Psychotherapy
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A generic term for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbances primarily by verbal or nonverbal communication. |
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Psychotherapy Categories.
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Behavior Therapy - The application of modern theories of learning and conditioning in the treatment of behavior disorders. |
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Crisis Intervention - Brief therapeutic approach which is ameliorative rather than curative of acute psychiatric emergencies. Used in contexts such as emergency rooms of psychiatric or general hospitals, or in the home or place of crisis occurence, this treatment approach focuses on interpersonal and intrapsychic factors and environmental modification. (APA Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 7th ed) |
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Gestalt Therapy - A form of psychotherapy with emphasis on the interplay of organism and environment. Basic to this therapy is the development of awareness and maturity, as well as self-confidence. |
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Nondirective Therapy - A procedure in which the therapist refrains from directing the client, but instead reflects back to the client what the latter has said, sometimes restating the client's remark. |
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Psychoanalytic Therapy - A form of psychiatric treatment, based on Freudian principles, which seeks to eliminate or diminish the undesirable effects of unconscious conflicts by making the patient aware of their existence, origin, and inappropriate expression in current emotions and behavior. |
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Psychotherapeutic Processes - Experiential, attitudinal, emotional, or behavioral phenomena occurring during the course of treatment. They apply to the patient or therapist (i.e., nurse, doctor, etc.) individually or to their interaction. (American Psychological Association: Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994) |
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Psychotherapy, Brief - Any form of psychotherapy designed to produce therapeutic change within a minimal amount of time, generally not more than 20 sessions. |
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Psychotherapy, Multiple - The use of more than one therapist at one time in individual or group psychotherapy. |
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Psychotherapy, Rational-Emotive - The replacement of illogical and unrealistic ideas with more realistic and adaptive ones through direct intervention and confrontation by the therapist. |
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Reality Therapy - Method of psychotherapeutic treatment based on assumption of patients' personal responsibility for their own behavior. The therapist actively guides patients to accurate self-perception for fulfillment of needs of self-worth and respect for others. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.) |
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Socioenvironmental Therapy - Therapy whose primary emphasis is on the physical and social structuring of the environment to promote interpersonal relationships which will be influential in reducing behavioral disturbances of patients. |
Psychotherapy Definitions and Terms
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