Chapter 11 Flashcards
attention
the novel approach to (focusing on) a problem
Dianne Chambless
clinical psychologist, the movement toward manualized, evidence-based treatments
common factors
explain how different forms of therapy can have similar effects
dodo bird verdict
the idea that competing therapies are found to work about equally well
eclectic
selecting the best treatment for a client based on empirical data from similar clients
effectiveness
the extent to which psychotherapy works with actual clients treated by therapists in clinics (the real world)
efficacy
the extent to which psychotherapy works in a controlled research study—that is, “in the lab”
Hans Eysenck
published a historic study during that claimed most clients got better without therapy and that, in general, psychotherapy was of little benefit; his allegation inspired thousands of subsequent empirical studies on therapy outcome
hope
positive expectations, a common factor among different psychotherapies
integrative
an approach to therapy that involves blending techniques in order to create an entirely new, hybrid form of therapy
Stanley Messer
argued that the prescriptive approach should be replaced by an approach that emphasizes common factors especially the therapeutic relationship
John Norcoss
explained the integration movement grew out of a dissatisfaction with single-school approaches and a desire to see what could be learned from other ways of thinking
prescriptive approach
an approach in which specific therapy techniques are viewed as the treatment of choice for specific disorders
psychology
the scientific study of the mind and behavior, including conscious and unconscious phenomena, mental processes, and the behavior of humans and nonhumans
states of change model
a sequential model that helps people understand the process of change and how to encourage and manage it.
Hans Strupp
a pioneering psychotherapy researcher who identified three parties who have a stake in how well therapy works and who may have different opinions about what constitutes a successful therapy outcome, the basis of the tripartite model
therapeutic alliance
the collaborative and trusting relationship between a therapist and a client
therapeutic relationship
a connection between a therapist and a client that is built on trust, mutual respect, and a sense of hope
3-stage sequential model of common factors
a model that suggests psychotherapists of all kinds help clients by moving them, in order, through three common steps
1) “Support factors” stage
2) “Learning factors” stage
3) “Action factors” stage
tripartite model
the model that accounts for the three people who have a stake in therapy: clients, therapists, and society
Bruce Wampold
College Professor, “making psychotherapy work for you”
working alliance
Agreement on goals (Collaborative Goal Setting)
Agreement on interventions (Shared Decision Making)
Effective bond between patient and therapist (The Therapeutic Relationship)
