Your friend, Jocelyn, has been struggling with trouble focusing, panic attacks during exams, difficulty studying, poor sleep. She is interested in seeing a professional for help with her anxiety. Having taken this class, you would like to explain to her the different types of psychotherapy. Explain the primary goal and underlying concept for each of the following: Psychoanalysis, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Empirically Validated Treatment.

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Ans: Psychoanalysis: Focused on the unconscious and impact of childhood, psychoanalysis seeks to increase the patient’s awareness and insight into patterns developed in childhood. Primarily, a talk therapy.
CBT: focused on thought patterns and use techniques such as thought-stopping and positive self-talk to improve automatic thoughts and attributions.
Client-Centered Therapy: a humanistic view focusing on the relationship between the client and the therapist and based in the idea that the patient is the expert on his/her life and seeks growth and self-actualization.
Empirically Validated Therapy discovered elements of each type of therapy had some benefits and seeks to use interventions and therapeutic techniques that are supported by research. This allows clinicians to tailor interventions to the specific situation being presented for treatment and uses the most recent research as a base for treatment.
Learning Objective: #9) Compare the basic concepts of the main types of psychotherapy
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Psychotherapy: A Psychogenic Approach
Difficulty Level: Hard