Clinical Psychology Flashcards
reaction formation
defending against an unacceptable impulse by accepting the opposite (Freudian defense mechanism
Examination of free associations, dreams, resistance, and transference are main techniques of what
Psychoanalysis
What is the collective unconscious
memories that are shared by all people and passed down by generations; part of Jung’s analytical theory;
Contains archetypes (universal thoughts and images that predispose people to act in similar ways; myths, symbols, dreams) - persona, shadow, hero, anima, animus
individuation
Primary goal of Jung’s analytical therapy
the process by which a person becomes a psychological individual
Primarily occurs in the second half of life
Who rejected Freud’s focus on sexual instincts and replaced them with social interest/connectedness
Adler; also proposed people are motivated by feelings of inferiority
Striving for superiority to overcome inferiority feels via “style of life”
Despite having 3 kids as a single-parent, including one with autism, the therapist does not judge her client who is depressed and anxious over parenting one child with her husband and an au pair. This is an example of what approach
Phenomenological
If your love language is gifts but your partner’s is QT and you give gifts for his birthday, this is an example of
Retroflection (Gestalt boundary disturbance between self and environment)
Introjection
people adopt the beliefs, standards, and values of others without evaluation or awareness
People what to be in homestasis and when there are boundary disturbances between self and environment there is psychological distress.
What theory/approach
Gestalt
Neurotic anxiety is distinguished from existential/normal anxiety in what pproach
Existential
WDEP (evaluate Wants, Doing for awareness, Evaluate behavior, make Plan) is from what therapy
Glasser’s reality therapy based on 5 innate basic needs (love, power, fun, freedom, survival)
4 stages of separation-individuation process according to Mahler
differentiation, practicing, rapprochement, and beginning of object constancy
“If i could wave a magic wand and fix all your problems, what would your life look like? How would it be different”
What is this and what therapy is it associated with
Miracle question - solution-focused therapy
Transtheoretical model of therapy
integrates concepts and strategies from multiple therapeutic approaches and is based on the assumption that strategies are most effective when they match the person’s stage of change.
goal = get to next stage of change
Self-reevaluation and self-liberation (believing change is possible) is consistent with what stage of change in the transtheoretical model
Preparation - plan to take action within the next month
According to cybernetic theory, ____ feedback loops resist change and keep status quo, ___ feedback loops amplify change
negative = maintain stability Positive = amplify change
double-bind communication
a person receives two contradictory messages from a family member and is not allowed to comment on the contradiction (Bateson)
What is better for family dynamics, symmetrical or complementary interactions?
Exclusively one or the other is problematic
Symmetrical: behavior of one person elicits a similar type of behavior from the other person (escalates because of one-upping)
complementary: reflect inequality and occur when the behavior of one person complements the behavior of the other person (dominant and submissive)
transmission of certain emotional processes from one generation to the next is responsible for the development of schizophrenia in a family member is consistent with what therapy
Extended family systems therapy (also called transgenerational therapy - Bowen)
According to Bowen’s extended family systems therapy, do emotional triangles increase or decrease tension
decrease
when a family dyad experiences tension, it may recruit a third family member to form an emotional triangle which helps alleviate tension and increase stability.
A child with the least about of differentiation is MORE or LESS likely to have a child with severe psych distress
more
child most involved in the family’s emotional system becomes the least differentiated family member and, as an adult, chooses a spouse or partner who has a similar level of differentiation. This couple then transmits an even lower level of differentiation to one of its children. This process continues in subsequent generations and eventually results in the development of severe symptoms in a child.
circular questioning (Milan Systemic Family Therapy)
asking each family member the same question to identify differences in perceptions about events and relationships and uncover family communication patterns
What therapy identified these 4 dysfunctional communication styles: placating, blaming, computing, and distracting
Conjoint family therapy
Also identified congruent style (verbal and non-verbal messages align)
Instead of saying that a family member is depressed, a ______ therapist would say that depression sometimes causes problems for the person
Narrative family therapist
primary goal of narrative family therapy is to replace problem-saturated stories with alternative stories that support more satisfying and preferred outcomes.
What type of family therapy has the following stages:
1) engagement and motivation
2) behavior change
3) generalization
Functional family therapy for at risk adolescents and their families
“MST Do-Loop”
Analytic process of MST which is applied in the family’s home and in community settings were the problems occur
Ideal group size
7 to 10
Precondition for other therapeutic factors in group therapy and strongest predictor of positive outcomes
group cohesiveness
Adults ages ___ are most likely to die by suicide, whereas young adults (18-24) are most likely to attempt suicide
45-64
Females highest rate of suicide: 45-64
Male highest rate of suicide: 75+
middle aged white men = highest rate
Exception questions
used by solution-focused therapists to help clients see that the presenting problem doesn’t always occur and to help them identify solutions to the problem.
Parent complaining about bad behavior; therapist asks, what does the child do when they’re not behaving poorly
Selective abstraction
paying attention to and exaggerating a minor negative detail of a situation while ignoring other aspects of the situation.
Arbitrary inference
drawing negative conclusions without any supporting evidence
Dogmatic thoughts, according to rational emotive therapy include things like…
Shoulds, oughts, have tos
ABCDE model of rational emotive behavioral therapy
Activating event Belief about the event (irrational) Consequence (emotional or behavioral) Dispute the belief Effect: replace irrational belief with a more rational one
First phase of Meichenbaum’s self-instructional training
cognitive modeling stage: children observe a model perform a task while the model verbalizes
instructions aloud
Then children perform the task with verbalization, then they whisper, then no verbal mediation
SIT - CSA
Stress innoculation trianing
conceptualization/education
Skills acquisition and consolidation
Application to imagined then real situations