Chapter 15 Treatment of Psychological Disorders Flashcards
Anti-anxiety drugs
A class of psychotropic medications used for the treatment of anxiety. (See page 683)
Antidepressants
A class of psychotropic medications used for the treatment of depression. (See page 683)
Antipsychotics
A class of psychotropic medications used for the treatment of schizophrenia and other disorders that involve psychosis. (See page 684)
Applied behavioral analysis (ABA)
An intensive treatment for autism, based on operant conditioning. (See page 719)
Behavior therapy
Treatment based on the premise that behavior is learned and therefore can be unlearned through the use of classical and operant conditioning. (See page 678)
Biological therapies
Treatment based on medical approaches to illness and to disease. (See page 675)
Client-centered therapy
An empathic approach to therapy; it encourages people to fulfill their individual potentials for personal growth through greater self-understanding. (See page 678)
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
A therapy that incorporates techniques from cognitive therapy and behavior therapy to correct faulty thinking and change maladaptive behaviors. (See page 679)
Cognitive restructuring
A therapy that strives to help patients recognize maladaptive thought patterns and replace them with ways of viewing the world that are more in tune with reality. (See page 679)
Cognitive therapy
Treatment based on the idea that distorted thoughts produce maladaptive behaviors and emotions; treatment strategies attempt to modify these thought patterns. (See page 679)
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
A form of therapy used to treat borderline personality disorder. (See page 710)
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
A procedure that involves administering a strong electrical current to the patient’s brain to produce a seizure; it is effective for some cases of severe depression. (See page 685)
Exposure
A cognitive-behavioral therapy technique that involves repeated exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus or situation. (See page 680)
Expressed emotion
A pattern of negative actions by a client’s family members; the pattern includes critical comments, hostility directed toward the client by family members, and emotional overinvolvement. (See page 681)
Insight
The goal of psychoanalysis; a patient’s awareness of his or her own unconscious psychological processes and how these processes affect daily functioning. (See page 676)
