Chapter 14 Flashcards
Antianxiety Medications
Drugs that help reduce a persons experience of fear or anxiety
Psychopharmacology
The study of drug effects on psychological states and symptoms
Antidepressants
A class of drugs that help lift people’s moods
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
A treatment that involves inducing a brief seizure by delivering an electrical shock to the brain
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
A treatment that involves placing a powerful pulsed magnet over a person’s scalp, which alters neuronal activity in the brain
Phototherapy
A therapy that involves repeated exposure to bright light
Psychosurgery
Surgical destruction of specific brain areas
Placebo
An inert substance or procedure that has been applied with the exception that a healing response will be produced.
Iatrogenic illness
A disorder or symptom that occurs as a result of a medical or psychotherapeutic treatment itself
Psychotherapy
An interaction between a socially sanctioned clinician and someone suffering from a psychological problem, with the goal of providing support or relief from the problem.
Eclectic psychotherapy
A form of psychotherapy that involves drawing on techniques from different forms of therapy, depending on the client and the problem.
Psychodynamic psychotherapies
Therapies that explore childhood events and encourage individuals to use this understanding to develop insight into their psychological problems
Resistance
A reluctance to cooperate with treatment for fear of confronting unpleasant unconscious material
Transference
An event that occurs in psychoanalysis when the analyst begins to assume a major significance in the client’s life and the client reacts to the analyst based on unconscious childhood fantasies
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)
A form of psychotherapy that focuses on helping clients improve current relationships.