Abnormal Psychology - Therapies

Therapies

  • Psychoanalysis (Freud)
  • Behavioral therapy (Wolpe) based on behaviorism, and involving classical and operant conditioning.
  • Humanistic therapy aiming to achieve self-actualization (Carl Rogers, 1961)
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy aims to influence thought and cognition (Beck, 1977).
  • Imagery Rehearsal Therapy which targets the treatment of nightmares (Thünker & Pietrowsky, 2012)

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