Appendix C PSY/201 Version 2

Associate Level Material

Appendix C
Psychotherapy Matrix
Directions: Review Module 36 of Psychology and Your Life. Select three approaches to summari e. !nclude examples of the t"pes of ps"cholo#ical disorders appropriate for each therap". Psychodynamic approaches to therapy S mmary o! Approach Behavioral approaches to therapy Cognitive approaches to therapy

Psychodynamic therapy tries to nloc" past con!licts and naccepta#le imp lses !rom the nconscio s into the conscio s state$ By #ringing these hidden iss es to light may help the patient handle the pro#lems more e!!ectively$

Behavioral therapy is #ased on principles o! #ehavior that has #een scienti!ically identi!ied and esta#lished$ Meaning it aims to help yo learn ne% %ays to do things or ne% #ehaviors$

Cognitive therapy is #ased on treatment that teaches individ als to thin" in more adaptive %ays #y changing their dys! nctional tho ghts a#o t themselves and the %orld$ &his approach attempts to change a patient's #ehavior or the %ay they thin"$

(isorders appropriate !or this therapy

(epression

S #stance related disorders

)ating disorders (epression Chronic *atig e Syndrome S #stance a# se Anxiety disorders

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