16.2 - Psychological Therapies

Question 1

Hippocratic oath

Answer 1

pledge that will cause no harm to other patients

Question 2

behavioural therapies

Answer 2

attempt to directly address problem behaviours and the environmental factors that trigger them (fear of public speaking)

Question 3

systematic desensitization

Answer 3

gradual exposure to a feared stimulus or situation is coupled with relaxation training

1) track their own feelings
2) therapists exposes them to a mild version of the fear inducing situation
3) response to the trigger will lesson axons

Question 4

virtual reality exposure (VRE)

Answer 4

a treatment that uses graphical displays to create an experience in which the patient seems to be immersed in an actual environment

Question 5

aversive conditoning

Answer 5

behavioural technique that involves replacing a positive response to a stimulus with a negative response, typically by using punishment
(pizza=good… pizza= makes you sick)

Question 6

cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT)

Answer 6

a form of therapy that consists of procedures such as cognitive restructuring, stress inoculation training, and exposing people to experiences they may have a tendency to avoid
(instead of hiding feelings- become aware of them- learn to cope rather than run)

Question 7

mindfulness- based cognitive theory (MBCT)

Answer 7

a technique that combines mindfulness meditation with standard cognitive behavioural therapy tools (accepting oneself fully)

Question 8

decentring

Answer 8

occurs when a person is able to “step back” from their normal conciseness and examine themselves more objectively, as an observer

Question 9

family therapists take a….

Answer 9

system approach

Question 10

system approach

Answer 10

orientation that encourages therapists to see an individuals symptoms as being influenced by many interacting [systems]

Question 11

insight therapies

Answer 11

general term referring to therapy that involves dialogue between patient and therapists for the purpose of gaining awareness and understanding of psychological problems and conflicts

Question 12

psychodynamics/ therapies

Answer 12

forms of insight therapy that emphasize the need to discover and resolve unconscious conflicts

Question 13

technique to access unconscious realm 1) free association

Answer 13

patients are encouraged to talk or write without censoring their thoughts in any way

Question 14

technique to access unconscious realm 2) dream analysis

Answer 14

a method of examining the details of a dream (the manifest content) in order to gain insight into the true meaning of the dream, the emotional, unconscious material that is being communicated symbolically

Question 15

technique to access unconscious realm 3) resistance

Answer 15

occurs in therapy when the patient engages in strategies that keep unconscious thoughts or motivations that they wish to avoid from fully entering the conscious awareness

Question 16

technique to access unconscious realm 4) transference

Answer 16

whereby patients direct certain patterns or emotional experiences toward the (therapist) analyst, rather than the original person (often parent) involved in the experiences

Question 17

object relations therapy

Answer 17

a variation of psychodynamic therapy that focuses on how early childhood experiences and emotional attachments influence later psychological functioning

Question 18

phenomenological approach

Answer 18

the therapists addressed the clients feelings and thoughts as they unfold in the present moment, rather than looking for unconscious motives or dwelling in the past

Question 19

who invented client-centerd therapy

Answer 19

carl rogers

Question 20

client-centred theory (person centred therapy)

Answer 20

focuses on individuals abilities to solve their own problems and reach their full potential with the encouragement of the therapist
(everyone was reaching their full potential)