Chapter 15 Vocabulary List Flashcards
clinical psychologists
focus on treating people who have “psychological disorders”
counseling psychologists
more likely to work with people experiencing “problems of everyday living”
psychiatrists
an M.D. who specializes in mental health, including substance use disorders
-primarily w/ biomedical therapies, but also insight therapies
insight therapies
a client-centered type of talk therapy that can help you better understand yourself better
psychoanalysis
treats mental conditions by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind that bring repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind
free association
the practice of allowing the patient to discuss thoughts, dreams, memories, or words freely
dream analysis
dreams represent wish fulfillment, unconscious desires, and conflicts
resistance
largely unconscious defensive maneuvers intended to hinder the progress of therapy
transference
when clients start relating to their therapists in ways that mimic critical relationships in their lives
client-centered therapy
an insight therapy that emphasizes providing a supportive emotional climate for clients, who play a major role in determining the pace and direction of their therapy
group therapy
the simulatneous treatment of several clients in a group
couples/marital therapy
the simultaneous treatment of several clients in a group
family therapy
the treatment of a family unit as a whole, in which the main focus on family dynamics and communication
behavior therapies
the application of the principles of learning and conditioning to direct efforts to change clients’ maladaptive behaviors (assumes that behavior is a product of learning, what has been learned can be unlearned)
systematic desensitization
behavior therapy used to reduce clients’ phobic responses
