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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

work go
activity directed toward making or doing something

care, attention, aid, tending go
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

treatment, intervention go
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

medical care, medical aid go
professional treatment for illness or injury

therapy go
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)

psychotherapy
the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means

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8 Subcategories

behavior therapy, behavior modification go
psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
client-centered therapy go
a method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each session
crisis intervention go
psychotherapy that focuses on acute critical situations (depressive episodes or attempted suicides or drug overdoses) with the aim of restoring the person to the level of functioning before the crisis
group therapy, group psychotherapy go
psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist
hypnotherapy go
the use of hypnosis in psychotherapy
play therapy go
form of psychotherapy for children that uses play situations for diagnosis or treatment
analysis, psychoanalysis, depth psychology go
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
self-analysis go
the application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality