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Counseling and Helping Relationships (2/6) Flashcards

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Psychoanalytic therapy

Basic philosophy

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humans are determined by psychic energy and by early experiences

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Psychoanalytic therapy

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unconscious motives and conflicts are central in present behavior

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Psychoanalytic therapy

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early development is of critical importance because later personality problems have their roots in repressed childhood conflicts

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Psychoanalytic therapy

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normal personality development is based on successful resolution and integration of psychosexual development

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Psychoanalytic therapy

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faulty personality development is the result of inadequate resolution of some specific stage

anxiety is a result of repression of basic conflicts

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Psychoanalytic therapy

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unconscious processes are centrally related to current behavior

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Adlerian therapy

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humas are motivated by:
- social interest
- striving toward goals
- inferiority and superiority
- dealing with tasks of life

eros: life instinct
Thanatos: death instinct

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Adlerian therapy

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emphasis is on the individual’s positive capacities to live in society cooperatively

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Adlerian therapy

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people have capacity to interpret, influence, create events

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Adlerian therapy

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each person at an early age creates a unique style of life, which tends to remain relatively constant throughout life

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Adlerian therapy

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  • unity of personality
  • need to view people from their subjective perspective
  • importance of life goals that give direction to behavior
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Adlerian therapy

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people are motivated by social interest and by finding goals to give life meaning

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Adlerian therapy

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  • striving for significance and superiority
  • developing unique lifestyle
  • understanding family constellation
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Adlerian therapy

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therapy is a matter of providing encouragement and assisting clients in changing their cognitive perspective and behavior

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Existential therapy

Basic philosophy

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central focus is the nature of the human condition, which includes:
- a capacity for self-awareness
- freedom of choice to decide one’s fate
- responsibility
- anxiety
- search for meaning
- being alone and being in relation with others
- striving for authenticity
- facing living and dying

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Existential therapy

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essentially an experiential approach to counseling rather than a firm theoretical model

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Existential therapy

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stresses core human conditions

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Existential therapy

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interest is on the present and on what one is becoming

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Existential therapy

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approach is future oriented and stresses self-awareness before action

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Person-Centered Therapy

Basic philosophy

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positive view of people; we have an inclination toward becoming fully functioning

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Person-Centered Therapy

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in therapeutic relationship, the client experiences feelings that were previously denied to awareness

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Person-Centered Therapy

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the client moves toward increased awareness, spontaneity, trust in self, inner-directedness

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Person-Centered Therapy

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the client has the potential to become aware of problems and the means to resolve them

faith is placed in the client’s capacity for self-direction

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Person-Centered Therapy

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mental health is a conguence of ideal self and real self

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Person-Centered Therapy

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maladjustment is the result of a discrepancy between what one wants to be and what one is

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Person-Centered Therapy

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in therapy, attention is given to the present moment and on experiencing and expressing feelings

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Gestalt therapy

Basic philosophy

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the person strives for wholeness and integration of thinking, feeling, behaving

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Gestalt therapy

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key concepts:
- contact with self/others
- contact boundaries
- awareness

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Gestalt therapy

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nondeterministic - the person is viewed as having the capacity to recognize how early influences are related to present difficulties

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Gestalt therapy

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experiential approach - grounded in here and now and emphasizes awareness, personal choice, responsibility

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Gestalt therapy

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emphasis on the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of experiencing in the here and now to help clients accept all aspects of themselves

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Gestalt therapy

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  • holism
  • figure-formation process
  • awareness
  • unfinished business
  • avoidance
  • contact
  • energy
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Behavior therapy

Basic philosophy

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behavior is the product of learning

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Behavior therapy

Basic philosophy

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we are both the product and the producer of the environment

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Behavior therapy

Basic philosophy

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traditional behavior therapy is based on classical/operant conditioning

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Behavior therapy

Basic philosophy

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contemporary behavior therapy has branched out in many directions, including mindfulness and acceptance approaches

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Behavior therapy

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  • overt behavior
  • precision in specifying goals of treatment
  • development of specific treatment plans
  • objective evaluation of therapy outcomes
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Behavior therapy

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present behavior is given attention

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Behavior therapy

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therapy is based on principles of learning theory

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Behavior therapy

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normal behavior is learned through reinforcement and imitation

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Behavior therapy

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abnormal behavior is result of faulty learning

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Basic philosophy

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individuals tend to incorporate faulty thinking, which leads to emotional and behavioral disturbances

