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In the film series, Three Approaches to Psychotherapy III, psychologists discuss their therapeutic approach to psychotherapy. They analyze and demonstrate techniques of psychotherapy as practiced by the clinicians interviewing the same client named Richard. One psychologist in the film, Hans Strupp describes the interpersonal model of psychotherapy. The other psychologist in the series, Aaron Beck, explains the theory of cognitive thinking. Hans Strupp's work was based on an interpersonal model. He explained the basic principles of interpersonal therapy. He believes it is useful to view a patient's problem as disturbances in interpersonal relationships. The therapist's role is to identify these patterns in the patient's life, to call them to the patient's attention, to help the patient explore the effects of the pattern in the patient's current life, a