chap 17 Flashcards

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Psychotherapy

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any treatment used by therapists to help troubled individuals overcome their problems

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eclectic approach

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method that combines various kinds of therapy or combinations of therapies

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Group therapy

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patients work together with the aid of a leader to resolve interpersonal problems

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Free association

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patient instructed to say whatever comes into their mind

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Resistance

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relunctance of patient to reveal painful feelings or examine long stanfing behavior patterns

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Dream analysis

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a technique used to interperet the content of patients dreams

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Transference

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patient feelings wtowards therapist the way they feel or felt towards other figure in their life

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Client-centered therapy

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reflects the belief that client and therapist are partners in therapy

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Nondirective therapy

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free flow of images and ideas, with no particular direction

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Active listening

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empathetic listening, restates and clarifies the speakers thoughts and concerns

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Cognitive therapies

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using thoughts to control emotions and behavior

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Rational-Emotive Therapy

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a form of psychological help that is aimed at changing unrealistic assumptions about oneself and other people (Albert Ellis)

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Behavior Therapy

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changing undesirable behavior through conditioning techniques

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behavior modification

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a systematic method of changing the way a person acts and feels

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systematic desensitization

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a technique to help a patient overcome irrational fears and anxieties

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aversive conditioning

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links an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior in an attempt to eliminate the behavior

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contingency management

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undesirable behavior is not reinforced, while desirable behavior is reinforced

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Cognitive-Behavior Therapy

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based on a combination of substituting healthy thoughts for negative thoughts and beliefs and changing disruptive behaviors in favor of healthy behaviors

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Antipsychotic drugs

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medication to reduce agitation, delusions, and hallucinations by blocking the activity of dopamine in the brain - tranquilizers

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Antidepressants

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medication to treat major depression by increasing the amt of one or both of the neurotransmitters noradrenaline and serotonin

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Lithium carbonate

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a natural chemical used to counteract mood swings of bipolar disorder

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Electroconvulsive Therapy

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therapeutic method in which an electrical shock is sent through the brain to try to reduce symptoms of mental disturbance

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Psychosurgery

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a medical operation that destroys part of the brain to make a patient calmer and freer of symptoms

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prefrontal lobotomy

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a radical form of psychosurgery in which a section of the frontal lobe of the brain is destroyed

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Psychoanalysis
therapy aimed at making patients aware of their unconscious motives so that they can gain control over their behavior