psychotherapy Checkpoint

Psychotherapy

University of Phoenix

July 22, 2011

Psychotherapy

The Biomedical approach to psychotherapy is basically drug treatments for different types of psychological conditions. These conditions include depression, and anxiety, and are usually done along with conversation therapy.

The psychodynamic approach to psychotherapy basically helps people to figure out the patterns of their thinking, feeling and interacting that might be causing their problems. This approach begins with a time of evaluation. During the evaluation, the patient and the therapist talk about why the patient is looking for help. The therapist and the patient both agree on a plan that will address the patient’s exact concerns and treatment goals. This form of psychotherapy puts a lot of importance on the patient therapist relationship. This relationship, for many patients, is very unique because the therapist keeps a calm, reliable, and accommodating stance that is not like other people that are in the patient’s lives. Through the treatment process, the patients begin to be more conscious about his or her thoughts and their feelings and they learn how to cope with them and why they should. After they learn this, they will be able to deal with their problems in a better fashion.

The humanistic-existential therapy focuses on the subjective, conscious experience instead of the internal conflicts and unconscious processes. This type of therapy deals with what is happening right now in the patient’s life instead of their childhood, although, it does not dismiss the past completely. This type of therapy understands the impact of other people’s values on the patient that might have changed the patient’s natural character.

The behavioral approach works with the behaviors of the patient and not only the patients thoughts. With this type of therapy, the patient will learn to modify their behaviors to be able to cope with their depression or anxiety to live a somewhat normal...