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1. INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
Ms. ANGELINE
MSC (N) PREVIOUS YEAR
CHOITHRAM COLLEGE OF
NURSING

2. Psychotherapy can be defined
(Wolbers) as the treatment by
psychological means, of problems
of an emotional nature , in which a
trained persons (therapist)
deliberately establishes a
professional relationship with the
patient to ;

3. • Remove modify or retard existing
• Mediate disturbed patterns of
behaviour and /or
• Promote positive personality
growth and development.
• Psychotherapy is the use of
techniques that facilitate or allow
people to modify their feelings
,attitude , and behaviours.

4. To treat an emotional disorder
To treat chronic disorder
To gain insight and self knowledge
To train people in the helping
profession
To promote positive personality
To modify maladaptive behaviour
To improve interpersonal relationship
To make personal change

5. • PSYCHOANALYSIS –The therapeutic
interaction is characterized by mutual trust ,
with the goal of helping individuals change
destructive or unhealthy behaviours
,thoughts and emotions. It is common for
experienced therapists to combine several
different approaches or techniques.

7. INDIVIDUAL
PSYCHOTHERAPY
Individual
psychotherapy is a
method of bringing about
change in a person by
exploring his or her
feelings, attitudes,
thinking, and behaviour. It
involves a one-to-one
relationship between the
therapist and the client.

8. INDICATION

9. INDIVIDUAL THERAPY OBJECTIVE
To build a psychotherapeutic nurse patient relationship
in order to build a therapeutic alliance. A kind of
relationship formed with trust.

10. STAGES OF
PSYCHOTHERAPY

11. INTRODUCTORY
STAGE
In the introductory , the
client and therapist meet
and begins to work
together. This stage usually
involves taking history of
the client’s life including
any medical problems and
current medications.

12. WORKING STAGE
In the working stage , the
client is able to become
more trusting ,to disclose
and to begin exploring with
the therapist the thoughts ,
feelings and behaviors to
problems

13. TERMINATION STAGE
For this stage , client
behaviour modified or
remove the maladaptive
symptoms , if it is not
changed ,allow the next
sessions for the treatment .

14. TYPES OF INDIVIDUAL
PSYCHOTHERAPY
1.Psychoanalysis
2. Hypnosis
3. Abreaction
4. Reality therapy
5. Uncovering
6. Supportive therapy

15. 1.PSYCHOANALYSIS
Psychoanalytical therapy was developed by Freud.
It focus on unconscious forces such as repressed
impulses & memories, internal conflicts &
childhood trauma on mental life & adjustment of
the individual.

16. The aim of therapy is to bring all repressed
material to unconscious awareness so that the
patient can work towards a healthy resolution
of his problems, which are causing the
symptoms.

17. The specific methods used to
achieve the effect of therapy
are:
•Free association,
•Dream interpretation analysis
of resistances
•Defenses used by the patient,
•Working through the feelings
•Experiences revealed by the
patient during transferring.

18. 2. HYPNOSIS
Hypnosis is a superficial or deep trance (a
somnolent state/sleep like) resembling sleep.
• It induced in a patient by suggestions of relaxation
& concentrating attention on a single object.
• The client becomes highly suggestible, submissive &
abandons control & response to therapist influence.

19. Changes that occur during
hypnosis:
The person becomes highly
suggestible to the commands of the
therapist.
There is an ability to produce or
remove symptoms or perceptions.
Dissociation of a part of the body or
emotions. Amnesia for the events that
occurred during the hypnotic state.

20. This therapy is used in:
obesity, hypertension, asthma, smoking, peptic ulcer,
overeating, abreaction of past experiences,
psychosomatic disorders, conversion & dissociative
disorders, habit disorder & anxiety disorder or other
addiction disorder.

22. 3.ABREACTION
THERAPY
Abreaction is a process by
which repressed material,
particularly a painful
experience or conflict is
brought back to
consciousness

23. The person not only recalls but also relieves the
material, which is accompanied by the appropriate
emotional response.
It is most useful in acute neurotic conditions caused
by extreme stress (PTSD, hysteria etc).

24. METHODS:
Abreaction can be brought about
by strong encouragement to
relieve the stressful events.
 The procedure is begun with
neutral topics at first, &
gradually approaches area of
conflict.
 Abreaction can be done with
or without the use of
medication.

25. 4. REALITY THERAPY
This is a psychotherapeutic
technique which focuses on the
present behavior & development
of patient’s ability to cope with
the stress of reality & take a
greater responsibility for the
fulfillment of his needs.

26. To achieve these purposes the
therapist becomes involved in
an active relationship with
patient, rejects his unrealistic
behavior & teaches better
ways to meet his need in the
real world.

27. 5. UNCOVERING OR INSIGHT
PSYCHOTHERAPY
This technique is used to break through the
patient’s repressed conflict & traumatic
experience to the surface.
It helps the patient in gaining an insight.

28. 6. SUPPORTIVE
PSYCHOTHERAPY
It is a form of “surface therapy”.
The therapist helps the patient to
relieve emotional distress &
symptoms without probing in to
past or attempting to change or
alter the basic personality of the
individual.

29. Individual psychotherapy is a method of bringing
about change in a person by exploring his or her
feelings, attitudes, thinking, and behavior. It
involves a one-to-one relationship between the
therapist and the client.
CONCLUSION