Basic schools of psychotherapy
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Psychodynamic therapy[edit | edit source]
- months to years
- understand and cope better with feelings by talking about experiences
- assumption: emotional problems are caused by unresolved, generally unconscious conflicts often stemming from childhood
Humanistic psychology[edit | edit source]
- goes back to rogers (20th century, psychologist)
- represents together with Abraham Maslow the humanistic psychology
- Client oriented therapy: importance of personal choice
Logotherapy[edit | edit source]
- the search for purpose and meaning
- goes back to viktor frankl
CBT[edit | edit source]
- Making links between behavior, cognition and affect
