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means The treatment of a physical, mental, or emotional disorder through psychological, medical, or rehabilitative methods, usually guided by a trained professional.
from From Greek 'therapeia,' meaning 'healing, a curing, a serving or attending to'—rooted in 'therapeuein,' to attend, treat, or wait upon. The same root gives us 'therapist,' literally 'one who attends.' It entered English in the 19th century as medicine grew fond of Greek labels, originally for any kind of remedial treatment before the couch and the talking cure made it about the mind.
- origin word
- Greek therapeia meaning healing or attending to
- talking cure
- named by Freud's patient, not Freud himself
- couch optional
- the iconic couch came from Freud's own decor
- works blind
- text-only therapy shows real measurable results
- therapist effect
- the person matters more than the method
cognitive behavioral therapy — developed by albert ellis in 1955, treats depression and anxiety by restructuring thought patterns
psychoanalysis — sigmund freud's method starting 1890s in vienna, explores unconscious conflicts through free association
emdr — eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, created by francine shapiro in 1987, treats ptsd
dialectical behavior therapy — marsha linehan developed dbt in 1987 for borderline personality disorder at university of washington