1. Evaluating Psychotherapies and Prevention Strategies
1.1. Does it work?
1.1.1. Client's perceptions
1.1.2. Clinician's perceptions
1.1.3. Outcome research
1.2. The Relative Effectiveness of Different Psychotherapies
1.2.1. evidence-based practice
1.3. Evaluating Alternative Therapies
1.3.1. EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR)
1.3.2. LIGHT EXPOSURE THERAPY
1.4. Commonalities Among Psychotherapies
1.4.1. Hope for demoralized people
1.4.2. a new perspective
1.4.3. An empathic, trusting, caring relationship
1.4.4. therapeutic alliance
1.4.4.1. a bond of trust and mutual understanding between a therapist and client, who work together constructively to overcome the client’s problem.
1.5. Culture, Gender, and Values in Psychotherapy
1.6. Preventing Psychological Disorders
1.6.1. resilience
2. Therapy
2.1. Psychodynamic Therapy
2.1.1. goals
2.1.2. techniques
2.2. Humanistic Therapies
2.2.1. insight therapies
2.2.2. client-centered therapy
2.2.3. active listening
2.2.4. unconditional positive regard
2.3. Psychotherapy
2.4. The Biomedical Therapies
2.4.1. Psychosurgery
2.4.1.1. MAGNETIC STIMULATION
2.4.1.2. DEEP-BRAIN STIMULATION
2.4.2. Electroconvulsive Therapy
2.4.3. Alternative Neurostimulation Therapies
2.4.4. Therapeutic Lifestyle Change
2.4.5. Brain Stimulation
2.4.5.1. lobotomy
2.4.6. drug therapies
2.4.6.1. psychopharmacology
2.4.6.1.1. the study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior
2.4.6.2. Antipsychotic Drugs
2.4.6.3. Antianxiety Drugs
2.4.6.4. Antidepressant Drugs
2.4.6.5. Mood-Stabilizing Medications
2.5. Eclectic Approach
2.6. behavioral therapies
2.6.1. classical conditioning techniques
2.6.1.1. counterconditioning
2.6.2. exposure therapies
2.6.3. systematic desensitization
2.6.4. virtual reality exposure theory
2.6.5. aversive conditioning
2.6.6. operant conditioning
2.6.6.1. token economy
2.7. cognitive therapy
2.7.1. Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy
2.7.2. Aaron Beck’s Therapy for Depression
2.7.3. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
2.8. Group and Family Therapies
2.8.1. Group Therapy
2.8.2. Family Therapy
2.8.3. Self Help Groups