Contents:
- Medical Video: What's Inside A Black Hole?
- What is psychotherapy?
- Who needs psychotherapy?
- What type of psychotherapy is suitable for you?
- Cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Therapy acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Medical Video: What's Inside A Black Hole?
Maybe you've often watched psychological therapy scenes on film or television. The actor usually meets a therapist during a therapy session to tell him all the difficulties. After that the therapist will provide analysis and advice so that the actor can correct various problems. What you watch on the screen is only a small part of the actual therapy session. In fact, a real therapy session requires a long and slightly complicated process. The counseling process with a psychologist, psychiatrist, or therapist is known as psychotherapy. To understand what really happened during the therapy process, see the following explanation.
What is psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy is a form of interaction between clients (patients) and therapists who aim to help clients through difficult times and learn various ways to solve problems in life. This therapy is open, which means both the client and the therapist will both find the best solution. Clients will not get coercion, orders, or any demands from a therapist who does not feel inappropriate. Usually the therapist will only accompany and provide guidance and advice to the client in living a challenging daily life.
By undergoing psychotherapy, you will have the opportunity to consult neutral, objective, and experts in the fields of psychology and mental health. This is what is usually difficult for you to get from the people closest to you when you are in trouble. In a therapy session, you will be asked to share the problem or difficulty being faced. After that, you and the therapist will determine what changes you want to realize and what goals you want to achieve. Changing your mindset, behavior, and feelings is the way to solve your problem. These changes and goals will usually be broken down by the therapist into several parts that will be completed in a certain period. This is what is called nursing care (treatment plan).
Psychotherapy usually takes less than one year, depending on the progress you made during the therapy. One therapy session runs for 50 minutes on average. You and the therapist will discuss the technique of overcoming the feelings or thoughts that are bothering you. The therapist will continue to train and embed the technique until you are well versed and succeed in realizing the expected changes.
Who needs psychotherapy?
The practice of psychotherapy has proven effective since the end of the 19th century to help people with mental disorders find the solutions needed. Unfortunately, there are still many people who misunderstand the concept of psychotherapy. Psychotherapy is not a method taken to cure people with mental disabilities (crazy). This therapy actually targets people whose mental condition is still functioning despite the disorder. Here are some types of disorders that can be treated through psychotherapy.
- Feeling sadness and despair that dragged on for several months
- The problem never ends even though I have tried my best with the help of the closest people
- Difficulty concentrating and doing daily activities
- Worrying and worrying too much until you are unable to think positively
- Showing negative behavior such as irritability, alcoholism, or overeating (stress eating)
Usually those who show the above disorders are people who suffer from depression or psychological trauma, have just lost loved ones, faced divorce, lost their jobs, were addicted to alcohol, and had eating disorders such as anorexia.
What type of psychotherapy is suitable for you?
There are various different approaches to psychotherapy. Usually the therapist will apply one or a combination of the approaches that best suits your condition. These are the types of psychotherapy that you may undergo.
Cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT)
In this psychotherapy, you will be asked to detect thought patterns or unhealthy behaviors that are the source of problems in your life. Then you have to get used to forming new and better mindset and behavior.
Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapy
This type of therapy leads you to look deeper into your conscious mind. You will be invited to explore various events or problems that have been hidden and you are not aware of them. This new understanding will help you in making decisions and dealing with various problems.
Interpersonal psychotherapy
In interpersonal psychotherapy, you will be invited to evaluate and understand how you connect with other people such as family, friends, or colleagues. From here, you will become more sensitive when interacting or resolving conflicts with other people.
Therapy acceptance and commitment (ACT)
In order for you to be able to deal with problems more healthfully, you will be trained to realize and accept all your feelings and thoughts, rather than denying or avoiding those feelings. After that you must commit to change it.
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