Chapter 16: Treatment and Therapy Flashcards
Mental Health Professionals
psychiatrists (MD), psychiatric nurses (RN), clinical psychologists (PhD, PsyD), social workers (RSW, LSW, NSW), counseling/educational psychologists (MA, MEd), behavioral analysts (ABA, BaBeA), psychotherapists (Freud)
Biomedical Treatment - Brain Stimulation
reducation (lobotomies and frontal lobe therapy) and sensory deprivation or increase (electric shock therapy, nervous stimulation)
Medication - Anti-Anxiety Sedatives
benzodiazepines, barbituates, however risky as it can cause withdrawals and addiction after one use.
Medication - Anti-Depressants
MAO inhibitors, tricyclics, SSRIs (most common), SNRIs
Medication - Mood Stabilizers
lithium, the most effective treatment for bipolar disorder
Medication - Antipsychotics
most commonly used for schizophrenia, in monthly doses and offered in injections
Medication - Stimulants
help people with attention disorders hi the sweet spot of arousal
Medication - Anti-Androgens
pills or injections leading to treatment for antisocial and narcissistic disorders
Insight Therapy
focuses on listening and talking, identifying, reflecting, and validating emotions
Psychoanalysis and Freud
insight to the unconscious, dream interpretation, free association (no biases and judgement), or resistance (you avoid thinking about what makes you uncomfortable - valuable info)
Client-centered Therapy
validation and genuineness, unconditional positive regard, empathy, non-directed reflection
Behavioral Therapy
conditioning and rewards/punishment, sensitization/desensitization, escape/violence, behavior motivation
Aversion Therapy
pairing addiction/unpleasant stimuli, contingency management, relapse-prevention training
Exposure Therapy
incubation (trying to escape immediate high-level stress response), systematic desensitization (anxiety hierarchy), flooding (closely supervised with no risk of physical harm to desensitize you)
Token Economies
applied behavioural analysis, reality monitoring, social skills training
Eclectic Therapy
cognitive behavioral therapy (all about thought)
Cognitive Distortions - Filtering the positive
hyper-focusing on criticism and the negatives
Cognitive Distortions - Emotional Reasoning
emotions make your decisions and assumptions rather than logical thought
Cognitive Distortions - Overgeneralizing
one thing goes wrong and you think you’ll fail everything from now on
Cognitive Distortions - Catastrophizing
exaggerating small problems into a massive problem
Cognitive Distortions - Polarized Thinking
it’s one way or another, there is no gray area
Cognitive Distortions - Should Thinking
I did this so you should do this
Cognitive Distortions - Personalization
internalizes problems and feels personally responsible for extreme things
Cognitive Distortions - Externality and Blaming
can overlap, but is sometimes when it IS your fault
Cognitive Distortions - Heaven’s Reward
thinking that if you’re a good person, you’ll be rewarded in the afterlife
Dialectical Behavior and Theorist
Marsha Linehan and the balance of acceptance vs. change; emotional regulation, thoughts are JUST thoughts, mindfulness
Positive Psychology and Theorist
Martin Seligman and strength, gratitude, self-image, optimism, awareness of emotions, positive cognitive appraisals
