Ch 15 Flashcards
Psychoanalysis
A Freudian therapy that emphasizes the use of free association, dream interpretation, resistances, and transference to uncover unconscious conflicts
Free association
In psychoanalysis, a client can say anything he or she wants
Resistance
A blockage in the flow of insight and ideas during analysis; topics the client resists thinking or talking about
Transference
The tendency to transfer a patients feelings to the analyst in reflection with feelings towards important persons in their lives
Insight therapy
Any therapy that stresses the importance of understanding the origins of a psychological disorder, usually unresolved unconscious conflict.
Action therapy
any therapy that stresses directly changing troublesome thoughts and behaviors without regard for their origins, unconscious or otherwise
Directive therapy
A therapy that requires the therapist to direct the patient to a goal
Non-direct therapy
The therapist is an aid the the patient gains insight
Brief psychodynamic therapy
A modern therapy based on psychology theory but designed to produce insights more quickly
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)
A brief dynamic psychotherapy designed to help people by improving their relationships with other people
Psychodrama
The client acts out personal conflicts and feelings in the presence of others who play supporting roles
Role reversal
Taking the role of another person to learn how ones own behavior appears from the other persons perspective
Mirror technique
Observing another person reenact ones own behavior
Behavior therapy
Any Therapy aimed at changing behavior
Behavior modification
The application of learning principles to change human behavior, especially maladaptive behavior
Aversion therapy
Suppressing an undesirable response by associating it with aversive (painful) stimuli
Exposure therapy
Alleviating fears and phobias by using classical conditioning extinction
Fear hierarchy
A list of fears, arranged from least fearful to most fearful, for use in systematic desensitization
Reciprocal inhibition
The presence of one emotional state can inhibit the occurrence of another, such as joy preventing fear or anxiety
Vicarious desensitization
A reduction in fear or anxiety that takes place vicariously (“secondhand”) when a client watches models perform the feared behavior
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
A technique for reducing fear or anxiety; based on holding upsetting thoughts in mind while rapidly moving the eyes from side to side
Client-centered therapy
Emphasizes accepting ones true self
Existential therapy
An insight therapy that focuses on the elemental Robles of existence, such as death, meaning, choice, and responsibility; emphasizes making courageous life choices
Gestalt therapy
Helps an individual who are incomplete in experience to be fixed by expanding personal awareness by expanding of ones experience and taking responsibility for thoughts feelings and actions.
Cognitive therapy
Any therapy directed at changing the maladaptive thoughts, beliefs, and feelings that underline emotional problems
Maladaptive
Not adapting properly
Cognitive therapy
Any therapy directed at changing the maladaptive thoughts, beliefs feelings that underlie emotional and behavioral problems
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)
Any therapy that combines elements of cognitive therapy and behavior therapy
Selective perception
Perceiving only certain stimuli among a larger array of possibilities
Rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT)
The attempt to change or remove irrational beliefs that cause emotional problems
So,antic therapy
Any bodily therapy, such as drug therapy, electro convulsive therapy (ECT), or psychosurgery
Demonology
In medieval Europe the study of demons and the treatment for demons
Pharmacotherapy
The use of drugs as therapy
Example of a anxiolytic
Valium/ produce relaxation or reduce anxiety
Antipsychotics (major tranquilizer)
drugs that, in addition to having tranquilizing effects, also tend to reduce hallucinations and delusional thinking
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
A last resort for patients with severe depression
Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
Electrical stimulation of precisely targeted brain regions; a surgical procedure is necessary to implant electrodes in the brain that’s allow for the stimulation.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
A device that uses magnetic pulses to temporarily block activity in specific parts of the brain.
Psychosurgery
Any surgical alteration intended to change emotional or behavioral state
Partial hospitalization
Hospital in day
Home at night
Halfway house
Facility designed to transition a patient from mental hospital to normal life
Paraprofessional
An apprentice who is working professionally under the supervision of a professional
Spontaneous remission
Improvement of symptoms due to the mere passage of time
Therapy placebo effect
Improvements caused by a clients expectations of improvement
Therapeutic alliance
A caring relationship that unites a therapist and a client in working to solve the clients problems
Covert sensitization
The use of aversive imagery to reduce the occurrence of an undesired response
Thought stopping
The use of aversive stimuli to interrupt or prevent upsetting thoughts
Covert reinforcement
Using positive imagery to reinforce desired behavior
Peer counselor
A nonprofessional person who has learned basic counseling skills
