Chapter 11 Flashcards
How are the majority of psychological interventions delivered?
one-to-one sessions
The informed and intentional application of clinical methods and interpersonal stances derived from established psychological theories to help modify behaviour, cognitions or emotions
psychotherapy
What must a therapy have to be classified as a psychotherapy?
based in established and empirical principals
Why has the APA encountered difficulties having medical doctors recognize psychotherapy as empirical?
The general psychotherapy is to broad
What are the two approaches of psychotherapy?
symptom reduction and broader personality changes
Is the term psychotherapist protected?
no
Why is it important to seek therapy from a registered clinical counsellor or registered licensed therapist?
They must adhere to professional standards, guidelines and ethical principals
What is the core ethical principal of treatment administration?
the client understands and agrees to the services
What is a key factor in informed consent of evidence-based treatment options that is required to make a decision?
Given a choice of all available options
How can we get informed consent from a child who is not old enough to understand the information give?
Explain it to the child in a manner they will understand, and ask consent from their guardian
When should fees, confidentiality issues and treatment alternatives be discussed?
Before any client disclosure
When should a therapist terminate treatment?
if the services are clearly ineffective
What should a psychologist do if there is no evidenced based treatment?
use the best available evidence for the presented problem and inform the client
What are two types of programs that have been proven to actually make situations worse?
Scared straight criminal prevention programs, and rebirthing therapy
What is the problem with most of the research in terms of the demographics?
Does not accurately represent all potential variations of people
A treatment option that has its roots in psychodynamic theories. It emphasizes bringing awareness to unconscious processes, especially as they are related to relationships
short-term psychodynamic psychotherapies
a type of psychodynamic therapy that focuses on the processes that a young child might construct their world view as good or bad
ego psychology
emphasizing the important of innate drives that an individual might have difficulty controlling and see as bad
drive theory of psychodynamics
What is the base assumption of psychodynamic therapy?
there is a conflict between the id and ego and this creates maladaptive impulses
The unconscious application of expectations and emotions experiences to the therapist
transference
How did the psychodynamic therapies change in the 1960s?
more about the therapist challenging client defence mechanisms
What type of therapy did Lester luborsky come up with?
support-expressive therapy
what type of therapy did Hans Strupp come up with?
time-limited dynamic therapy
What are the 3 tasks of short-term psychodynamic therapy?
developing positive transference and themes of maladaption, exploring themes by confronting defences, and dealing with loss
A treatment approach that emphasizes interpersonal elements in the development of psychological problems
interpersonal psychotherapy
How many sessions are involved in interpersonal psychotherapy?
13 to 16
What is the major themes of interpersonal psychotherapy?
grief, role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits
A humanistic approach that is focused on the uniqueness of the individual experience that focuses on client and emotion
process experiential therapy
What are the elements of process experiential therapy?
increasing awareness of emotion, encouraging the expression of emotion, enhancing ER, and helping change maladaptive emotions
A combination of behaviour and cognitive approaches that emphasizes the role of thought, and behaviour on psychological problems
cognitive behavioural therapy
Where does CBT place it’s origins?
In Albert Bandura’s Self-efficacy
Who created CBT?
Aaron Beck and Robert Ellis
how many people with major depression disorder receive some for of therapy?
14%
Why has there been an increase the the people only using drugs to treat their disorder in the US?
increased medical coverage, the misinterpretation of psychological disorders as only a chemical imbalance, and how much easier it is
who is most likely to seek therapy?
educated, young women who are married
what are the major reasons people don’t seek therapy?
Cost, time, and access to a licensed psychologist
Why do people report psychotherapy as being ineffective?
often it takes more then 10 to 30 sessions to see any change
What is the problem with most self-help strategies?
there is no empirical evidence that they are effective
What can improve the effectiveness of self-administered treatment?
being guided by a therapist
Are alternative ways of using a therapist helpful?
Telehealth and self-guided programs can be helpful
An approach to health care service delivery in which lower cost interventions are offered first
stepped care
