Brief Therapies Flashcards
What therapies are based on the transtheoretical level?
Interpersonal psychotherapy, solution-focused therapy, therapy based on the transtheoretical model, and motivational interviewing
Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) focuses on the ________factors that contribute to a client’s current symptoms. It’s based on the ________ and views depression and other mental disorders as treatable medical illnesses, and its primary goals are ______relief and improved________ functioning. Although IPT was originally developed by Klerman and Weissman (Klerman, Weissman, Rounsaville, & Chevron, 1984) as a treatment for acute depression, it has been modified to treat bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and several other disorders.
interpersonal
medical model
symptom
interpersonal
Therapy for IPT involves three stages: (a) During the initial stage, the therapist determines the client’s diagnosis and the ______ context of the client’s symptoms. This information is then used to identify the primary problem area that will be the focus of treatment. For depression, the problem areas are interpersonal ______, interpersonal __________, interpersonal ______, and grief. During this stage, clients are assigned the ______in order to allow them to be ill without blaming themselves for their symptoms and to view their illnesses as temporary and treatable.
interpersonal
role disputes
role transitions
“sick role”
deficits
During the middle phase, the therapist uses a___________ to address the problem area identified in the initial stage. Commonly used strategies include encouragement of affect, role-playing, communication ___________
analysis, and decision analysis.
variety of strategies
communication analysis
During the final stage, the therapist addresses issues related to termination and __________.
relapse prevention
According to this model, motivation to change is affected by three factors________
decisional balance
self-efficacy
and temptation.
According to transtheoretical model, what is Decisional balance?
It is the most important determinant of what?
Decisional balance is the strength of the person’s beliefs about the pros and cons of changing and is the most important as a determinant of motivation during the contemplation stage.
According to trans-theoretical model, what is Self-efficacy?
At what stages is it important?
Self-efficacy refers to the confidence the person has about his/her ability to change and avoid relapse. It’s an important determinant of whether a person transitions from the to the preparation stage and then from the preparation to the action stage
What is temptation? When is it strongest?
Temptation is the intensity of the urge to engage in the undesirable behavior and is usually strongest during the first few stages of change.
Motivational Interviewing: Motivational interviewing (Miller & Rollnick, 2002) incorporates concepts and principles of_______ person-centered therapy and Prochaska and DiClemente’s__________as well as ______ concept of self-efficacy and _______ notion of cognitive dissonance.
Rogers, transtheoretical model, Bandura’s, Festinger’s
Like the transtheoretical model MI it assumes that interventions are most effective when they match the client’s stage of _______and it’s considered most useful for people in the ________
change
precontemplation or contemplation stage
The primary techniques of motivational interviewing are expressing _______, supporting ______, developing a discrepancy _________________, and rolling with _______ (decreasing client resistance by avoiding arguments and power struggles).
, empathy, self efficacy
(helping clients see the difference between their behaviors and goals)
Resistance
A distinctive characteristic of motivational interviewing is the use of ___________________and other strategies to elicit and reinforce a __________that move the client toward making positive changes in behavior.
questions, reflections, affirmations,
client’s “change talk” – i.e., statements
Brief psychodynamic psychotherapy encompasses several time-limited alternatives to longer-term psychodynamic psychotherapies. The different versions vary in terms of their _______________ for the development of __________ problems, the _____ they focus on in therapy, and the specific techniques they use. For example, some versions focus on unconscious conflicts, while others focus on ___________.Despite their differences, the brief psychodynamic psychotherapies share several characteristics (Demos & Prout, 1993; Dewan, Weerasekera, & Stormon, 2009; Messer, 2001): First, they assume that change can occur during a ________or that therapy can begin a change process that will __________after therapy ends.
explanations
psychological
issues
dysfunctional interactional patterns.
brief therapeutic process
continue questions, reflections, affirmations,
Second, in brief psychodynamic therapy, they agree that therapy should have ________ that are ___________upon by the client and therapist during the initial sessions of therapy.
limited goals
identified and agreed
