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What are the drug therapies? How do double-blind studies help researchers evaluate a drug's effectiveness? Psychopharmacology has helped make drug therapy the most widely used biomedical therapy

What are the basic themes of humanistic therapy? What are the specific goals of the client-centered approach? Both psychoanalytic and humanistic therapists are insight therapists- they attempt to improve functioning by increasing client's awareness of motives and defenses. Humanistic therapy's goals have included helping clients grown in self-awareness and self-acceptance promoting personal growth rather than curing illness. Helping clients take responsibility for their own growth. Carl Roger's client centered therapy proposed that therapists most important contributions are to function as a psychological mirror through active listening and provide a growth-fostering environment of unconditional positive regard, characterized of genuineness, acceptance, and empathy.

What are the goals and techniques of psychoanalysis, and how have they been adapted in psychotherapy? Through psychoanalysis, Freud tried to give people self-insight and relief from their disorders by bringing anxiety-laden feelings and thoughts into conscious awareness. Techniques include using free association and interpretation in instances of resistance and transference. Contemporary psychodynamic therapy.

How do psychotherapy, biomedical therapy, and an electric approach to therapy differ? Psychotherapy is treatment involving psychological techniques. It consists of interactions between therapists and someone seeking to overcome their difficulties or achieve personal growth. The major psychotherapies derive from psychology's psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioral and cognitive perspectives. Biomedical therapy treats psychological disorders with medications or procedures that act directly on a patient's physiology.