• Have we Overestimated the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy: An article describing the results of a meta-analysis of studies looking at the effectiveness of psychotherapy. (https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/03/20/have-we-overestimated-the-effectiveness-of-psychotherapy/)
• Beyond Entertainment: Virtual Reality to Ease Anxiety no Longer Just Sci-Fi Stuff: Looking at the use of virtual reality in helping people suffering from anxiety. (http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/beyond-entertainment-virtual-reality-to-ease-anxiety-no-longer-just-sci-fi-stuff-1.3896459)
• Can Apps Improve Your Mental Wellbeing: An overview of some apps directed at improving people’s mental wellbeing. (https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/12/can-apps-improve-your-mental-wellbeing)
• Therapy Wars: The Revenge of Freud: A podcast discussing the potential benefits of psychotherapy.
  (https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2016/jan/25/therapy-wars-the-revenge-of-freud)
• The Placebo Effect: A great TedEd talk. (https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect-emma-bryce)

• A discussion of Carl Rogers and the Person-Centred Approach
  (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b063ztb0)
• ‘I’m Sorry to Hear that’: Why Training Siri to be a Therapist Won’t be Easy: An article looking at the problems inherent in using Siri to respond to mental-health issues
  (http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/i-m-sorry-to-hear-that-why-training-siri-to-be-a-therapist-won-t-be-easy-1.4302866)

1. Biomedical Treatments: Crash Course Psychology #36 – A quick look at how we can evaluate the effectiveness of different therapies.https://youtu.be/w2efaHgJ93AVideo 14.1: Biomedical Treatments (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2efaHgJ93A) uploaded by CrashCourse on October 27, 2014.
2. Pop Psych: the Best (and Worst) TV Therapists of 2016 
   Sometimes we can learn what makes a good teacher by watching a bad one at work – the same is true with therapists. Many TV shows feature therapists, this article spotlights some of the good ones and some of the bad. Watch the shows and see if you can identify what the “good” therapists have in common (http://www.observercom/2016/12/pop-psych-the-best-and-worst-tv-therapists-of-2016/).
3. Watch this video, Getting Help – Psychotherapy: Crash Course Psychology #35, then see if you can answer the questions a through d (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nEL44QkL9w)

Video 14.1: Getting Help – Psychotherapy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nEL44QkL9w) uploaded by Crash Course.

a. Humanistic based therapy would be most likely to focus on:
i) personal growth
ii) early childhood experiences
iii) unconscious feelings
vi) unconscious behaviour

b.Free association and dream analysis would most likely be used by a(n):
i) behaviorist
ii) psychoanalyst
iii) humanist
vi) rationalist

c. Which of these is the odd one out?
i) Pavlov
ii) Thorndike
iii) Skinner
vi) Maslow

d. Client centred therapy was developed by:
i) Freud
ii) Jung
iii) Rogers
vi) Skinner

e. Cognitive therapy tends to focus on:
i) what people dream about
ii) what people think
iii) how people behave
vi) people’s physiological state

Answers for 3: a. i  |  b.  ii  |  c. vi  |  d. iii  |  e. ii