What Is Humanistic Psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy is generally routine. It deals with mental illness, especially psychological trauma, psychological obstacles caused by psychological frustration or stress, or psychological problems caused by ordinary people, and tension in interpersonal relationships.

General psychotherapy

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Psychotherapy is generally routine. It deals with mental illness, especially psychological trauma, psychological obstacles caused by psychological frustration or stress, or psychological problems caused by ordinary people, and tension in interpersonal relationships.

nickname

General psychotherapy

Visiting department

Neurology

Common locations

mental illness

Common causes

living environment

General psychotherapy

Mental illness, especially psychological trauma, psychological obstacles caused by psychological frustration or stress, or psychological problems caused by ordinary people, and tension in interpersonal relationships.

1. Take the necessary physical and psychological tests.

2. Fill in a detailed medical history including the time when the psychological disorder or problem occurred and developed, the most prominent symptoms, the problem to be solved, past studies, work and life experiences, family conditions and relationships between members, and their own interests and hobbies Wait.

3 The environment of psychotherapy must have a special small room. The conversation is only between the therapist and the patient. Unless the patient has a severe mental disorder, a relative can be accompanied. The interior should be arranged like a small, comfortable and secure living room with a sofa or soft chair for 3-4 people, and a coffee table and tea set. The interior colors and lights are soft and quiet. Can't get in, don't install the phone. So that patients can quickly feel at ease and let patients feel free to pour out their troubles to the doctor in such a room.

4 Choose the right way to talk

(1) For patients who are obviously abnormal and irrational: Whether he is silent or noisy, the therapist must clearly and repeatedly say to the patient with a firm tone: "You have a mental illness, here is Hospital, I'm a doctor who specializes in treating this disease. " Regardless of whether the patient accepts or not, the patient must be repeatedly inculcated with the three different meanings mentioned above. To do well for their families, relatives, friends, colleagues and leaders, it is important to win their cooperation. If conditions allow the patient to be hospitalized. Psychotherapy is given at the same time as drug treatment. Such patients often need a period of drug and psychological treatment to gradually understand that they may have a disease and need to cooperate with a doctor. When the patient actively seeks a doctor for treatment, the effect of psychological treatment is certain.

(2) For patients with rational, self-controlling ability: The implementation plan of psychotherapy should be prepared according to the condition, such as how many conversations are expected to complete the treatment task, what problems are prepared to solve each conversation, and what purpose is achieved. It usually takes 1-2 conversations before you can understand the patient's psychological state and personality characteristics, before you can make a practical treatment plan. Some patients need only 3-4 conversations to solve the problem and cure the disease; some patients take longer and even need special psychological treatment techniques to eliminate the symptoms; and some patients need the appropriate amount of drugs to work. Although there is no fixed treatment method, the core of the treatment is to influence the patient's psychology through the words of the therapist, and to make the disease develop towards healing.

Although the method and implementation plan of psychotherapy varies from person to person, its content has three steps according to psychotherapy: the first step is to let the patient talk about their difficulties and eliminate the negative emotions that affect the condition; the second step: to let the patient know the relevant Psychological knowledge, learn to analyze your inner world, find problems in your personality, and the cause of the disease; the third step: make patients believe that they can control their own destiny. As long as you strengthen your own weaknesses, change your original attitudes and behaviors towards life, and cultivate your own healthy personality, you can adapt to any environmental change, overcome the ups and downs in life, and be a strong person in your life.

5. Consolidation of treatment effect In order to consolidate the effect, patients are required to return to the clinic regularly and report their living conditions to the psychologist. In case of recurrence, analysis and judgment should be made in time to find out the cause of recurrence and propose a treatment method. Therefore, it is important to emphasize that patients and psychologists often keep in touch with each other to consolidate the curative effect.

Those engaged in psychotherapy must be clinical psychologists or those who have passed a special training exam. The following conditions are required:

1. In addition to being familiar with the characteristics of the psychological disorders of the professional illness in which they are engaged, psychologists must also have sufficient expertise in neurology and psychiatry. For non-medical psychologists, it is necessary to supplement the medical knowledge of the above aspects.

2. Has rich humanities, natural science knowledge and life experience.

3 Have a healthier mind. As a psychiatrist, when performing psychological treatment for patients, it is required to be able to forget the events that disturb their own psychology, enter a role of "treat and save people" with a stable and full mood, and go all out to relieve patients. Psychological distress.

4 Understand the patient's psychology. In order to make psychotherapy successful, we must first understand the patient's psychology, including his personality, cultural background, temperament, and ability. Secondly, it is necessary to analyze the life events that caused the patients 'psychological difficulties, their nature, intensity, and the patients' understanding and evaluation of the events. Furthermore, it is necessary to understand the patient's living habits and hobbies.

5. During treatment, explain to the patient that the contents of the conversation should be properly kept as medical records, keep secrets, and never pass them on.

6. During the treatment, the doctor should listen to the patient's medical history intently, and use compassion, understanding eyes and encouragement and heuristic questions to guide the patient to pour out the depression, troubles and pains contained in the heart.

7. When explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of diseases, doctors must treat patients with different cultural levels and use popular and professional terms appropriately so that patients feel that the doctor is a friend and help him overcome the pain together as a friend or relative. .