Chapter 16 was about people involved in psychotherapy, different types of psychotherapy, techniques, benefits and treatments. There are many different occupations for therapists such as Clinical Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Counseling Psychologist, Psychiatric Nurse, and many others. Some different Techniques used by psychologists are the Freudian concept, Neo-Freudian tradition, Interpersonal therapy Humanistic Therapy, Group Therapy and countless more. The things that I found most surprising throughout this chapter were how many steps were necessary for some forms of therapy, how many different types of psychologists and techniques there are, and how certain people respond differently to different therapies. Near the end of the chapter it talks about all types of treatments from therapy, antianxiety medications, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, Electroconvulsive therapy to Psychosurgery, or brain surgery. Brain surgery is an absolute last resort for patients that are not being helped by anything else. I used to think that psychotherapy was a very simple and easy process, but there are many different types that all have different techniques and ways of dealing with patients.
Here is a video that talks about different personality tests used by psychotherapists.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4-3qlXPXUk
Psychological and Biological Treatments
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As someone who has done therapy and in learning to be a counseling psychologist, I can definitely tell you that it is not easy!! :)