chapter 13: treatment of psychological disorders

Question 1

insight therapies is to treat ____

Answer 1

clients

Question 2

behavioral therapies is the idea of

Answer 2

learning negative patterns so no we can unlearn that pattern

Question 3

biomedical theories is to …

Answer 3

intervene with a person biological functioning like medications

Question 4

treatment of full-fledged disorders are?

Answer 4

clinical psychogists

Question 5

BUT treatment of everyday adjusting problems are?

Answer 5

counseling psyhologisrs

Question 6

physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders are called _____ and they usually are more focused on severse disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar, etc

Answer 6

Psychiatrists

Question 7

other psychiatrists are …

Answer 7

marriage/couple/family therapists, counseling, social works

Question 8

explain client centered therapy

Answer 8

client and therapist are the same, therapist is like a mirror and walks you through things the goal is for the client to self acceptance

Question 9

what is talk therapy

Answer 9

enhance client self knowledge

Question 10

why psychoanalysis

Answer 10

a long process but it will eventually help you understand why you feel that way

Question 11

define group therapy

Answer 11

simultaneous treatment 6-8 clients/people they all help one another by sharing experiences, trade coping skills. give each other emotional support BUT therapist is there to keep things in line

Question 12

define systemic therapies

Answer 12

couple/marriage therapy (treating the whole system instead of one individual) improve negatives and family therapy treat children and teens

Question 13

define psychoanalysis

Answer 13

focuses on the recovery of unconscious conflicts motives and defenses the goal is to abandon defense mechanisms and resolving conflicts

Question 14

free association is

Answer 14

client expresses thoughts/feelings

Question 15

the therapist does …. in dream analysis

Answer 15

interpret symbolic meaning

Question 16

effectiveness of insight therapies: subjectivity means?

Answer 16

little measurement to see if anything has changed

Question 17

define behavior therapies

Answer 17

involves the principles of learning and conditioning to direct efforts to change clients maladaptive behaviors

Question 18

behavior therapy is based on #___ _____: what are they?

Answer 18

2 assumptions
1. behavior is a product of learning
2. what has it been learned can be unlearned

Question 19

systematic densensitization could be anything like being&raquo_space;>

Answer 19

afraid of dogs

Question 20

what level of contact causes one to experience anxiety is ______ ______

Answer 20

anxiety hierarchy

Question 21

step 2 is muscle relaxation which means

Answer 21

teaching the client to relax using techniques

Question 22

exposure therapy: clients are…

Answer 22

confronted directly with situation that they fear so they can learn this is is harmless (baby steps)

Question 23

define aversion therapy

Answer 23

opposite of exposure so it is a negative response therefore the patient is given medications… medications + alcohol = feeling sick

Question 24

define aversion therapy

Answer 24

a type of therapy that helps people stop unwanted behaviors by making them feel bad when they engage in that behavior

Question 25

define social skills training

Answer 25

behavior to help person learn how to interact with others, make friends, etc using modeling: watching other engage, behavior reherasal: role playing, shaping: gradually getting closer to the wanted outcome

Question 26

define CBT

Answer 26

to help people change negative thoughts and behaviors