Chapter 15 Key Ideas

Question 1

All psychotherapies involve

Answer 1

A helping relationship (the treatment) between a professional (the therapist) and another person in need of help (the client)

Question 2

3 main categories of therapy

Answer 2

insight therapies, behavior therapies, biomedical therapies

Question 3

common barriers in seeking therapy

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lack of health insurance, stigma of receiving mental health services

Question 4

insight therapies include

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psychoanalysis, client-centered therapy, positive psychology, group therapy

Question 5

psychoanalysis developed by

Answer 5

Sigmund Freud

Question 6

what two techniques do therapist use to probe the unconscious

Answer 6

Free association, dream analysis

Question 7

although classical psychoanalysis is rare today, newer versions of the therapy are used and referred to as

Answer 7

psychodynamic approaches

Question 8

client centered (self concept, self acceptance) therapy rooted in the humanistic perspective and work of

Answer 8

Carl Rogers

Question 9

what three elements did Rogers believe promoted positive changes in therapy

Answer 9

Genuineness, Unconditional Postive Regard, Empathy

Question 10

therapeutic process

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therapists and clients work as equals, goal for clients to be comfortable with their genuine selves

Question 11

well-being therapy was developed by

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Giovanni Fava

Question 12

advantages of group therapy experience

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clients realize problems aren’t unique, enhances social skills, people share similar problems and provide support

Question 13

common factors making insight therapies effective

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develop alliance with professional helper, receive emotional and empathetic support from therapist, cultivation of hope, opportunity to express self

Question 14

insight therapist believe

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behaviors are symptoms of underlying psychological issues

Question 15

behavior therapist believe

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behaviors themselves are the problem

Question 16

what two assumption are behavior therapies based

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behavior is a product of learning, what has been learned can be unlearned

Question 17

aversion therapy and systematic desensitization “talk therapy” used by

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Joseph Wolpe

Question 18

cognitive behavioral treatment blend

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verbal and behavioral interventions

Question 19

cognitive therapy practices by

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Albert Ellis, and Aaron Beck

Question 20

therapeutic drugs fall into four main categories

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anti anxiety drugs, antipsychotic drugs, antidepressant drugs, mood stabilizers

Question 21

today most therapist describe themselves today as eclectic meaning

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drawing ideas from two or more systems of therapy

Question 22

minority groups are especially unlikely to seek and utilize therapy because

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cultural barriers, language barriers, and Institutional barriers