Chapter 15 Flashcards
a helping relationship between a professional and another person in need of help
psychotherapy
talk therapy
insight therapy
conditioning treatment
behaviors therapy
medication treatment
biomedical therapy
common barriers from seeking therapy
lack of insurance
stigma
don’t like therapist/ type of therapy
change in uncomfortable
verbal interactions intended to enhance clients self-knowledge and thus promote healthy changes in personality and behaviors
insight therapy
an insight therapy that emphasizes the recovery of unconscious conflicts, motives, and defenses through techniques
psychoanalysis
central focuses of modern psychoanalysis
focus on emotional experience
exploration of efforts to avoid distress
identification of recurring patterns
discussion of past experiences
analysis of interpersonal relationships
focus on therapeutic relationship itself
exploration of dreams and other aspects of fantasy life
emphasis on providing a supportive emotional climate for clients, who play a major role in determining the pace and direction of their therapy
client-centered therapy
the simultaneous treatment of several or more clients in a group
group therapy
the treatment of both partners in which the main focus is on the relationship issues
couples therapy
main focus of family dynamics and communication
family therapy
common denominators of insight therapy
development of a therapeutic alliance
provision of emotional support
cultivation of hope and positive expectations
opportunity to express feelings/gain new insight
the application of the principles of learning to direct efforts to change clients maladaptive behaviors
behaviors therapy
used to reduce anxiety through counterconditioning
systematic observation
