Psychotherapy Terms Cheat Sheet by elove66

Person Centred - Based on the view that everyone has the capacity and desire for personal growth and change, given the right condit­ions. The therapist is not seen as the expert; instead, they offer UPR, empathy and congruence to help the client come to terms with any negative feelings, and change and develop in their own way.

Transa­ctional Analysis - Compre­hensive approach - combines humani­stic, CBT and psycho­dyn­amic. The human person­ality is catego­rised into three states - Parent, Adult and Child - which can help the client understand how they interact with others.

Aims to change the way you think (cogni­tive) and what you do (behav­iour). Rather than looking at the past, it focuses on current problems and practical solutions, helping the client to feel better now.

Based on Freud's work - believes that psycho­logical problems are rooted in the uncons­cious mind, and that past experi­ences can influence emotions, thoughts and behaviour. Techniques may include free associ­ation or dream analysis to help identify repressed feelings or conflicts that are affecting the client now.

Derived from psycho­ana­lysis - from Freud - but focuses on immediate problems to attempt to provide a quicker solution. It stresses the important of the uncons­cious and part experi­ences in shaping current behaviour. The therapist will encourage the client to talk about their childhood relati­onships (including with parents and other signif­icant people). Uses techniques such as free associ­ation, interp­ret­ation and transf­erence.