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Objectives of psychotherapies

The aim of psychotherapy depends on the valuation made of the patient (or client, or subject), by reference to psychological discipline which arises to intervene, so we can differentiate:

- Cognitive therapy: changing patterns of thought.

- Behavior therapy modify the functional behavior.

- Cognitive behavioral therapy: Mixing the two approaches, because their fundamentals are not totally contradictory and can complement each other.

- Behavior Modification: From the perspective of conduct arises, on the one hand, behavior therapy applied to the clinical setting and, second, behavior modification as an objective focuses on the clinical contexts other, but applying all the knowledge scientists, especially the behavioral perspective. For example, redesigning the work environment for health promotion or prevention.

- Gestalt Therapy: Getting a “creative adjustment” in the interaction between the person and the rest of the world, focusing on the experience.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction by Raymond J. Corsini 1
2 Psychoanalysis by Ellen B. Luborsky and Maureen O’Reilly-Landry and Jacob A. Arlow 15
3 Adlerian psychotherapy by Harold H. Mosak and Michael P. Maniacci 63
4 Analytical psychotherapy by Claire Douglas 107
5 Client-centered therapy by Nathaniel J. Raskin and Carl R. Rogers and Marjorie C. Witty 141
6 Rational emotive behavior therapy by Albert Ellis 187
7 Behavior therapy by G. Terence Wilson 233
8 Cognitive therapy by Aaron T. Beck and Marjorie E. Weishaar 263
9 Existential psychotherapy by Ed Mendelowitz and Kirk Schneider 295
10 Gestalt therapy by Gary Yontef and Lynne Jacobs 328
11 Multimodal therapy by Arnold A. Lazarus 368
12 Family therapy by Irene Goldenberg and Herbert Goldenberg 402
13 Contemplative psychotherapies by Roger Walsh 437
14 Integrative psychotherapies by John C. Norcross and Larry E. Beutler 481
15 Contemporary challenges and controversies by Kenneth S. Pope and Danny Wedding 512