Behavorial Dynamics Flashcards
orient clients towards opportunities that best guarantee fulfillment of personal needs and goals
counseling
redirections of feelings & desires retained from the past and redirected towards therapist
transference
undirected expression of conscious thoughts & feelings as means of gaining access to unconscious processes
free association
Type of therapy that includes: relaxation techniques, Changing factors that reinforce symptoms, and Graduated exposure to distressing stimuli
behavioral therapy
Type of therapy based on the assumption that negative thoughts promote anxiety or depression. Patients are taught to challenge negative thoughts
cognitive behavior therapy
Type of therapy the addresses unconscious conflicts, family issues from early life, and difficulties with current relationship. Used for severe and chronic personality disorders
psychodynamic
Type of therapy that focuses on human capacity to maximize potential, Self-exploration, Self-expression, and Unconditional positive regard
humanistic therapy
Psychic feeling with a physiological response
emotion
perception that doesn’t result from an external stimulus
hallucinations
perception from an external stimulus; usually auditory
illusion
Capacity to understand true nature of situation
insight
Recognizes relationship of ideas. Form correct conclusions
judgement
Marked difference between claimed stress or disability and objective findings
malingering
Feign physical/psychological symptoms. Symptoms closely resemble known illnesses. Sole intent of being a patient
factitious disorder
Symptoms limited only by creativity and medical knowledge. Fake objective signs and abnormal lab findings
Munchausen Syndrome
parent induces symptoms in child in order to live vicariously through child as child receives parental affection of nurses and doctors
Munchausen by proxy
what they say does not make sense at all
neologisms
picks up feeling of patient’s message and repeats it back to patient; encourages patient to clarify comments
reflection
Survey used when patient is already diagnosed with depression
Hamilton Rating Scale
Always needs to be inclued in a psychiatric admit note
whether or not the patient is suicidal
in multiaxial diagnosis this level includes general assessment of functioning
axis V
in multiaxial diagnosis this level includes psychosocial and environmental problems
axis IV
in multiaxial diagnosis this level includes general medical condition
axis III
in multiaxial diagnosis this level includes personality disorders and mental retardation
axis II
in multiaxial diagnosis this level includes principle reason for visit and all disorders/conditions that are clinical focus. excludes axis II conditions
axis I
