chapter 17 Flashcards
What’s psychotherapy?
therapy through psychological techniques
What are electric therapists?
use different kinds of therapies
What are the 2 components of psychodynamic theory?
psychoanalysis and brief psychodynamic therapy
What is free association?
sit behind client and tell them to say anything
What is resistance?
defensive mechanism against therapy, sign of sensitive topic
What is transference?
client responds irrationally to the analyst as if they were an important figure from client’s past
What does brief psychodynamic therapy focus on?
life problems rather than rebuilding personality
What does inter-personal therapy focus on?
marital conflict, loss or social skills
What does humanistic therapy focus on?
future and present (not past)
What are the 2 types of humanistic therapy?
client-centered therapy and gestalt therapy
What kind of a relationship is made in client-centered therapy?
one to foster self-exploration
What is a Rogerian?
refer to person as client not a patient
What are the therapist attributes in client-centered therapy?
unconditional positive regard, empathy and genuineness
What is unconditional positive regard?
trust, acceptance, non-judgement
Who’s the pioneer of client-centered therapy?
Carl Rogers
Who’s the pioneer of gestalt therapy?
Perls
What is empty-chair technique?
imagine mom sitting in chair and talk to her
What does gestalt therapy involve and how is it done?
role play and in groups
What does cognitive therapy focus on?
present not past
What’s the ABCD model?
Activating event
Belief system
Consequences of that appraisal
Distributing the erroneous belief system
What’s Ellis’ Rational-Emotive Therapy?
people make unrealistic demands of themselves, Ellis disagrees that events cause emotions
What is fear in Ellis’ rational-emotive therapy?
result of you thinking unreasonable thoughts of yourself
What is Beck’s cognitive therapy?
helps depressed people realize their thoughts not their situation makes them depressed
What’s Meichenbaum’s self-instructional training?
treats stress and coping
What are the 3 classical conditioning treatments for behaviour therapy?
Exposure, aversion therapy, systematic desensitization
What does exposure assume?
phobias are learned,