Clinical psychology Chapter 1: Introduction

Interventions: post war and beyond

Client-centered Therapy (Carl Rogers, 1951) >>> is a non-directive approach to talk therapy. it is based on a belief that the client is best able to decide what to explore and how. It allows the client to lead the conversation and does not attempt to steer the client in nay way.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT, Beck, 1967) >>> it can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave. It is commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for other mental and physical health problems.

Eclectics Approach >>> when clinicians employ the techniques of more than one theoretical orientation.

Brief time-limited therapy

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  Manualized treatments: treatment that is presented in a manual format (i.e., outlining the rationales, goals, and techniques that correspond to each phase of the treatment).
  

Community psychology/ prevention

Evidence-based treatments