Psychotherapy

Preconditions for Pyschotherapy

The patient needs to know that therapy will produce a positive effect

The Hawthorne effect - positive effects of attention (i.e. bright lights in a closed building Þ happier people)

Hawthorne study hypothesis; actually produced more because workers knew they were being watched

Psychotherapy: A Process of change

A process of increasing self awareness

Elements:

Conditional stimuli

Contingent control

Therapeutic context: things to consider

Intrapersonal conflict: anxiety and deafness self esteem, personal responsibility,

Interpersonal conflict: intimacy and sexuality, communication, hostility, controling of others

Individual: social conflict, adjustment (how well we function in society), rules for living, impulse control

Fulfillment: meaning of life, values, the ideal person

Psychotherapeutic relationships

Important elements: Genuine, trust, acceptance, empathy, expertness