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alternative treatment for mental disorders Flashcards

1
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What treatment is the opposite of classical conditioning?

A

systematic desensitisation

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What is the UCS for systematic desensitisation?

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a relaxation technique such as deep breathing or whale music

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What is the UCR for systematic desensitisation?

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calm / relaxation

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What is the NS / CS for systematic desensitisation?

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the phobic object

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What does the psychiatrist have the patient do during systematic desensitisation?

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  • fear hierarchy
  • gradual steps towards most fearful situation e.g., proximity
  • fear rating 0-100
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6
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What treatment is a type of positive reinforcement ?

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token economy

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What is token economy?

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  • if a person does something desirable they get a token
  • multiple tokens can be exchanged for something desirable e.g., TV
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8
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Where is token economy commonly used?

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prisons

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9
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What type of psychotherapy used for depression?

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cognitive therapy

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What is cognitive therapy?

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negative patterns of thought about the self and world are challenged to alter unwanted behaviour patterns

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Where is cognitive therapy commonly offered?

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NHS

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12
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What methods are commonly used alongside cognitive therapy?

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relaxation techniques

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13
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What is the most common talking therapy?

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CBT

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14
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What is the difference between CBT and CT?

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CBT analyses behaviour as well as thoughts

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15
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What are two types of CBT?

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  1. ABC method
  2. Rational Emotive Therapy
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What is the ABC method?

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Activating event
Belief
Consequence

17
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What is Rational Emotive therapy?

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challenges the negative and self-defeating thoughts associated with the activating event and understanding the irrationality of beliefs

18
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What are the strengths of systematic desensitisation?

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  • extremely useful - long term solution, effective, quick
  • NOT socially sensitive - does not blame the individual or a group of people for the phobia - blames environment trigger
  • scientific = observable behaviour = causality = predictable behaviour
  • NOT ethnocentric
  • reliable
  • valid
  • acknowledges nurture and situational factors
19
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What are the weaknesses of systematic desensitisation?

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  • reductionist - may not work for everyone - oversimplifies complex interactions to just stimulus response = less valid
  • ignores nature - Ohman’s predisposition evolutionary theory
  • ignores nature / disposition
  • deterministic - removes free will

Applied Psychology: Issues in Mental Health (10 decks)

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