Current Psychotherapies 5th edition by Raymond J Corsini

             Psychotherapy, as defined by Raymond Corsini, is the formal process of interaction between two parties, each consisting of one or more people, for the purpose of improvement in one of the parties relative to any or all of the following areas of malfunction or disability: Cognitive (disorders of thinking), affective (suffering or emotional discomforts) or behavioral (inadequacy of behavior). One of the parties, the therapist, must have some theory of personality origins, development, maintenance and change in addition to a method of treatment related to the theory. The therapist must have professional and legal approval to act as such. (Corsini, 1995, p.1)
             Though many consider counseling and psychotherapy to be one in the same, there are some significant differences. Counseling is usually a short process and is problem oriented. The counselor acts as a teacher and may give advice, orders or information in attempting to help the client achieve the desired results. Counselors depend on specialized knowledge and common sense. Psychotherapy, on the other hand, usually involves many sessions and is person oriented. The psychotherapist acts as a detective, listening and supporting the client. Psychotherapists help people to discover why they think, feel, and act the way they do. Psychotherapists may have a number of different theories and may use any or all of them to help their clients.
             There are three different modes of psychotherapies. All of these methods are meant to help people to change, to assist them in changing their thinking, changing their feelings, and changing their actions. The first mode is cognition. People learn things actively (through experience) and passively (through information). Therapists use both active and passive techniques in order to help their clients to change and improve. The next mode is behavior. Learning can occur, with the help of a therapist, through action, therapeutic ...

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