Chapter 2 Therapies Flashcards
What is psychodynamic therapy based on
Freudian psychoanalysis
What does psychodynamic therapy try to do
Tap into UNCONSCIOUS with free association and DREAM analysis
Is psychodynamic therapy time intensice
Yes
What is the purpose of behavior therapy
Change self defeating or problematic behaviors
What are the techniques of behavior therapy
Classical and operant conditioning
Does behavior therapy address inner thoughts
No
What are the examples of behavior therapy
Systematic DESENSITIZATION, behavioral SELF-MONITORING, SKILLS, AVERSIVE therapy
What is systematic desensitization
You are scared to leave the house so you build up working our way out the door. Ex. getting keys, getting ready, opening door, going outside
What is behavioral self-monitoring
Diaries
What is aversive therapy
Negative consequences to bad behavior
What is the base of humanistic therapy
PERSON-centered, FREE will, UNDERSTANDING, unconditional POSTITIVE regard
What is the goal of cognitive therapy
Have people identigy and understand MALADAPTIVE thought patterns then CAHNGE them
What is the most common conjuction of therapies
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
What is learned helpessness
Maladaptive thought patterns
What is retional-emotive behavior therapy
Therapist actively DISPURES irrational beliefs
What is eclectiv therapy
When therapists take from many different therapies
What is tchnical eclectivcs
Draw TECHNIQUES from the different approaches (different for EACH pt)
What is integrative eclectics
Synthesize and approach that draws on principles of others (used on ALL pts)
What should you know about group therapy
CHEAPER, not ALONE, different STAGES, CONFIDENTIALITY, DOMINATE personalities
What should you know about family therapies
Does not exist in ISOLATION, DYNAMICS in relationships, SKILLED therapists, lots of EMOTIONS
What are the commonalities of therapies
Positive ENVIRONMENT, CONNECTION, working RELATIONSHIP
What are some ritualistic commonalities
EXPERT, HELPING, HOPE, something is HAPPENING, sense of CONTROL
What therapy is best for depression
Cognitive and behavioral
What therapy is best for bedweeting and phobias
Behavior
What therapy is best for GAD and eating disorders
CBT
What is important to keep in mind about biological treatments
Treating SYMPTOMS vs. DISORDERS
Does the placebo effect happen a lot
For some drugs the placebo is EQUALLY as effective as the drug
What is it the the plabebo effect is equally as effective
Publication bias
Does publication bias mean the drug doesn’t work
No, is just means they may not be actually doing what they claim
What is off-label prescription
What doctor prescribes a drug for a different reason then intended fro
Are the side-eddects often worse that the disorder
Yes
Why do many people relapse and dropout from the use of lithium and antipsychotics
The side effects
What are some ong-term effects for many drugs
Addiction: anti-anxiety, DIABETES and TARDIVE DYSKINESIA: antipsychotics
What is tardive dyskinesia
Involuntary muscle movement
What is psychosurgery
Any surgical procedure that DESTORYS selected areas of the BRAIN
What should you know baout prefrontal lobotomies
Stops STRONG emotions, INTERFERS with other functions, tool of OPRESSION
What is the Moniz method
Won a nobel prize
What is the Freeman method
Ice pick through the eye
What should you know about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Used for DEPRESSION, CERLETTI, RETROGRADE amnesia (they don’t rember it happening), high RELAPSE, tool of CONTROL
What do antipsychotic drugs do chemically
Block or reduce dopamine receptors, and increase serotonin
What do antipsychotic drugs do symptomatically
Relieve postive symptoms but make the negative feelings worse
What are some antipsychotic drugs that are used off label
Seroquel, and abilify
What are the side effects of antipsychotics
Weight gain, diabetes, involuntary muscle movements
What are the three types of antidepressants
MAOI, tricyclic, SSRI
What do monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) do
Increase NREP and serotonin by BLOCKING the enzyme that deactivates them
Why are MAOIs not prescribed often
Increased drug interactions
What are some examples of MAOIs
Nardil and parnate
What do tricyclic antidepressants do
Increase NREP and seotonin by preventing REUPTAKE
What are some examples of tricyclic antidepressants
Elavil, anafanil
What do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) do
Inhibit the REUPTAKE of serotonin
What are some examples of SSRIs
Prozac, zoloft, paxil
What are the use of tranquilizers
The use of anxiety, they SLOW down the body
What type of drugs increase levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
tranquilizers for aniexit
What is GABA
A major inhibitory neurotransmitter
What time of use are tranquilizers used for
Short-term
What happens after general physicicans overprescribed tranqulilizers for people with any mood problems
Addiction and high relapse rates
What are some examples of tranquilizers
Valium, xanax
What is rebound anxiety
Apprehension of life without anti-anxiety drugs
Where does most mental care a take place
Community meantal health centers
What are the issues with community mental health centers
FUNDING, SPACE, INSURANCE
What is primary prevention
Prevents problems from arising
What is the raget for primary prevention
General public, at-risk groups
What is secondary prevention
Targets people with early sign
What type of prevention will you give to heavy drinkers or problematic children
Secondary prevention
What is the scientist-practitioner gap
Practitioners DISREGARD scientific evidence which leads to MISDIANOSES and useless or harmful TREATMENT methods
