CHAPTER 16 Flashcards
What is psychotherapy?
similar to a coach but for psychatry. they help woth self-awareness, learn better ways of coping and change of lifestyle
who goes to therapy?
mostly women
mostly white people
who benefits from therapy?
people with temporary problems who have some anxiety often do better (anxiety can motivate chnage)
when can confediantly be breached?
- child abuse
- killing someone
what is a psychological assessment
process of collecting and processing information from a client as a basis for determining the person’s problems as well as goals and strateges used in treatments
what are methos of assessment for psychologists?
clinical interview
psychological testing (various testing)
define 6 principles psychodynamic therpay
1) free association: say whatever comes to mind
2) interpretation: therapists develops hypothesis and explanations
3) dream analysis: interpret dreams to pt’s daytime life
4) resistance: pt’s avoid confrontation and anxiety where uncovring repressed emotions, thoughts
5) trasference: pt’s project unrealsitc and intese feeling and expectations from their past onto the therapist
6) working through: work together pt and therapist
what is the goal of psychodynamic?
to make the unconscious conscious aka make them aware of repressed impulses or memories
how effective is psychodynamic therapy?
poor external validity. To improve it is said pt’s typically need to practice new and more adaptive behaviours in everyday life
what is better psychoanalytic treatment or cognitive-behavioural therapes?
cognitive-behavioural therapes
define person centred therapy and is it effective?
goal is self-actualization, self awareness and authenticity
- it is non-directive
the therapists listen without judging or interpreting. involves active listening
problem? it is difficult to falsify becuse how do we test self -awareness and authenticity?
fact: person centred therapy is not better than placebo. its more effective than no treatment though
what can we compare a therapist to?
athletic coach
define 2 types of cognitive therapies
1) rational emotive therapy: directive and confrontational form of therapy to challenge irrational ideas of themselves and others
2) becks cognitive therapy: help pt;s stop their negative or disorted thoughts as they occur and replace them with more objective and positive things.
define cognitive behaviours therapy(CBT)?
this is what we pracist in modern days
1) behvaioural therapy: self-awareness not the focus. curent problem behaviours are
2) behaviour modication (uses learning to eliminate inappropriate responses
3) behavioursl activation: actions affect attitudes
4) role playing:assertive training
what are some other therapies tactics based on classical conditioning?
1) system desensitization: persons is trained to relax in the presense of their fear
2) flooding: exposes person to their fear object for a long period of time
3) exposure and response prevention:for ocd
4) aversion therapy: pairs undesirable behviour with a noxious stimulus
