PSYCHOTHERAPYPSYCHOTHERAPY

Sathish RAJAMANI. M.Sc Sathish RAJAMANI. M.Sc (N)(N)

Lecturer,Lecturer,

AMCON - CBEAMCON - CBE

DEFINITIONDEFINITIONThe Treatment of emotional or The Treatment of emotional or related bodily problems by related bodily problems by psychological means.psychological means.It is a process of helping a distressed It is a process of helping a distressed person, which aims at facilitating a person, which aims at facilitating a change in his feelings, attitudes and change in his feelings, attitudes and behavior by means of verbal and behavior by means of verbal and emotional communication.emotional communication.

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

Removing, modifying or retarding existing Removing, modifying or retarding existing symptoms.symptoms.

Changing disturbed patterns of behavior.Changing disturbed patterns of behavior.

Promoting positive personality growth and Promoting positive personality growth and development.development.

Finding out causes for emotional problems.Finding out causes for emotional problems.

Environmental manipulationEnvironmental manipulation

To improve IPR.To improve IPR.

PSYCHOTHERAPYPSYCHOTHERAPY

SCIENCEART

DIFFERENCESDIFFERENCES

Goal: PreventiveGoal: Preventive

Focus: Problems/Issue Focus: Problems/Issue oriented. (Pre Marital. oriented. (Pre Marital. Marital and Disaster Marital and Disaster Counseling).Counseling).

Techniques:Techniques: Emotional SupportEmotional Support Re AssuranceRe Assurance ExplanationExplanation EducationEducation

Goal: CurativeGoal: Curative

Focus: Treatment Focus: Treatment Oriented.Oriented.

Techniques:Techniques:

AbreactionAbreaction InterpretationInterpretation AnalysisAnalysis Behavior ModificationBehavior Modification Free AssociationFree Association Dream AnalysisDream Analysis

TYPES OF TYPES OF PSYCHOTHERAPYPSYCHOTHERAPY

Depth of probing into the Depth of probing into the unconscious mind.unconscious mind.

A.A. Superficial / Short term / SupportiveSuperficial / Short term / SupportiveB.B. Deep / Long term / Analysis Deep / Long term / Analysis

No of Patients TreatedNo of Patients TreatedA.A. IndividualIndividualB.B. GroupGroupC.C. FamilyFamily

TYPESTYPES

Purpose of which it is Purpose of which it is given,given,

A.A. Supportive or GuidanceSupportive or Guidance

B.B. Re – ConstructiveRe – Constructive

C.C. Re Build Re Build

TECHNIQUESTECHNIQUESVentilationVentilation

AbreactionAbreaction

ReassuranceReassurance

ExplanationExplanation

SuggestionSuggestion

ReinforcementReinforcement

RecreationRecreation

Work as a Work as a therapytherapy

PersuasionPersuasion

VENTILATIONVENTILATION

It is the process of allowing the It is the process of allowing the release of bottled emotions.release of bottled emotions.

It helps to express the suppressed It helps to express the suppressed emotions.emotions.

Patient is allowed to talk whatever Patient is allowed to talk whatever comes into his mind.comes into his mind.

ABREACTIONABREACTION

It is a process of exploring a repressed It is a process of exploring a repressed emotions.emotions.

Example: ‘Ok’, Than What Example: ‘Ok’, Than What Happened?Happened?

REASSURANCEREASSURANCE

Supportive approach.Supportive approach.

Example: “You do not have a Example: “You do not have a serious problem. I am confident serious problem. I am confident that you will get well”.that you will get well”.

EXPLANATIONEXPLANATION

Explanations are provided to Explanations are provided to remove misconceptions and remove misconceptions and to provide proper to provide proper understanding of a problem.understanding of a problem.

SUGGESTIONSUGGESTION

Suggestion is a process by Suggestion is a process by which symptoms relief is which symptoms relief is achieved through positive achieved through positive statements made with a statements made with a degree of firmness and degree of firmness and authority.authority.

PERSUASIONPERSUASION

Persuasion is a procedure in Persuasion is a procedure in which therapist urges the which therapist urges the patient repeatedly to change patient repeatedly to change his behavior or to try new his behavior or to try new methods of dealing with his methods of dealing with his problem.problem.

REINFORCEMENTREINFORCEMENT

Reinforcement or rewards are Reinforcement or rewards are potent methods to enhance the potent methods to enhance the desired behavior.desired behavior.

They can be verbal or material They can be verbal or material in nature.in nature.

RECREATIONRECREATION

It helps to break the monotony of It helps to break the monotony of work.work.

It is essentially required for the It is essentially required for the patients who have developed patients who have developed emotional problems as a result of emotional problems as a result of having to perform monotonous and having to perform monotonous and hard work.hard work.

WORK AS THERAPYWORK AS THERAPY

When a person engages in work his When a person engages in work his preoccupation with emotional preoccupation with emotional problems decreases..problems decreases..

It enhances self – esteem, and helps It enhances self – esteem, and helps to resolve conflicts in many to resolve conflicts in many circumstances.circumstances.

RELAXATIONRELAXATION

It is especially useful for the It is especially useful for the anxious individual.anxious individual.

It is an effective intervention for It is an effective intervention for many psychosomatic problems like, many psychosomatic problems like, HT, PUD, BA and Migraine.HT, PUD, BA and Migraine.

Example: Yoga and Asanas.Example: Yoga and Asanas.