Notes Outline for Module 24

3 basic characteristics of psychotherapy:
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What is deinstitutionalization and what made deinstitutionalization possible?
 

Review the training and the typical clientele of the major groups of treatment professionals:
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3 broad categories of therapies and what each focuses on:
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Statistical analysis of dozens and dozens of studies of the effectiveness of different therapies revealed these general findings:
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What is psychoanalysis? Who is the father of psychoanalysis?
 
 

Describe at least 4 techniques used or things the psychoanalyst pays attention to during psychoanalysis
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How is short-term dynamic psychotherapy different from full psychoanalysis?
 

What is the focus of client-centered therapy? Who developed this approach? (What "school" of psychology is he from?)
 

How does the client-centered therapist behave during therapy?
 

What is the focus of cognitive therapies?
 

What is the focus of behavior therapies?
 

What basic psych. principles do behavior therapists make use of to bring about changes in behavior?
 
 

Describe the steps involved in systematic desensitization:
 
 

What is exposure therapy?
 

What are some of the techniques used by cognitive-behavioral therapists (see 574)?