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are several factors which contribute to Ethics in Psychotherapy the healing process. Some of these factors Some of the ethical standards that need are as follows : 1. A major factor in the healing is the to be practiced by professional psycho- therapists are : techniques adopted by the therapist 1. Informed consent needs to be taken. and the implementation of the same 2. Confidentiality of the client should be with the patient/client. If the behavioural system and the CBT maintained. school are adopted to heal an anxious 3. Alleviating personal distress and suffering should be the goal of all client, the relaxation procedures and attempts of the therapist. the cognitive restructuring largely 4. Integrity of the practitioner-client contribute to the healing. 2. The therapeutic alliance, which is relationship is important. formed between the therapist and the 5. Respect for human rights and dignity. 6. Professional competence and skills are patient/client, has healing properties, essential. because of the regular availability of the therapist, and the warmth and empathy provided by the therapist. Alternative Therapies Alternative therapies are so called, 3. At the outset of therapy while the patient/client is being interviewed in because they are alternative treatment the initial sessions to understand the possibilities to the conventional drug nature of the problem, s/he treatment or psychotherapy. There are unburdens the emotional problems many alternative therapies such as yoga, being faced. This process of emotional meditation, acupuncture, herbal unburdening is known as catharsis, remedies and so on. In the past 25 years, and it has healing properties. yoga and meditation have gained 4. There are several non-specific factors popularity as treatment programmes for associated with psychotherapy. Some psychological distress. of these factors are attributed to the Yoga is an ancient Indian technique patient/client and some to the detailed in the Ashtanga Yoga of therapist. These factors are called Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Yoga as it is non-specific because they occur commonly called today either refers to across different systems of only the asanas or body posture psychotherapy and across different component or to breathing practices or clients/patients and different pranayama, or to a combination of the therapists. Non-specific factors two. Meditation refers to the practice of attributable to the client/patient are focusing attention on breath or on an motivation for change, expectation of object or thought or a mantra. Here improvement due to the treatment, attention is focused. In Vipasana etc. These are called patient variables.meditation, also known as mindfulness- Non-specific factors attributable to based meditation, there is no fixed the therapist are positive nature, object or thought to hold the attention. absence of unresolved emotional The person passively observes the conflicts, presence of good mental various bodily sensations and thoughts health, etc. These are called therapist that are passing through in her or his variables. awareness. 100 Psychology Reprint 2026-27