Psychoeducation and Information-Giving
Therapeutic techniques such as Socratic questioning aim to help patients to become cognizant of, and to synthesize, information that they already have. However, many patients experience psychological distress because they lack critical information: the essential component of many cognitive models concerns patient’s misappraisals or misperceptions of a stimulus. In cases where patients are lacking critical information then psychoeducation (giving information) is a hugely important psychological intervention.
Psychoeducation can include:
- information given verbally in a therapy session;
- written material in the form of Psychology Tools information handouts, guides, and chapters;
- exercises or homework tasks where patients are encouraged to discover information for themselves.
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Operant Conditioning
Operant conditioning / instrumental learning is a mechanism by which behaviors can be strengthened or weakened over time. This information handout des ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/operant-conditioning/
Balance
Our sense of balance is the result of a complex system which receives visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive inputs. This Balance client information h ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/balance/
Recognizing Insomnia Disorders
Insomnia is characterized by persistent difficulty with sleep initiation, duration, consolidation, or quality that occur despite adequate opportunitie ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/recognizing-insomnia-disorders/
What Is Concussion?
Concussion is a label given to a group of symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or mild head injury and is caused by the brain colliding w ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/what-is-concussion/
How Much Do You Know About Panic? (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)
Psychology Tools for Overcoming Panic takes a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach to this common anxiety problem. This chapter includes a qui ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/how-much-do-you-know-about-panic-psychology-tools-for-overcoming-panic/
What Causes Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is thought to be maintained by changes in perception, cognition, and behavior. This information handout is a simple introduction to the psych ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/what-causes-tinnitus/
What Keeps Tinnitus Going
What Keeps Tinnitus Going is a tinnitus formulation diagram which combines information about neurological-level change (the brain’s ‘filter’) an ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/what-keeps-tinnitus-going/
Thoughts In Panic (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)
Psychology Tools for Overcoming Panic takes a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach to this common anxiety problem. This chapter discusses the ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/thoughts-in-panic-psychology-tools-for-overcoming-panic/
What Is Anorexia?
Our ‘What Is … ?’ series is a collection of one-page information handouts for common mental health conditions. Friendly and explanatory, handout ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/what-is-anorexia/
Body Sensations In Panic (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)
Psychology Tools for Overcoming Panic takes a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach to this common anxiety problem. This chapter discusses body ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/body-sensations-in-panic-psychology-tools-for-overcoming-panic/
Emotions In Panic (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)
Psychology Tools for Overcoming Panic takes a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach to this common anxiety problem. This chapter discusses the ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/emotions-in-panic-psychology-tools-for-overcoming-panic/
Introduction To CBT (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)
Psychology Tools for Overcoming Panic takes a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach to this common anxiety problem. This chapter includes a bri ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/introduction-to-cbt-psychology-tools-for-overcoming-panic/
What Is Bulimia?
Our ‘What Is … ?’ series is a collection of one-page information handouts for common mental health conditions. Friendly and explanatory, handout ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/what-is-bulimia/
How We Hear Sounds
Clients with tinnitus often have a very medicalized understanding of their condition. Understanding the processing steps involved in normal hearing ca ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/how-we-hear-sounds/
Recognizing Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa is characterized by frequent and recurrent episodes of binge eating, which are defined as a period of time in which the individual exp ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/recognizing-bulimia-nervosa/
Recognizing Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa is characterized by the restriction of energy intake, leading to a severely low weight in the context of an individual’s age, heigh ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/recognizing-anorexia-nervosa/
Why Do I Keep Getting Panic Attacks? (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)
Psychology Tools for Overcoming Panic takes a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach to this common anxiety problem. This chapter describes how ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/why-do-i-keep-getting-panic-attacks-psychology-tools-for-overcoming-panic/
What Causes Panic? (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)
Psychology Tools for Overcoming Panic takes a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach to this common anxiety problem. This chapter introduces the ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/what-causes-panic-psychology-tools-for-overcoming-panic/
Recognizing Hypochondriasis
Hypochondriasis is characterized by the persistent preoccupation or fear about the possibility of having serious illnesses. To combat this fear, clien ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/recognizing-hypochondriasis/
How Is Panic Disorder Different From A Panic Attack? (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)
Psychology Tools for Overcoming Panic takes a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach to this common anxiety problem. This chapter disambiguates ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/how-is-panic-disorder-different-from-a-panic-attack-psychology-tools-for-overcoming-panic/
What Is A Panic Attack? (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)
Psychology Tools for Overcoming Panic takes a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach to this common anxiety problem. This chapter describes the ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/what-is-a-panic-attack-psychology-tools-for-overcoming-panic/
Putting It All Together (Psychology Tools For Living Well)
Cognitive behavioral therapy can help your clients to live happier and more fulfilling lives. Psychology Tools for Living Well is a self-help course ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/putting-it-all-together-psychology-tools-for-living-well/
The Experience Of Panic (Psychology Tools For Overcoming Panic)
Psychology Tools for Overcoming Panic takes a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach to this common anxiety problem. This chapter describes the ...
https://www.psychologytools.com/resource/the-experience-of-panic-psychology-tools-for-overcoming-panic/
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