Chapter 16 - Psychological and biological treatments - Important definitions Flashcards
psychotherapy
a psychological intervention designed to help people resolve emotional, behavioural, and interpersonal problems and improve the quality of their lives
paraprofessional
person with no professional training who provides mental health services
insight therapies
psychotherapies, including psychodynamic, humanistic, and group approaches, with the goal of expanding awareness or insight
free association
technique in which clients express themselves without censorship of any sort
resistance
attempts to avoid confrontation and anxiety associated with uncovering previously repressed thoughts, emotions, and impulses
transference
projecting intense, unrealistic feelings
interpersonal therapy (IPT)
treatment that strengthens social skills and targets interpersonal problems, conflicts, and life transitions
humanistic therapies
therapies that emphasize the development of human potential and the belief that human nature is basically positive
person-centred therapy
therapy centring on the client’s goals and ways of solving problems
Gestalt therapy
therapy that aims to integrate different and sometimes opposing aspects of personality into a unified sense of self
group therapy
therapy that treats more than one person at a time
Alcoholics anonymous
12 step, self-help program that provides social support for achieving sobriety
strategic family intervention
family therapy approach designed to remove barriers to effective communication
structural family therapy
treatment in which therapists deeply involve themselves in family activities to change how family members arrange and organize interactions
behavioural therapists
therapists who focus on specific problem behaviours and on current variables that maintain problematic thoughts, feelings, and behaviours
