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)