Chapter 16: Therapy Flashcards
Interpersonal, relational intervention by trained therapist to aid in life problems.
Therapy
What are the goals of psychotherapy?
Goals are to increase sense of well-being and reduce discomfort.
Psychotherapy can also be known as ____.
Talk therapy, counseling, psychosocial therapy, or just therapy.
What are the benefits of psychotherapy?
Learn to change adverse behaviors and thoughts, improve relationships, find ways to cope and solve problems, & help set realistic goals.
Who seeks therapy?
Anyone and everyone. From Children to older adults.
The use of medications and other procedures acting directly on the body to reduce the symptoms of mental disorders is known as _____?
Biomedical therapy
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy can also be known as ____?
“Expressive” & “Insight-oriented”
How long does a psychodynamic therapy approach last?
1-2 sessions/week; open-ended duration.
Interpersonal psychotherapy is NOT a time-limited treatment for major depressive disorders. True or False?
False
What are the goals of Cognitive Therapy?
Cognitive therapy aims to help patients lean effective self-help skills through “homework” assignments that help change negative thoughts and feelings into positive ones.
Which psychologist found that bringing out the repressed inner conflicts & feelings often improved an individual’s well-being?
Sigmund Freud
Free association used what kind of technique?
This is where patients speak freely about memories, dreams, & feelings.
The unconscious redirection of feelings for one to another.
Transference
Counter-transference is when ________ happens.
The redirection of therapist’s feelings for the patient.
Ideas unacceptable to conscious prevents therapy from proceeding.
Resistance
