Ch. 7 Psychoanalysis Flashcards
Psychoanalysis
Process of assessing unconscious thoughts and feelings, and resolving conflict
Many sessions over the course of months to years
Common focus for psychoanalysis
Focuses on past relationships
Free association
Spontaneous, uncensored verbalization of whatever comes to a client’s mind
Transference
Feelings that the client has developed toward the therapist in relation to similar feelings toward significant persons in the client’s early childhood
Psychotherapy
Uses verbal therapist-to-client interaction
Focus for psychotherapy
Focuses on the client’s present state
Focus for cognitive therapy
Focuses on individual thoughts and behaviors to solve problems
Changes a client’s attitude toward life experiences
Behavioral therapy
Treats problems by changing behavior
Behavioral therapy has successfully treated
Phobias, substance use, or addictive disorders use this type of therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy focus
Focuses on gradual behavior changes and provides acceptance and validation for these clients
Priority restructuring
Assists clients to identify what requires priority, such as devoting energy to pleasurable activities
Journal keeping
Helps clients write down stressful thoughts and a has a positive effect on well-being
Assertiveness training
Teaches clients to express feelings, and solve problems in a nonaggressive manner
Monitoring thoughts
Helps clients to be aware of negative thinking
Cognitive reframing
Assists clients to identify negative thoughts that produce anxiety, examine the cause, and develop supportive ideas to restructure those thoughts in a more positive way
Modeling
A therapist or others serve as role models for a client, who imitates this modeling to improve behavior
Operant Conditioning
The client receives positive rewards for positive behavior
Systematic Desensitization
Planned, progressive, or graduated exposure to anxiety-provoking stimuli in real-life situations, or by imagining events that cause anxiety. During the exposure, the client uses relaxation techniques to suppress anxiety response
Aversion therapy
Pairing of maladaptive behavior with a punishment or unpleasant stimuli to promote a change in the behavior
Various behavior therapy techniques to control pain, tension, and anxiety
Meditation, guided imagery, diaphragmatic breathing, muscle relaxation, and biofeedback
Flooding
Exposing a client, while in the company of a therapist, to a great deal of an undesirable stimulus in an attempt to turn off the anxiety response
Response prevention
Preventing a client from performing a compulsive behavior with the intent that anxiety will diminish
Thought stopping
Teaching a client, when negative thoughts or compulsive behaviors arise, to say or shout, “stop,” and substitute with positive thought
