Exam 21: Comparing and Contrasting the Theories of Psychotherapy

Discuss the worldview of person centered therapists.

When choosing your theoretical orientation, what does it mean to make an intentional choice?

Which therapy models place the therapist as the expert?

Which therapy method focuses on externalizing problems?

Which therapy model focused on helping clients to find meaning in the world?

Which therapy models place the therapist as a co-equal?

Describe the worldview of Play Therapists.

List some of the therapy techniques of DBT.

Discuss worldview and how it is related to therapy.

It is ok for a therapist to randomly choose a therapy technique because there is no therapy technique that is inherently better than others.

Which psychoanalytic model focuses on interpersonal relationships?

Which school of thought supported the idea that problems are socially constructed?

Morita and Naikan therapists act as guides for their clients.

Which family systems approach focuses on coalitions?

A therapist should focus on the client's values when determining which theoretical orientation to use in therapy.

Freud's most central concept that pervades his entire theory is his idea of the unconscious.

Which area of psychotherapy has produced the most evidenced based techniques?

Discuss the goals of Naikan therapy.

Knowing one's beliefs about human development is important for determining one's theoretical orientation.

Discuss the top five ways for choosing a theoretical orientation for beginning therapists or students attending graduate school.