Brief Therapies Flashcards
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) treats
Was created to treat Depression but also can treat Bipolar and Eating Disorders
Views Depression and other mental disorders as treatable medical
illnesses and it’s primary goals are symptom relief and improved interpersonal functioning
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
Therapy that focuses on solutions to problems and not their etiology
Solution Focused Therapy
Miracle Questions do what
establish the focus of treatment and goals to strive for
Exception Questions are used for
identify times when the problem did not exist or was less intense
Scaling Questions are used to
Evaluate status and progress made
Motivational Interviewing is based on what theories
Rogerian, transtheoretical model, self-efficacy, and cognitive dissonance
Motivational interviewing is most effective in what stages of change
pre-contemplation and contemplation stages
Eliciting change talk is a technique from which theory
Motivational Interviewing
Developing Discrepancy is a technique from motivational interviewing. What is this?
helping clients to see the difference between their behaviors and goals
Rolling with resistance is a technique from motivational interviewing. What is this?
avoiding power struggles and arguments that clients may put up
What are the 6 stages of change from the Transtheoretical Model
- Precontemplation
- Contemplation
- Preparation
- Action
- Maintenance
- Termination
During this stage of change, the client has no intention of taking action in the next 6 months. They are likely to resist advice or change interventions and may be in denial or have already had unsuccessful attempts to change.
- Precontemplation Stage
During this stage of change clients plan to make changes in the next 6 months but are ambivalent and can benefit from self-reevaluation
- Contemplation Stage
During this stage of change client plans to take action within 1 month. Interventions include include supporting client’s decision to change and include self-evaluation and self-liberations (believing that change is possible and helping them to commit to change)
- Preparation
During this stage of change the client is taking action. Techniques include contingency management, stimulus control, and counterconditioning
- Action
During this stage of change there has been a maintained desire for change for 6 months; interventions include relapse prevention
- Maintenance
During this stage client is confident that their change of relapse is low
- Termination
This type of therapy is good for clients who can form an alliance relatively quickly and benefit from insight oriented work
Brief Psychodynamic Therapy
This therapy is time limited, focuses on limited goals, and is based on the assumption that change can occur during a brief process and continue after therapy ends
Brief Psychodynamic Therapy
Decisional Balance, Self-efficacy, and temptation are motivations for change in what theory
Transtheoretical model
Strength of belief about the pros and cons of changing is called what? This is the most important determinant of motivation during contemplation stage
Decisional Balance
Confidence a person has about their ability to change and avoid relapse; determines move from contemplation to preparation stage and then to action stage
Self-efficacy
Intensity of the urge to engage in undesirable bxs; strongest during the first few stages of the transtheoretical model
Temptation
