Individual psychotherapy involves meeting with a therapist to explore one's feelings, attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors in order to bring about positive change. The goals are to reduce symptoms, modify disturbed patterns, and promote personal growth. Different types were discussed, including psychoanalysis which focuses on unconscious forces, supportive therapy for chronic conditions, hypnosis using relaxation techniques, and reality therapy which emphasizes present coping skills. The nurse's role is to reinforce positive behavior, coordinate care, develop trust, and explain the treatment process.
4. DEFINITION
Individual psychotherapy is a method of
bringing about change in a person by exploring
his or her feelings, attitude, thinking and
behavior.
It is a process of meeting with therapist to assist
a person in dealing with symptoms or problems
a person having.
5. GOALS
Remove or modify existing symptoms.
Mediate disturbed patterns of
behavior.
Promote positive personality growth
and development.
6. •personal growth and
exploration
spiritual issues
life adjustment issues
coping with change
grief and loss
past trauma
relationship issues
adolescent issues
depression
anxiety problems
sexuality issues
stress related problems
alcohol and dug dependence
Issus For Which Individual Psychotherapy
May Help
9. Psychoanalysis
It was developed by Freud. The
therapeutic technique focuses
primarily on the influence of
unconscious forces such as repressed
impulses & memories, internal
conflicts and childhood traumas on the
mental life. The therapist help the
clients to identify unresolved conflicts
and traumas from early childhood.
11. SUPPORTIVE
PSYCHOTHERAPY
It is a form of psychological treatment
given to the patient with chronic
disabling psychiatric conditions for
whom basic change is not seen as a
realistic goal.
13. HYPNOSIS
This is a form of treatment where in the
patient is put into an altered state of
consciousness by giving him repetitive
monotonous auditory stimuli like “You are
going to relax”, “your eyelids are
becoming heavier” etc. Hypnotic
experience involve following three
factors:
Absorption
Dissociation
Suggestibility
15. REALITY THERAPY
This is a form of psychotherapeutic
technique which focuses on present
behavior and development of a
patient’s ability to cope up with the
stressors of reality and take a great
responsibility for the fulfillment of his
needs.
17. ABREACTION THERAPY
Abreaction is a process by which
repressed material, particularly a
painful experience or conflict is
brought back a consciousness. The
person not only recalls but also relives
the material, which is accompanied by
the appropriate emotional response.
18. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF
INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Can be set up quickly.
Patient with a trained
professional to talk to.
Helps define the problems
the client is having.
Improves communication
skills.
Teaches better ways to
cope.
Client can talk but not make
any real changes.
Some clients don’t have
interest in talking about
their problems.
May not provide enough
help for the severity of
problems.
19. ROLE OF THE NURSE
Reinforce positive behavior.
Co-ordinate with other team members.
Allow patient to take decision.
Explain about the treatment.
Develop a trusting relationship.
Set limits on unexpectable behavior.
