Ch 15 Psych Treatments

Question 1

Psychotherapy

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Psychological treatment aimed at changing thoughts feelings and behaviors

Question 2

Psychodynamic theory

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Treatment for psychological disorders based on the work of Sigmund Freud psychodynamic Therapy a therapist worked with clients to help them gain insight about how their unconscious processes may be causing inner conflict and impairing daily functioning

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Humanistic therapy

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Treatment for psychological disorders in which a therapist works with clients to help them develop their potential for personal growth through greater insight

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Behavior therapy

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Treatment for psychological disorder in which a therapist works with a client to help them replace maladaptive behaviors with adaptive behaviors

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Cognitive therapy

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Treatment for psychological disorders in which a therapist works with clients to help them change distorted thought patterns

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Cognitive behavioral therapy

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Treatment for psychological disorders in which a therapist incorporates techniques from cognitive therapy and behavior therapy to help clients Correct faulty thinking and maladaptive behaviors

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Biological therapy

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Treatment for psychological disorders that is based on medical approaches to illness and disease

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Psychotropic medication’s

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Drugs that affect mental processes and that can be used to treat psychological disorders

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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Treatment for psychological disorders that involves administrating a Strong electrical current to the client sprain to produce a seizure ECT is effective in some cases of severe depression

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation

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Treatment for psychological disorders that Uses a magnetic field to Interrupt function in specific brain regions

Question 11

Exposure

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Therapy technique that involves repeatedly exposing a client to an anxiety producing stimulus or situation the goal is to reduce the clients fear through extinction of the fear response

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Systematic desensitization

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Therapy technique in which the client imagines or is exposed to situations that produce increasing anxiety while learning to relax

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Exposure and response prevention

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Therapy technique that Exposes a client to a stimulus That causes anxiety because it triggers obsessive thoughts and then prevents the client from engaging in compulsive behavior to reduce anxiety

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Deep brain stimulation

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Treatment for psychological disorders that use mild electricity to stimulate the brain at an optimal frequency and intensity

Question 15

Exposure Phototherapy

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Treatment for depressive disorder with seasonal pattern informally called seasonal affective disorder the client is exposed to high intensity light each day

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Exposure prognosis

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The prospect of recovery from a psychological physical disorder

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Exposure dialectical behavior therapy

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Form of therapy used to treat borderline personality disorder that combines behavior therapy cognitive therapy psychodynamic therapy in a mindfulness approach

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Exposure operating procedures

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Form of therapy used to treat antisocial personality disorder in which a therapist helps the client learn to associate certain behaviors with specific desirable outcome

Question 19

Exposure applied behavioral analysis

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An intensive behavior therapy based on operant conditioning that is used to treat autism spectrum disorder