Chapter 15 - Psychological Therapies

Question 1

Cognitive therapy

Answer 1

• Therapy has n which the focus is on helping clients recognize distortions in their thinking and replacing distorted, unrealistic beliefs with more realistic, helpful thoughts.

Question 2

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)

Answer 2

• Action therapy in which the goal is to help clients overcome problems by learning to think more rationally and logically, which in turn will impact their behavior.

Question 3

Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT)

Answer 3

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy in which clients are directly challenged in their irrational beliefs and helped to restructure their thinking into more rational belief statements.

Question 4

Group therapy

Answer 4

• Form of therapy or treatment during which a small group of clients with similar concerns meet together with a therapist to address their issues.

Question 5

Family counseling (Family therapy)

Answer 5

• A form of group therapy in which family members meet together with a counselor or therapist to resolve problems that affect the entire family.

Question 6

Self-help groups (support groups)

Answer 6

• A group composed of people who have similar problems and who meet together without a therapist or counselor for the purpose of discussion, problem solving, and social and emotional support.

Question 7

Therapeutic alliance

Answer 7

• The relationship between therapist and client that develops as a warm, caring, accepting relationship characterized by empathy, mutual respect, and understanding.

Question 8

Evidence-based treatment

Answer 8

• Also called empirically supported treatment, refers to interventions, strategies, or techniques that have been found to produce therapeutic and desired changes during controlled research studies.