2012年11月1日 · A psychologist can help you work through such problems. Through psychotherapy, psychologists help people of all ages live happier, healthier, and more productive lives. In psychotherapy, psychologists apply scientifically validated procedures to help people develop healthier, more effective habits.

2017年7月31日 · Psychotherapy involves communication between patients and therapists that is intended to help people: Find relief from emotional distress, as in becoming less anxious, fearful or depressed. Seek solutions to problems in their lives, such as dealing with disappointment, grief, family issues, and job or career dissatisfaction.

Psychotherapy refers to any psychological service provided by a trained professional that primarily uses forms of communication and interaction to assess, diagnose, and treat dysfunctional emotional reactions, ways of thinking, and behavior patterns. Psychotherapy may be provided to individuals, couples, families, or members of a group.

Existential therapy focuses on free will, self-determination and the search for meaning. Integrative or holistic therapy. Many therapists don't tie themselves to any one approach. Instead, they blend elements from different approaches and tailor their treatment according to each client's needs. Adapted from the Encyclopedia of Psychology

2018年10月1日 · Don't impose meaning. In a related vein, let the topic of meaning emerge organically, Hill advises. Only about 12 percent of clients enter therapy with an explicit request to work on meaning issues, according to a survey she conducted with 212 practicing psychotherapists (Counselling Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 4, 2017

Explores the multifaceted nature of this highly subjective construct. Contributors to this groundbreaking edited volume examine the phenomenological, empirical, and clinical aspects of people’s reactions to the loss of meaning, to uncertainty, and to meaning violations. The book concludes with a scholarly, clinical chapter on how psychotherapy can help restore meaning in …

Psychotherapy begins with some discussion of a person’s background and the concerns that led him or her to seek help. Following this initial assessment, the patient and therapist come to an agreement, called the treatment contract. The treatment contract specifies the goals of treatment, treatment procedures, and a regular schedule for the time,

One article from each issue of Psychotherapy will be highlighted as an “Editor’s Choice” article. . Selection is based on the recommendations of the associate editors, the paper’s potential impact to the field, the distinction of expanding the contributors to, or the focus of, the science, or its discussion of an important future direction fo

stood as “enterprises in search of meaning in life” (p. 405). It is indeed intriguing to think that our underlying endeavor in psychotherapy is to help people in the journey toward understanding MIL. The purpose of Part II is thus to focus on how to work with MIL in psychotherapy and self-help.

This book provides an introduction and overview to Alfred Adler's person-centered approach to psychotherapy. In Adler's view, all behavior has social meaning, and the socio-cultural context of a person's life is a driving influence on their mental health and life experiences.