Personal Psychology 1 - Unit 1 Lab Questions

What is Eliza and how does it work?

Eliza is an online computer therapist. There is a chatbox on the website, and you can go back and forth with Eliza.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of Eliza?

Eliza's strengths are that she is online and anonymous, and you have more time to think about what you want to say since you have to type it out. Eliza's weakness is that she is only a computer system, and you cannot rely on her for practical mental health support.

Click here to read a description of person-centered therapy. Eliza uses person-centered therapy. What does that mean?

Person-centered therapy is a type of therapy where the patient does a majority of the talking.

How was your "therapy" session with Eliza? Describe your experience with the therapy program.

Since it was person-centered therapy, I did most of the talking. Eliza's responses weren't horrible, but they weren't exactly beneficial. It was nice that you had time to think about what you had to say, and there was less pressure because it was online.