... than using treatment as a means of improving the well being of the individual and the group to which he or she belongs. Szaszs argues that societies use the concept of mental illness to control and change people who unusual patterns of functioning threaten the social order. Szasz's view is extreme but it does point to the serious problem of embedding a definition within the values of any one society. (b) Outline the implication for the treatment of any two models of abnormality The method of therapy used by those of the psychodynamic model is that of psychoanalysis. This is a long-term procedure that uses four basic techniques to uncover the repressed memories, fears and conflicts. The first being free association. This is when the patient relaxes comfortably and says literally anything that comes to mind, no matter how personal or embarrassing. Interpretations of this material by the analyst provide insight ...

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