Child and Adolescent Therapy

Question 1

Abreaction

Answer 1

a psychoanalytical term for reliving an experience in order to purge it of its emotional excesses; a type of catharsis. The expression and emotional discharge of unconscious material (as a repressed idea or emotion) by verbalization, especially in the presence of a therapist.

Question 2

Why is play therapy effective for kids?

Answer 2

they have not yet developed the abstract reasoning abilities and verbal skills needed to adequately articulate their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.

Question 3

What ages for play therapy?

Answer 3

4 - 12

Question 4

Better or worse to have parents involved in treatment?

Answer 4

Better

Question 5

Goals of play therapy

Answer 5

Increase awareness (and expression of) feelings
Anger management
Improve self-control
Reduce fear, anxiety, and depression
Enhance problem-solving skills

Question 6

Resilience

Answer 6

the ability to withstand and recover from stressors. It is comprised of individual characteristics, early life experiences, and protective factors such as their family, relationships, social and physical environment

Question 7

Three groups of factors that promote resilience

Answer 7

Individual factors (self-efficacy, self-esteem)
Family characteristics (caring, connected)
Community characteristics (schools, peers)

Question 8

How long for a timeout?

Answer 8

30-60 seconds per year of age