Chapter 13 Flashcards
biomedical therapy
a prescribed medication or medical procedure that acts directly on the patient’s nervous system
psychotherapy
a trained therapist uses psychological techniques to assist someone seeking to overcome dificultiies or achieve personal growth
eclectic approach
using a bled of therapies
psychotherapy integration
combines a selection of assorted techniques into a single coherent system
psychoanalysis was a therapeutic technique performed by
Sigmund Frued
psychoanalysis believes
free associations, resistances, dreams and transference, and therapists interpretations will release previously repressed feeling allowing patient to gain self-insight
resistance
occurs in psychoanalysis- blocking from consciousness of anxiety laden material
intrepret
occurs in psychoanalysis- the analysts noting of supposed dream meanings/resistance/other behaviors to promote insight
latent learning
learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it
dream analysis
suggesting a dreams meaning
humanistic therapists focus on
- the present/future more than the past
- conscious thoughts
- taking immediate responsibility for feelings/actions
- promoting growth instead of curing illness
carl rogers created
client-centered therapy
client centered therapy
humanistic therapy- therapist uses techniques such as active listening with a genuine, accepting, empathic environment to facilitate clients’ growth
active listening
echoic, restating, and seeking clarification of what the person expresses and acknowledging expressed feelings- non-verbally/verbally
non-directive therapy
the therapist listens without judging/interpreting and seeks to refrain from direction client towards certain insights
unconditional positive regard
a caring, accepting, non-judmental attitude in which Carl Rogers believed would help clients to develop self-awareness and self-acceptance
behavior therapy
therapy that applies learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviors
three hints:
- paraphrase
- invite clarification
- reflect feelings
counter-conditioning
behavior therapy uses classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors
exposure therapies & aversive conditioning are
counter-conditioning techniques
exposure therapies are the most
widely used type of behavior therapies
exposure therapies
treat anxiety by exposing people in through both imagination or actuality to the things they fear and avoid
systematic desensitization
exposure therapy- associates a pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli
systematic desensitization is commonly used when treating
phobias
progressive relaxation
relaxing one muscle group after another, then imagine an anxiety aroused situation and raising your finger when feeling tension. You would return to a relaxed state, the scene is repeatedly paired with relaxation until you feel no trace of anxiety
virtual reality exposure therapy
anxiety treatment- progressively exposes people to stimulations of their greatest fears
aversive conditioning
a type of counterconditioning that associates an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior
aversive conditioning example
associating feelings of nausea with the unwanted behavior of drinking alcohol
aversive conditioning seeks to
condition an aversion to something the person should avoid
behavior modification
reinforcing desired behaviors, withholding reinforcement or enacting punishment for undesired behaviors
token economy
operant conditioning procedure- people earn a token of some sort for exhibiting desired behavior and cln later exchenge tokens for various privileges/treats
behavior modification critic views:
- will individuals become dependent on extrinsic rewards
- is it ethically right for one human to control another humans behavior
cognitive therapy
therapy that teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking/acting
cognitive therapy is based on the assumption that
thoughts intervene between events and our emotional reaction
stress inoculation therapy
teaching people how to restructure their thinking in stressful situations
cognitive-behavioral therapy
to alter how individuals both think and act
cognitivie behavior therapy changes
self-defeating thinking while changing behavior
in family therapy the family is treated as a
system
family therapy
views and individuals unwanted behaviors as influenced by or directed at other family members
psychodynamic therapy the assumed problem is
unconscious forces & childhood expereinces
client-centered therapy assumed problem is
barriers to self understanding and acceptance
behavior therapy assumed problem is
maladaptive behaviors
cognitive therapy assumed problem is
negative, self-defeating thinking
family therapy assumed problem is
stressful relationships