Biological Basis and Ethical/Legal Considerations of Psychotherapy
NRNP 6645: Psychotherapy with Multiple Modalities
Walden University
Group psychotherapy is the process of having a group of clients in a therapy session to
find the solution to a problem that all the members share. According to Sadock, Sadock and Ruiz
(2015), group psychotherapy is a method that uses a professionally trained therapist who
chooses, creates, organizes, and supervises a collection of members to work together for the most
outstanding achievement of the goals for every person in the group and for the group itself.
These individuals have a common problem and are open to working with others to find better
solutions to their shared problems. Psychotherapy involves various therapies like cognitive
behavioral therapy to treat the client and return them to their normal functioning state.
Individuals have religious, cultural, and socio-economic differences that affect the treatment of
mental health problems. The purpose of this paper is to write on the biological basis of
psychotherapy. Evaluate the cultural, religious, and socio-economic factors that affect treatment
and the legal/ethical implications of treatment with psychotherapy.
Explain Whether Psychotherapy has a Biological Basis
Psychotherapy has a biological basis because it is used for humans who are physical
beings to treat problems related to the human nervous system's mal-adaptation or malfunction.
The ultimate goal of using psychotherapy in either individual or group is to target those
biological principles that control brain responses. Psychotherapy is a biological treatment
because it targets brain receptors and neurotransmitters to change behavior or attitude from the
individual. The aim of psychotherapy is to cause a change in the way a person reasons and sees
things. Psychotherapy affects the brain. Wheeler (2020) stated that psychotherapy helps increase
NRNP 6645: Psychotherapy with Multiple Modalities
Walden University
Group psychotherapy is the process of having a group of clients in a therapy session to
find the solution to a problem that all the members share. According to Sadock, Sadock and Ruiz
(2015), group psychotherapy is a method that uses a professionally trained therapist who
chooses, creates, organizes, and supervises a collection of members to work together for the most
outstanding achievement of the goals for every person in the group and for the group itself.
These individuals have a common problem and are open to working with others to find better
solutions to their shared problems. Psychotherapy involves various therapies like cognitive
behavioral therapy to treat the client and return them to their normal functioning state.
Individuals have religious, cultural, and socio-economic differences that affect the treatment of
mental health problems. The purpose of this paper is to write on the biological basis of
psychotherapy. Evaluate the cultural, religious, and socio-economic factors that affect treatment
and the legal/ethical implications of treatment with psychotherapy.
Explain Whether Psychotherapy has a Biological Basis
Psychotherapy has a biological basis because it is used for humans who are physical
beings to treat problems related to the human nervous system's mal-adaptation or malfunction.
The ultimate goal of using psychotherapy in either individual or group is to target those
biological principles that control brain responses. Psychotherapy is a biological treatment
because it targets brain receptors and neurotransmitters to change behavior or attitude from the
individual. The aim of psychotherapy is to cause a change in the way a person reasons and sees
things. Psychotherapy affects the brain. Wheeler (2020) stated that psychotherapy helps increase
