Not only parents, family, teachers and friends have a place in the development of personality, values, attitudes, and behavior of a person, but also the experiences, society and mental illness can affect it.
Therapies
Psychotherapy a psychological technique that can bring about positive changes in personality, behavior, or personal adjustment.
Origins of therapy Archaeological discoveries of the Stone Age, confirms the cruel treatment to which people with mental problems were submitted. Because of their limited knowledge of such conditions, people attributed the unusual behavior to witchcraft, demons, and magic. For this "therapists" of the era used a treatment called trepanning, a surgical procedure in which a hole is bored in …show more content…
Luckily, the usual method was exorcism, a religious ritual. In the worst cases demonologists used to torture the human body to make it uninhabitable. Many of these supposed "possessed" used to really suffer from epilepsy and schizophrenia. It was not until 1793 that people with mental illness began to be treated more humanely. Dr. Philippe Pinel unleashed patients of the Bicetre Asylum and began to treat them medically. Almost 100 years later the first psychotherapist appear, Sigmund Freud developed psychoanalysis to help patients suffering of hysteria.
Dimensions of psychotherapy There are general terms that characterize the different types of therapies. A single type of therapy can be described with various of these terms.
Psychological Therapies The way that a psychotherapist approaches to treat a mental disorder differ for each patient. But although each technique has its own concepts and method, all share the same goal that is improve the quality of life of the patient. Among the main types of psychotherapy are psychoanalysis therapy, humanistic therapy, cognitive therapy, behavior therapy and medical …show more content…
So the main function of the therapist is to create an environment where the customer is able to grow by itself. For this, the therapist cannot react either to shock or disprove anything. The client must receive what is called an unconditional positive regard, total acceptance. Second, the therapist needs to see the world from the point of view of the client, meaning reaching a genuine empathy. Another condition is the authenticity, where the therapist must be honest. False fronts can completely destroy the environment. Finally, the last condition is that the therapist reflect with the client but does not offer advice or