Psychotherapies

Term Paper # 99401

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Psychotherapies

This paper presents the various approaches to psychotherapy.

1,172 words () | 4 sources | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. The paper also looks at Jungian psychotherapy that is considered a "depth psychology", Bowenian family therapy and the object relations theory and therapy.

Outline:
Three Approaches to Psychotherapy
Depth Perspective and the Jungian Approach to Psychotherapy
The Psyche and Typical Modes of Practice: Bowenian Family Therapy and Object Relations

From the Paper:

"Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on both the cognitive processing of the individual and the behaviors of the person. Cognitive-behavioral therapists believe that thoughts and actions can affect the individual adversely over time. In most instances the individual thinks or acts negatively without realizing that it is occurring because he or she is subconsciously reacting to people or events from the past. Over time the thoughts of actions become distorted and can be triggered by elements of a past event, not necessarily a repeat of the event itself. Therapy consists of the individual being able to acknowledge that the negative thought or action is a recurring problem, as well as understand the reason behind the evolution of the thought or action."

Sample of Sources Used:

Klee, T. Stage 1: Preliminary diagnosis. Object Relations. Retrieved September 12, 2006, from http://www.objectrelations.org/stage1.htm
Niolon, R. (1999). Bowenian family therapy. Psych Page. Retrieved September 12, 2006, from http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/counseling/bowen.html
Psychotherapy: An overview of the types of therapy. (n.d.). CNN. Retrieved September 13, 2006, from http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/MH/00009.html
What is Jungian analysis? (n.d.). Jungian Analysis. Retrieved September 13, 2006, from http://www.jungnewyork.com/whatisit.shtml