Describe the Two Key Elements of the MAC Model

question 47

Essay

Describe the two key elements of the MAC model.

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Definitions:

Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Interpersonal Psychotherapy is a time-limited, focused approach that addresses interpersonal issues in depression, linking mood to relationship conflicts and social dysfunction.

Psychological Disorders

Conditions that affect an individual's thinking, feeling, mood, or behavior, which may be persistent, relapsing, and remitting, or occur as a single episode.

Medication

Substances used to diagnose, treat, or prevent disease and alleviate symptoms, typically used in medical treatment.

Transactional Analysis

A psychotherapeutic theory and method exploring the interactions (transactions) between individuals based on the ego states of Parent, Adult, and Child.