Psychotherapy is the Practice of Psychology, by Lee Sechrest and Bradley Smith

In the counseling world today understanding psychodynamic approaches is more crucial than ever in the assessment and treatment of any psychological issue. Psychodynamic approaches such as Individual therapy, analytical therapy and psychoanalysis are similar in many ways but also differ based on the individuals own perception and circumstances. I will discuss the similarities as well difference’s and why these forms of therapy are critical in the assessment and treatment of clients.

Discuss how current counselling and psychotherapy practice emerged from psychiatry and psychology. Use critical evaluation of theoretical evidence to support discussion points. 2, Analyse the similarities and differences between psychotherapy and counselling practices using evidence, aims and objectives relevant to practice and therapeutic need.

In the 1950’s the beginning stages of a revolution began in the field of psychology. Developments in Behavior therapy (BT) by J. Wolpe and others began challenging the non-scientific approach of psychoanalysis (Craske, 2012; Westbrook, Kennerley & Kirk, 2011). Freudian psychoanalysis had dominated psychological treatment since the nineteenth century until the 1950’s when scientific psychology began to question the practice of psychoanalysis because its effectiveness could not be validated by empirical evidence (Craske, 2012; Rachman, 2014; Westbrook et al., 2011)

Among these therapeutic approaches are the psychodynamic approach and the existential approach. An example of existential approach psychotherapy is the person-centred therapy that was introduced by Carl Rogers in the 1940s. Person-centred therapy (PCT) focuses on the quality of the person-to-person therapeutic relationship; it places faith and gives responsibility to the client in dealing with problems and concerns (Corey, 2009, p. 30). On the other hand, for the psychodynamic approach, Sigmund Freud, the core founder of this approach developed psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis is a therapy aimed to treat mental disorder. It is a set of techniques for treating the unconscious causes of mental disorders; as well as to explain the underlying factors of how human personality and abnormality develop from childhood (Corey, 2009, p. 30). This paper examines the similarities and differences between psychoanalytic therapy and

A person should consider I/O psychology as a science because of its use of scientific research and its practice and because of its use of descriptive and inferential statistics (Spector, 2012), “I/O psychologists do many different jobs in a wide variety of settings” (p. 6). One divides I/O settings into two areas of concern, which are scientific research and practice. The research area provides certain principles, which one applies in practice. The activity of practice involves using psychological principles for solving problems of the real-world. Scientific research and practice are both important in I/O psychology. I/O psychologist perform studies were the requirements of statistical methods are necessary for analysis of data. Statistical methods are used to perform studies are descriptive and inferential statistics. I/O psychologists use descriptive statistics for summarizing study results. I/O psychologists use inferential statistics for the purpose of interpreting the results of studies by using different statistical tests.

Psychology explores human behavior and the human mental process figuring ways to improve the thinking and attitude of an individual’s existence. Sometimes, different techniques are used and tried to properly resolve the problem within the multitude of possible behavioral issues. Moreover, Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist, developed many theories, psychodynamic therapy, for clinically treating people with mental health problems through their unconscious mind; Then, Sigmund Freud’s theories or therapy, rather, diverged into other types of therapies such as Biological Psychology or Cognitive Psychology. No doubt, there are various perspectives, both strong and weak, in the field of Psychology using different techniques on different

Prior to attending Regent University, a lot of psychology students are stuck in a position in which they feel that: they either have to choose between their faith and psychological principle; or that they must compartmentalize their life, keeping their faith completely separated from their scholastic pursuits and career. One’s belief in the dichotomy of psychological theory and Christian faith is rooted in childhood and adolescence, where religion stonewalls against anything scientific; and science rejects religious beliefs as being unproven and is used as a scapegoat to explain away phenomena in the natural world. These dichotomous beliefs are repudiated in the American education system, in which scientific and psychological theory is taught

     All of the information on the different types of therapies has helped me to more fully understand psychology. This chapter is dedicated to explaining the current methods of treating people with psychological disorders in order to help them through a rough time in life. This chapter on therapy shows the side of psychology that is the result of the hard work of a multitude of psychologists and doctors.