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Basic philosophy

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cognitions are the major determinants of how we feel and act

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Basic philosophy

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therapy is primarily oriented toward cognition and behavior, and it stresses the role of thinking, deciding, questioning, doing, redeciding

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Basic philosophy

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psychoeducational model, emphasizing therapy as a learning process, including acquiring/practicing new skills, learning new ways of thinking, acquiring more effective ways of coping with problems

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Key concepts

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although psychological problems may be rooted in childhood, they are reinforced by present ways of thinking

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy

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a person’s belief system and thinking is the primary cause of disorders

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy

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internal dialogue plays a central role in one’s behavior

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy

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clients focus on examining faulty assumptions and misconceptions and on replacing these with effective beliefs

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Choice Theory/Reality Therapy

Basic philosophy

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based on choice theory, assumes that we need quality relationships to be happy

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Choice Theory/Reality Therapy

Basic philosophy

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psychological problems are the result of our resisting the control by others or of our attempt to control others

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Choice Theory/Reality Therapy

Basic philosophy

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choice theory is an explanation of human nature and to best achieve satisfying interpersonal relationships

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Choice Theory/Reality Therapy

Key concepts

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the basic focus is on what clients are doing and how to get them to evaluate whether their present actions are working for them

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Choice Theory/Reality Therapy

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people are mainly motivated to satisfy their needs, especially the need for significant relationships

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Choice Theory/Reality Therapy

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the approach rejects the medical model, concept of transference, unconscious, dwelling on one’s past

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Feminist Therapy

Basic philosophy

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feminists criticize many traditional theories to the degree that they are based on gender-biased concepts, such as being androcentric, gendercentric, ethnocentrist, heterosexist, intrapsychic

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Feminist Therapy

Basic philosophy

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constructs include:
- being gender fair
- flexible
- interactionist
- life-span oriented

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Feminist Therapy

Basic philosophy

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gender and power are important concepts

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Feminist Therapy

Basic philosophy

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systems approach that recognizes the cultural, social, political factors that contribute to a person’s problems

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Feminist Therapy

Key concepts

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  • the personal is political
  • therapists have a commitment to social change
  • women’s voices and ways of knowing are valued and women’s experiences are honored
  • the counseling relationship is egalitarian
  • therapy focuses on strengths and a reformulated definition of psychological distress
  • all types of oppression are recognized
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Postmodern Approaches

Basic philosophy

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based on the premise that there are multiple realities and multiple truths, it rejects the idea that reality is external and can be grasped

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Postmodern Approaches

Basic philosophy

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people create meaning in their lives through conversations with others

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Postmodern Approaches

Basic philosophy

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  • avoids pathologizing clients
  • takes a dim view of diagnosis
  • avoid searching for underlying causes of problems
  • ## place a high value on discovering clients’ strengths and resources
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Postmodern Approaches

Basic philosophy

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rather than talking about problems, focus is on creating solutions in the present and future

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Postmodern Approaches

Key concepts

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therapy tends to be brief and addresses the present and the future

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Postmodern Approaches

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the person is not the problem; the problem is the problem

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Postmodern Approaches

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emphasis is on externalizing the problem and looking for exceptions to the problem

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Postmodern Approaches

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therapy consists of a collaborative dialogue in which the therapist and the client co-create solutions

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Postmodern Approaches

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by identifying instances when the problem did not exist, clients can create new meanings for themselves and fashion a new life story

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Family Systems Therapy

Basic philosophy

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family is viewed from a systematic and interactive perspective

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Family Systems Therapy

Basic philosophy

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clients are connected to a living system; a change in one part of the system will result in a change in other parts

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Family Systems Therapy

Basic philosophy

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family provides the context for understanding how individuals function in relationship to others and how they behave

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Family Systems Therapy

Basic philosophy

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treatment deals with the family unit

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Family Systems Therapy

Basic philosophy

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an individual’s dysfunctional behavior grows out of the interactional unit of the family and out of larger systems as well

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Family Systems Therapy

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focus is on communication patterns within a family - both verbal and nonverbal

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Family Systems Therapy

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problems in relationships are likely to be passed on from generation to generation

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Family Systems Therapy

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Key concepts vary depending on specific orientation but include:
- differentiation
- triangles
- power coalitions
- family-of-origin dynamics
- functional vs. dysfunctional interaction patterns
- dealing with the here-and-now interactions

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Family Systems Therapy

Key concepts

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the present is more important than exploring past experiences

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