Chapter Sixteen: Therapy and Treatment Flashcards
What were the first institutions created for the specific purpose of housing those with psychological disorders, known for ostracizing rather than treatment?
Asylums
What is the closing of large asylums?
Deinstitutionalization
What is a therapy that is not the individual’s choice?
Involuntary Treatment
What is a therapy that is the individual’s choice?
Voluntary Treatment
What employs various methods to help someone overcome personal problems or attain personal growth?
Psychotherapy
What involves medication and/or medical procedures to treat psychological disorders?
Biomedical Therapy
What is talk therapy based on the belief that the unconscious and childhood conflicts impact behavior where the patient talks about the past?
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
What is psychoanalytical therapy for children where interaction with toys is used instead of talking like a child acting out family scenes with dolls?
Play Therapy
What is a therapy based on principles of learning applied to change undesirable behaviors like overcoming phobia through relaxation techniques?
Behavior Therapy
What is a therapy based on awareness of cognitive processes that help patients eliminate stressful thought patterns like learning not to overgeneralize failure?
Cognitive Therapy
What is a therapy where a person works to change cognitive distortions and self-defeating behaviors?
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
What is a therapy that increases self-awareness and acceptance through a focus on conscious thoughts like learning to articulate thoughts that prevent achieving goals?
Humanistic Therapy
When the patient relaxes and says whatever comes to mind at the moment, it is called:
Free Association
When a therapist interprets the underlying meaning of dreams, it is called:
Dream Analysis
When a person redirects their feelings or desires for another person to the psychoanalyst, it is called:
Transference
When a client learns a new response to a stimulus that previously elicited undesirable behavior, it is called:
Counterconditioning
When using an unpleasant stimulus to stop an undesirable behavior, it is called:
Aversive Conditioning
When a therapist presents a client with the object or situation that causes their problem, it is called:
Exposure Therapy
What is a calm state gradually associated with increasing levels of anxiety-inducing stimuli?
Systemic Desensitization
What is a system of operant conditioning that involves rewarding good behavior with tokens that can be exchanged for privileges or items?
Token Economy
What is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy by Albert Ellis?
Rational Emotive Therapy (RET)
What is a therapeutic approach where the therapist does not give advice or interpretations but helps the person identify conflicts and feelings?
Nondirective Therapy
What is a type of nondirective therapy by Carl Rogers?
Rogerian or Client-Centered Therapy
What principle involves not judging clients and accepting them for who they are?
Unconditional Positive Regard
What is the therapist’s first meeting with the client to gain information to address their immediate needs?
Intake
What is it called when a therapist cannot disclose information about the client to others unless permitted by law?
Confidentiality
What is it called when a therapist examines and discusses the boundaries and roles of the family?
Structural Family Therapy
What is the return to abusing drugs and/or alcohol after a period of improvement?
Relapse
When an individual has two or more diagnoses, it is called:
Comorbid Disorder
What is it called when a therapist must understand and address issues of race, culture, and ethnicity?
Cultural Competence
