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Thought Balloon

Unit 5 - Abnormal Psychology

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Magnifying Glass Tilted Left

Unit 1 - Research Methodology

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Herb

Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour

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Brain

Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour

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Globe Showing Europe Africa

Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behavior

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Performing Arts

Unit 6 - Health psychology

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Busts In Silhouette

Unit 7 - Psychology Of Human Relationships

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Unit 8 - Developmental Psychology

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Unit 9 - Internal Assessment

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Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model

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	<li>Despite different conclusions about psychotherapy&#39;s effectiveness, both found minimal differences between various therapeutic approaches.</li>
	<li>Example: Imagine different kinds of therapy like different diets. They have diverse principles but tend to result in similar weight loss.</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>An experimental design where the &quot;active ingredients&quot; of a therapy are removed and results compared to the full treatment.</li>
	<li>Jacobson et al (1996) used this for cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression. Patients were randomly assigned to three conditions:
	<ul>
		<li>Full CBT</li>
		<li>CBT focusing on behavioral activation</li>
		<li>CBT combining behavioural activation with modifying automatic thoughts</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Found that all treatments were equally effective&mdash;like different recipes resulting in equally delicious cakes!</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Sudden gains are early, dramatic improvements in therapy, happening faster than predicted.</li>
	<li>Example: It&#39;s like a car suddenly accelerating from 0 to 60 mph, unexpectedly quick!</li>
	<li>A significant percentage of patients (17-40%) respond to treatment much faster than theories suggest.</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Client&rsquo;s trust in the therapist: Therapist variability can sometimes be more critical than treatment variability&mdash;like the chef&#39;s skills being more important than the recipe.</li>
	<li>Formation of a working alliance with the client: The &#39;how&#39; of treatment delivery is sometimes more crucial than the &#39;what&#39;. It&#39;s like the presentation and serving style of a dish often making it more enjoyable than the dish itself.</li>
	<li>Placebo effects: They&#39;re part of any real-life treatment, like the &#39;sugar-pill effect.&#39; They can be studied to check if the treatment is better than the placebo but can also be used beneficially in actual therapeutic practice.</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Psychotherapy, in general, is effective, with common factors playing a larger role than specific therapeutic techniques&mdash;just like in a soccer team where teamwork is often more important than individual skills.</li>
	<li>This doesn&#39;t mean all treatments are equally effective for specific mental issues. For instance, systematic desensitization was more effective for specific phobias.</li>
	<li>These meta-analyses excluded medication treatment&mdash;like excluding any reference to running shoes in a study about running techniques.</li>
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These notes will be continued later with discussions on the effectiveness of drug treatments, and individual and group therapies for depression.

Unlock Psychotherapy's Full Potential: Insights & Trends

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Higher Level

Psychology HL

Unit 5 - Abnormal Psychology

Unlock Psychotherapy's Full Potential: Insights & Trends

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Eysenck, smith, & glass's studies on psychotherapy effectiveness

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Sudden gains in psychotherapy

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Unit 5 - Abnormal Psychology

Unlock Psychotherapy's Full Potential: Insights & Trends

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Eysenck, smith, & glass's studies on psychotherapy effectiveness

Dismantling design in psychotherapy studies

Sudden gains in psychotherapy

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