Psychotherapy Integration Paper

Running Header Psychotherapy Integration Psychotherapy Integration Elaine T. Gayden Mississippi College Instructor Dr. J. Southern Theories Personality Counseling November 18, 2010 Psychotherapy Integration Abstract Psychotherapy Integration is an approach that uses more than any single theory or technique. The earlier pioneers in integration were following a trend that was introduced by Freud into psychoanalysis. It is said that common factors approach to integration came about because of the assumption that all effective methods of psychotherapy share somewhat critical and curative factors. Psychotherapy Integration is to integrate therapies that will derive a goal to maximize a patients exposure to the unique combination of therapeutic
Whether or not it is effective depends on if the client does it or not. These assignments are given to try and get the client to discover new strategies that was discussed in therapy.Contingency ContractThis is where the therapist enters into a written or verbal contract with the patient of the desired behaviors. The contract will have consequences included in it for positive and negative reinforcements.ModelingThe patient will learn acceptable behavior through observations.Rehearsed BehaviorThe therapist and patient engage in role-playing where the therapist demonstrates efficient verbal responses to different situations that the patient is required to imitate.Skills Training TechniquesThe patient is required to enter an educational program to learn life skills (i.e., social, parenting, etc.).Progressive RelaxationThis is a technique where the therapist uses to try and get the patient to relax their muscles in the body and calm and even breathing until the body is free of any type of tension. This technique is used to relieve anxiety and stress in the patient and prepare the patient for systematic desensitization.Systematic DesensitizationThe therapist uses this type of technique to help the
However, sometimes we dont act effectively. Socializing with people is an effective way to meet our need for belonging. For example standing on a wall at a dance and expecting for someone to just come over and ask you Psychotherapy Integration to dance is an ineffective way of meeting that need. It may work generally in most cases, but may be painful and carry a high price for ourselves and others. The key to feeling loved and belonging is what we want. Of course you just dont wake up in the mornings and say I must meet this particular need today. We would probably say something like I wonder if a few of my friends wouldnt mind having pot-luck dinner Friday night or maybe we can get together and go to the basketball game. Therefore, as we see in Reality therapy we thrive as social beings on our wants. Our needs arent too much of a factor. We basically concentrate on our wants, how to achieve what we want, and we often times fantasize about what we want.. So, in Reality Therapy counseling, the therapist will see whether or not a client is meeting his/her needs by asking three basic questions 1. What do you want 2. What are you doing to get what you want 3. is it working Behavior, in reality Therapy and in William Glassers Choice Theory terms, is