psychological therapy

Talk-based mental healing

Psychological therapy is the treatment of mental and emotional problems through talking with a trained professional rather than through medication.

Sessions typically involve exploring thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to develop healthier patterns.

The term covers many approaches—cognitive behavioral therapy, psychoanalysis, talk therapy—and is often shortened to just therapy: She's been in therapy for years.

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psychoeducation · anxiety disorders · transference · breakthrough moment · active listening · weekly sessions · stress reduction · safe space · eating disorders · phobias · bipolar disorder · trauma recovery · borderline personality disorder · behavioral change · social worker · journaling · EMDR · counseling

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treatment modality

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Treatment using pharmaceutical agents

medication · drug treatment · psychopharmacology · electroconvulsive therapy · chemotherapy

approach to distress

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Purposely remaining uninformed

neglect · denial · repression · abandonment · avoidance

psychological effect

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Systematic emotional harm

emotional abuse · brainwashing · gaslighting · traumatization · mind control

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