Psychotherapy is helping him or her discover their minds nature and inner workings. This is done by processing their three regions of consciousness; the id, the ego, and the super ego.
Sigmund Freud developed his theory (psychodynamics) through the process of identifying four characteristics that diagnosed mentally ill patients. This process included dream analysis, association, and transference. Psychologists, who used humanistic-existential, work with surmounting disturbances-effecting their functioning. This theory did not focus on the past like psychodynamic theory but instead focuses on patient centered therapy. The behavioral psychologist will employ a method of conditioning by assisting in surmounting personal fears and obstacles from their personality traits. The four characteristics are also known as essentials; fear reduction, aversive conditioning, bio-feed back, and operant conditioning to help patients. The Behavior therapist implements procedures that they deem appropriate for allowing a patient to learn through application of trials to overcome their problem. Cognitive psychologists work to change a patient’s way of thinking to help them overcome their problems. They instruct ways to retrain positive thinking, adaptive thinking, and progressive thought to treat their patients. Cognitive is intended in a more rational and emotional way to help behavior patterns (away from irrational patterns). Biomedical treatments are a bit different and patients are subjected to a therapist’s view of what medical care/therapy is beneficial to them. Examples of some biomedical treatments used today in psychology are; drug therapy, psychosurgery, and electroconvulsive therepy.
Reference:
Nevid, J. S. & Rathus, S. A. (2005). Psychology and the challenges of life: Adjustment in the new millennium (9th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
