Posted: January 23rd, 2017

Explain in a 200- to 300-word response the biomedical approach as well as the psychodynamic, humanistic-existential, behavior, and cognitive approaches to psychotherapy listed in your text.

Biomedical and psychotherapy are two basic approaches to treating psychological disorders. A number of approaches fall under the category of psychotherapy, but they all include the following four essential characteristics:

• Systematic interaction between a client and a therapist

• Based on psychological theory and research

• Influences a client’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior

• Used in treating disorders, adjustment problems, and to foster personal growth

Explain in a 200- to 300-word response the biomedical approach as well as the psychodynamic, humanistic-existential, behavior, and cognitive approaches to psychotherapy listed in your text.