Introduction to psychological theories and psychotherapy / / Andrew Koffmann, M. Grace Walters

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458478503321
• Autore: Koffmann Andrew
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 0-19-939866-6; 0-19-939867-4; 0-19-939865-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Collana: Pittsburgh Pocket Psychiatry Series
• Disciplina: 616.89/14
• Soggetti: Psychotherapy; Psychology; Psychiatry; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Introduction to Psychological Theories and Psychotherapy; Copyright; Contents; Detailed Contents; 1 Introduction; Overview of the Book; 2 Psychological Theories: Key Concepts; The Evolution of Psychodynamic Theory; Introduction; Freud's Life and the Origins of Psychodynamic Theory; The Vienna Psychoanalytic Society; Ego Psychology; Object Relations Theory; The Interpersonal School; Psychodynamic Approaches to Character and the Self; Child Analysis and Developmental Theory; Current Trends in Psychodynamic Theory; The Evolution of Cognitive and Behavior Therapies; Behaviorism: The First WaveBehaviorism: The Second Wave; Behaviorism: The Third Wave; 3 Toward an Integrated Understanding of Psychotherapy: Useful Perspectives; Neurobiological Correlates of Psychological Theory and Psychotherapy; Neuroplasticity and Four Key Phenomena; Neurobiology and the Psychotherapy of Depression; Neurobiology and the Psychotherapy of PTSD; Summary; Research Findings in Psychology; What Do We Know About the Rate of Recovery in Psychotherapy?; In General, How Does Psychotherapy Work?; ; Research Findings from Treatment Studies; Efficacy vs. Effectiveness; Monotherapy vs. Combined TreatmentContinuation and Maintenance Psychotherapy; Bringing a Psychotherapeutic Understanding to Pharmacotherapy; Psychotherapy Within Psychiatry: Narrowing Indications and Broadening Options; Recommended Reading; 4 Learning Psychotherapy; Introduction; Basic Skills; Attending and Listening skills; Restatements; Questions; Showing Empathy; Challenges; Common Psychotherapeutic Techniques; Proposed Learning Sequence ; Recommended Reading; 5 Current Psychotherapies; Psychotherapy Training; Individual Psychodynamic Psychotherapies; Psychoanalysis; Psychodynamic PsychotherapyTransference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP); Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT); Supportive Psychotherapy (Including Psychoeducation); Play Therapy; Individual Behavior Therapies; Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT); Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP); Brief Cognitive Therapy for Panic Disorder; Prolonged Exposure for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PE-PTSD); Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA); Other Individual Psychotherapies; Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT); Motivational Interviewing (MI); Twelve-Step Facilitation; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Biofeedback for Mental Disorders; Therapies from Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Psychotherapy for Multiple Patients; Group Psychotherapy; Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT); Family Therapy; Recommended Reading; 6 Conclusions; Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and the Future; Anticipations in Neuroscience; Anticipations in Psychological Theory; Next Steps: Further Training and Self-Study; References; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is an introductory text on psychological theories and psychotherapy that approaches the topic from a multidisciplinary perspective. Written for psychiatry residents, but of notable relevance to other students and practitioners in medical and mental health fields, this book lays out a specific sequence for learning psychotherapy that emphasizes the fundamental importance of acquiring an appropriate foundational knowledge base in addition to learning the specific techniques of psychotherapies. Beyond emphasizing the details of major treatment models as well as the theory and research findin