Counseling Theories Flashcards
Client-centered therapy–necessary and sufficient conditions for behavior change
Rogers (1957)
Emotion-focused therapy citation
Greenberg (2010), Greenberg, Rice, & Elliot (1993), Greenberg and Paivio (1997)
Interpersonal therapies citation
Teyber & McClure (2010)
Cognitive Therapies citation
Beck (1995), Beck & Beck, 2011)
Emotions can occur through a direct pathway through the amygdala or through a slower pathway mediated by the frontal cortex
LeDoux, 1996
Gestalt therapies citation
Hefferline & Goodman, 1951; Dierks, 1996
Awareness/Naming the emotion is therapeutic
Lieberman et al., 2004
Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) – what’s a citation?
Ellis, 1962, 2005
Classic Psychoanalytic therapy (citation?)
Freud, 1917
Attachment theory
Bowlby, 1982, 1988
Psychosocial Theory
Erikson, 1993
6 components distinguish psychodynamic theories from others, what are they?
Shedler (2010)
- Focus on affect and expression of emotion (cognitive understanding ≠ change)
- Active exploration of attempts to avoid distressing thoughts/emotions
- Identification of recurring themes and patterns
- Discussion of past experiences to shed light on present (developmental focus)
- Focus on interpersonal problems
- Focus on the therapy relationship
Is there support for psychoanalytic principles?
Yes, support for concepts of unconscious,
defenses (Baumeister, Dale & Sommer, 1998), conflicted feelings/motivations,
childhood experiences influencing personality patterns,
self-concept (Westen, 1998)
CCRT citation
Book, 1998
Person-Centered therapy citation
Rogers, 1951, 1957,1959, 1961, 1980
The necessary and sufficient conditions for change (6)
(Rogers, 1957)
- Two persons in psychological contact.
- client = incongruent, vulnerable, anxious
- therapist = congruent & integrated
- therapist has unconditional positive regard for client.
- therapist has empathic understanding of client and communicates this to client.
- therapist can successfully communiciate empathy and unconditional positive regard.
Emotion-Focused Therapies
Greenberd & Paivio, 1997
Empirical support for psychodynamic therapy?
- Abbass et al. (2006): 23 RCT for short-term (<40 hrs) psychodynamic had effect size of .97 for general symptom improvement.
- Westen (1998): support for concepts of unconscious, defenses, conflicted feelings
- Shapiro et al. (1994): psychodynamic-interpersonal equivalent to CBT for depression
- Leichsenring & Leibing (2003): CBT & psychodynamic both efficacious for personality disorders
Narrative therapy explores how what is used to construct and maintain problems?
Language (Etchison & Kleist, 2000)
According to Gestalt therapy, what is the primary cue that a person is in a reactive/regressive state?
defensiveness (fight, flight, or freeze)
Dierks, 1996
What is the citation for our counseling theories book?
Corey, 2009
When are empty chair exercises appropriate?
Unfinished business with another person:
●difficulty separating or terminating a relationship
●traumatic, stress-inducing, or victimization experiences
When are 2-chair exercises appropriate?
Standards and expectations conflict with feelings and needs.
●Failure to meet needs –>confusion & no clarity.
●Failure to meet standards –>negative self-eval and loss of self-worth.
