Describe four factors which contribute to the treatment of psychological distress.
Four factors which contribute to the treatment of psychological distress are given as:
1) A major factor in the treatment is the techniques adopted by the therapist and the implementation of the same with the patient. If the behavioural system and the CBT school are adapted to heal and anxious client, the relaxation procedures and the cognitive restructuring largely contribute to the healing.
2) The therapeutic alliance which is formed between the therapist and the patient, has healing properties, because of the regular availability of the therapist and the warmth and empathy provided by the therapist.
3) At the onset of therapy, while the patient is being interviewed in the initial session to understand the nature of the problem, she/he unburdens the emotional problems being faced. This process of emotional unburdening is known as catharsis, and it has healing properties.
4) There are several non-specific factors associated with psychotherapy because they occur across different systems of psychotherapy and across different clients and different therapists. These factors attributable on the client/patient are motivation for change, the expectation of improvement due to the treatment, etc. These are called patient variables.
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