An The introductory text at the left reads as follows., According to some estimates, there exist at least 500 specific types of Psychotherapy. Citation (, Lilienfeld &and Arkowitz, 2012, September 1). Therapies can be categorized along three major dimensions: manner of delivery, treatment approach, and theoretical perspective. Here we see where different therapies fall along these dimensions. As many as half of today’s therapists use a combined approach. Citation (, Norcross &and Beutler, 2014), integrating multiple methods. The eclectic or holistic style may incorporate both biomedical and psychological treatments. All therapies share the common goal of reducing symptoms and increasing the quality of life.
The flowchart starts from Major approaches to therapy and leads to a section, Manner of delivery having two text boxes, reading Individual and Group. The text for individual reads, Involves a one-on-one relationship with a therapist and that for group is Involves one or more therapists working with multiple people. The individual leads to another section, Treatment approach with two text boxes, Biomedical and psychological. The biomedical box has text reading, Using drugs or other medical interventions, focuses on the biological basis of a disorder. The psychological has text reading, Focuses on psychological factors. An arrow from the group further points to another psychological that reads, Focuses on psychological factors.
The biomedical is further classified into Psychopharmacology, Uses medicine to alter perceptions, moods, and behaviors; Electroconvulsive therapy, Induces seizures in the brain, and neurosurgery, Destroys some portion of brain or connections between different areas of brain. The psychological textbox originating from individual gives rise to two textboxes under the section, theoretical perspective. These read, behavior therapies, Focus on behavioral change and Insight therapies, Focus on increasing awareness of self and environment. The psychological textbox originating from group gives rise to another text reading insight therapies, Focus on increasing awareness of self and environment.
An arrow from behavior therapies points to a textbox reading Behavior therapy, Using principles of learning, seeks to replace maladaptive behaviors. An arrow from insight therapies gives rise to four textboxes reading, psychoanalysis, Seeks to increase awareness of unconscious conflicts; Psychodynamics New approach to Psychoanalysis; Humanistic, Emphasizes positive nature; and Cognitive, Seeks to change maladaptive thoughts. An arrow from the insight therapies corresponding to the group has two text boxes reading Family, Focuses on the family as an integrated system and Group, Preferred approach for interpersonal issues.