Clinical: Topic 2: Therapies

What were the four variables that Lambert (1994) identified from outcomes in psychotherapy research and what percentages did they contribute to the variability in outcome of therapy? (LO3)

What is one possible implication of Lambert's finding? (LO3)

What is the dodo bird verdict? (LO3)

What are the implications of the dodo bird verdict? (LO3)

What did Marcus et al (2014) suggest about how accurate the dodo bird verdict is of more recent research? (LO3)

What are the implications of Marcus et al (2014) for the dodo bird verdict? (LO3)

Describe the basic principles (in terms of focus, length/setting, therapist role, and techniques) of psychoanalytic therapy? (LO1)

Describe the basic principles (in terms of focus, length/setting, therapist role, and techniques) of psychodynamic therapy? (LO1)

Describe the basic principles (in terms of focus, length/setting, therapist role, and techniques) of person centred or humanistic therapy? (LO1)

Describe the basic principles (in terms of focus, length/setting, therapist role, and techniques) of behavioural therapy? (LO1)

Describe the basic principles (in terms of focus, length/setting, therapist role, and techniques) of cognitive therapy? (LO1)

What are the three stages of therapy? (LO4)

What are three factors that contribute to the therapy alliance between therapist and client? (LO2)

What is often considered the golden standard in assessing the effectiveness of therapies?

What have meta-analysis generally indicated about the effectiveness of psychotherapies?

What did a recent meta-analysis suggest about the effectiveness psychological therapies?

What are implications of Dragioti et al (2017)?

What are some issues with assessing the the effectiveness of psychotherapy?

Describe the focus of a behavioural approach?

What are the techniques used in the behavioural approach and the role of the therapist?

What is the length and setting of a behavioural approach?

Describe the focus of a cognitive/cognitive behavioural approach (CBT)?

What is the basis of treatment for a cognitive approach

Describe techniques used in a cognitive approach

Describe the role of the therapist in a cognitive approach

Describe the length and setting of a cognitive approach.