Biological Basis and Ethical Considerations of Psychotherapy (Coursework Sample)

Biological Basis and Ethical Considerations of Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy explores the brain's brain activities, brain development, and maturation and, therefore, has a biological basis. Psychotherapy shadows the theories of evolutionary adaptation, thus focusing on the brain's problematical adaptations and repairing them in the way the problem developed (Tyron 2016). Therefore, psychotherapy repairs and detaches the dysfunctional brain adaptations and replaces them with new pathways (Lebowitz & Ahn 2014). Primarily, the brain is biological and maps memories and experiences through neurons.
Religious and cultural beliefs may influence an individual perspective of Psychotherapy treatment. According to Wegner and Rhoda, cultural beliefs impacts psychotherapy perception and care-seeking behaviors (2015). Besides, religious beliefs may sway a person to seek healing and prayers for mental illness rather than psychotherapy treatments. Religious believers believe in the existence of a supreme being who can heal miraculously and may rely on religion to deal with mental health issues (Kim et al. 2019). Finally, many people with low-income status are unlikely to seek psychotherapy treatment than