Psychotherapies: introductory concepts for healthcare students

Abstract

The psychotherapies can be defined as method of as therapeutic procedures based on different theoretical and technical concepts, conceived to help the patient to cope with his/her emotional, cognitive and behavioral problems. The present study aims are: a) to review the main technical and theoretical concepts associated with psychotherapy, especially those based on psychoanalytic/psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral theoretical concepts and, b) to discuss some peculiarities of the psychotherapy of groups. This material is intented to be used as a reference to beginners students of this field of knowledge as well as others specialties of the health-related context

Keywords

• Psychotherapy. Techniques. Psychotherapy
• Group. Psychotherapy
• Psychodynamic. Behavior Therapy
• Cognitive