Ch 15 Treatment Of Psychological Disorders Flashcards
What are the three types of anti depressant drugs and what neurotransmitters they target
Monoamime oxidase inhibitors
Trycyclic
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (serotonin only)
These target serotonin and noeprinephrine
Explain the three steps of the cognitive therapy technique for depression
Examine the evidence for beliefs– is this true?
Consider other explanations for the behaviour of others
And challenge the clients unrealistic thought patterns
Identify three problems with drug treatment for depression
Drugs act quickly, but take a while to change mood
Secondary effects
Individual difference; only work for some
What type of drug is used to treat bipolar disorder and what does it do?
Lithium carbonate
Protects cells fro, being overstimulated by the neurotransmitter, glutamate
Who is credited sith launching modern psychotherapy, and called into question that we are
Logical, rational beings?
Freud
What are the three types of therapy?
Insight, behavioural,and biomedical
What are the two types of psychologists and what do they do?
Clinical– treatment of full fledged disorders
counselling– treatment of adjustment problems
All psychologists specialize in the diagnosis treatment of psychological of behavioural problems
Is a psychologist more likely to use behavioural techniques or psychoanalytic methods?
Behavioural
What do psychiatrists specialize in?
Diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders, severe disorders more so than psychologists.
What are insight therapies?
Interactions intended to enhance clients self knowledge and promote changes in personality and behaviour
What is psychoanalysis?
Emphasizes the recovery of unconscious conflicts, through techniques like free association and transference
What happens in free association?
Clients express their thoughts and feelings exactly as they occur
What is interpretation?
Attempts to explain the inner significance of the clients thoughts, feelings, and behaviours
Is resistance to treatment always a conscious effort?
Not always
Explain what transference is
When a client unconsciously starts to relate to their therapist in ways that mimic critical relationships in thier lives
What type of therapy is used more today, psychoanalytic or psychodynamic?
Psychodynamic
What is client centred therapy?
Client centred therapy is insight therapy that emphasizes providing a supportive emotional climate for clients, who play a major role in determining the pace and direction of their therapy
According to Carl Rogers, what would an incongruence between a persons self concept and reality do to someone?
Makes people feel threatened by realistic feedback
What type of therapists go after repressed conflicts, and which try to teach people that they don’t have to worry about pleasing others and winning acceptance? Psychoanalysts, client centred therapists
Phycho
According to bordin, what was the perfect therapeutic alliance?
An emotional bond between client and therapist, agreement on goals, and agreement on therapeutic tasks
Does Rogers stress the importance of process of therapy or climate?
Climate
According to Rogers, what 3 things make a supportive, accepting climate that clients can confront their shortcomings in?
Genuineness (be honest)
Unconditional positive regard (non judgemental)
And empathy (see from someone’s point of view)
True or false, in client centred therapy the psychologist and the client work as equals
True
Why developed positive psychology and what is it?
Martin seligman and it focuses on self compassion and optimism
How does group therapy work?
The therapist just relaxes and keeps a positive and safe atmosphere and allows for the clients to discuss things themselves. The therapist creates goals for the group and they all work to achieve them
What is family therapy based on?
family dynamics and communication
What assumptions are behaviour therapies based on?
The behaviour is a product of learning, and it can be unlearned