Chapter 16 Flashcards
involving incantations and prayers said over the individual’s body by a priest/religious figure
exorcism
a hole was made in the skull to release spirits from the body. this often lead to death
trephining
many mentally ill people were burnt at the stake after being accused of witchcraft
execution or imprisonment
the first institutions created for the specific purpose of housing people with psychological disorders
asylums
what year was antipsychotic medication introduced
1954
what year was the mental r-word facilities and community mental health center’s construction act introduced
1975
the closing of large asylums, by providing for people to stay in their communities and be treated locally
deinstitutionalization
therapy that is not the individuals choice
involuntary treatment
the person chooses to attend therapy to obtain relief from symptoms
voluntary treatment
patient relaxes and then says whatever comes to mind at the moment
free association
therapist interprets the underlying meaning of dreams
dream analysis
patient transfers all the positive or negative emotions associated with their other relationships of the psychoanalyst
transference
talk therapy based on belief that the unconscious and childhood conflicts impact behavior
psychodynamic psychotherapy
children can set up a three dimensional world using various figures and objects that correspond to their inner state
sand play or sand tray therapy
children are encouraged to work through problems by playing freely while therapist observes
nondirective play therapy
therapist provides structure/guidance by suggesting topics, asking questions, and playing with the child
directive play therapy
client learns a new response to a stimulus that has previously elicited an undesirable behavior. includes aversive conditioning and exposure therapy
counter conditioning
used an unpleasant stimulus to stop an undesirable behavior
aversive conditioning
seems to change the response to a conditioned stimulus
exposure therapy
type of exposure therapy wherein a calm and pleasant state is gradually associated with increasing levels of anxiety-inducing stimuli
systematic desensitization
uses a stimulation to help conquer gears when it’s too impractical, expensive or embarrassing to recreate anxiety-inducing situations
virtual reality exposure therapy
taking a small situation and making it huge
overgeneralizing
seeing things in absolutes, “ i am either perfect, or a failure” (common in depression)
polarized (“black and white”) thinking
assuming that people are thinking negatively about you or reacting negatively to you, without evidence
jumping to conclusions