The British Psychological Society states that ‘Psychology is the scientific study of people, the mind and behaviour’ (BPS). In this essay I will be discussing what is actually meant by this and whether psychology fits into both the traditional views of a science, as well as more contemporary perspectives. It is widely suggested that Psychology is a “coalition of specialities” meaning it is multi-disciplinary (Hewstone, Fincham and Foster 2005, page 4). I will therefore examine whether it could be considered wrong to think that all parts of the discipline should neatly fit into one view of a scientific approach.

This application paper will discuss my personal theory of counseling or psychotherapy in a number of different areas. Specifically, I will discuss the seven areas of interest. First, I will discuss and describe

From birth till I was twenty-one years old I lived in Florida. At twenty-one I moved to California, were I lived for six years. Throughout my time living in the south and on the west coast my self-concept changed drastically, for obvious reasons such as aging and the changing of my social groups. In the book What is Psychology?: Essentials, by Ellen Pastorina and Susann Doyle-Portillo its noted that “as we grow older, these self-perceptions become much more organized, detailed, and specific (2013)” and this is especially true for me. I was much more younger in the south and I did not think much of who I was. Due to my age my self-concept was mostly derived from my physical appearance. I viewed myself as being black, even though my father is

Authored by Keith E. Stanovich, How to Think Straight About Psychology is a known work of the psychology world which was published in 1986. Beginning courses in psychology use his text frequently. Stanovich primary purpose for writing the text is to bring attention to his observation that the public’s understanding of psychology is different from psychology as a modern science. Psychology as a modern science explains the underlying functions that shape human attitudes and behavior. To the people who misunderstand this, the field of psychology is not a real science, but a pseudo-science instead. How to Think Straight About Psychology describes people’s several false impressions of psychology and it gives its readers a factual understanding of the field as a modern and scientific psychology while explaining how this science works.

& Nelson, D., 2006). In evaluating the contributions of the approaches that led to the development of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, there is the need to identify these approaches and to understand the context within which they have marked their indelible footprints. As a task, there is the need to examine literature in clinical psychology especially in the areas where Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is now dominantly replacing psychoanalysis/psychodynamic as the prevailing model of psychotherapy (Forman, E. & Herbert, J., 2007). Thus, from the survey of the literature examined, the underlining issues to be considered in this regard are the substantive questions as to the significance of the contributions these approaches offered and their dimensions. In understanding the origins of the development of the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, the model’s evolution, according to the account of Kristy Hall, Furhan Iqbal (2010), has been painstakingly greeted with intensively incessant disputes, adoptions and adaptations of the psychoanalysis and behaviourism. As traditional thoughts and foundations of psychological thinking, the development of these theoretical traditions highlight as to how, why and what these approaches have contributed in the development of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. From the historical account of Kristy Hall and Iqbal analysis (2010), it highlights that mental treatment developed in earliest period was mainly

Since the establishment of psychoanalytic therapy, and throughout the modern era of psychology there has been a strong tradition of following one of the Grand Theories. During this time, many practitioners exhibited considerable dogmatic allegiance to theoretical orientations (Norcross & Goldfried, 2005). As the field of psychology matured into the post-modern era, there has been a shift away from factionalism and parochialism toward one of open dialogue (Safran & Messer, 1997). Norcross and Garfried (2005) highlight some contributing factors. For example, the explosion of new therapeutic approaches and the realization that no theory is without flaws. The discovery that

Psychoanalysis was the name given by Sigmund Freud to a system of interpretation and therapeutic treatment of psychological disorders. (McLeod, 2007) In particular, we present five key concepts on psychoanalytic therapy: structure of personality, psychosexual stages, defense mechanism, anxiety, and the unconscious mind.