Associate Level Material
Appendix C

Psychotherapy Matrix

Directions: Review Module 36 of Psychology and Your Life. Select three approaches to summarize. Include examples of the types of psychological disorders appropriate for each therapy.

{Psychodynamic Approaches} {Behavioral Approaches} {Cognitive Approaches}
Summary of Approach Psychodynamic approaches involve seeking out unresolved past conflicts and unacceptable impulses from the unconscious into the conscious, where people deal with problems more effectively. This technique also tries to figure out why individuals employ defense mechanisms that are associated with coping when Confronted with conflicts. Childhood or past memories that are buried deep or ones that you want to forget are brought to attention to be discussed. Behavioral treatments build on the basic processes of learning, such as reinforcement and extinction, and assume that normal and abnormal behaviors are both learned. This means that abnormal behaviors learned from the past are addressed so the person can modify their behavior through some type of conditioning to reduce the frequency of the undesired behavior. A cognitive approach teaches people to think more adaptively by changing their dysfunctional cognitions about the world and themselves. This helps people understand the thought and feelings that influence behavior, which then addresses how to change their thinking and behavior. This often uses the basic principles of learning which challenges their assumptions on how to act and adopt new approaches to old problems.
Disorders appropriate for this therapy Disorders appropriate for this therapy includes:
PTSD(post traumatic stress disorder), Phobia’s, Panic disorders, Depression, anxiety, stress related ailments, and borderline personality

Disorders appropriate for this therapy includes:
Phobic disorders, ADHD, ADD,