Evidence- Based Therapy Flashcards
What is psychotherapy
Promoting change and relieve distress using psychological methods
Types of psychotherapy
Individual
Couples
Group
Family
Settings of psychotherapy
Outpatient
Inpatient
Day treatment
Example of Day treatment psychotherapy
A child may come for the day for psychotherapy. They would complete school as part of the therapy
Average Duration of therapy
Fewer than 10 sessions
Treatment efficacy
success in a controlled study environment
Effectiveness
Success in a real-world environment
Evidence-Based Practice
Integration of research and clinical expertise
What affects EBT success
Client Characteristics
Therapeutic Characteristics
Client Characteristics
Treatment preference
Readiness for treatment
Cultural background
Expectations
Therapeutic Characteristics
Therapist empathy
Monitoring Client outcomes
Client and Therapist relationship
Additional Considerations taken when dealing with children and adolescents
Who is the client
Who’s goals should be considered
Developmental stage of child
Child’s environment
CBT is time-limited
True and is problem focused
Assumptions of CBT
- Thoughts influence behaviours and emotions
- Thoughts can be monitored and altered
- Changes in thoughts can lead to change in emotions and behaviours
CBT Model
Situation - Thoughts = Behaviours = Emotions = Body Responses
Cycle
CBT techniques
Cognitive Restructuring Identifying thinking errors Challenge and evaluate thoughts Generate alternate thoughts Identifying core beliefs Behavioural activation Relaxation Therapy Problem-solving Assertiveness training
Cognitive Restructuring
Identify automatic thoughts
Identify thinking errors
All or nothing thinking Over generalizing Mental filter Jumping to conclusions Disqualifying the positive Catastrophizing Emotional Reasoning Labelling Personalization
Challenging thoughts
Evidence for/against thoughts
Cost-benefit analysis
Third-person perspective
Behavioural experiments
3 C’s of Cognitive Therapy
Catch
Check
Challenge
Most widely used treatment in psychology
CBT
Parental Management Training used in which disorders
Externalizing Disorders
Conduct Disorder
Oppositional Defiance Disorder
How is bad behaviour encouraged or maintained in externalizing Disorders
Based on social learning model
Parent unintentionally rewards child for problematic behaviour
Child rewards parent for giving in by stopping bad behaviour
How many sessions does PMT go on for
Depends on child’s age and severity of behaviour
What happens in PMT
Skills training and role-playing
Who is PMT focused on
Parent-focused
Core skills in PMT
Skill encouragement Discipline Monitoring Problem-solving Positive involvement
How is discipline enforced in PMT
Removal of incentives as punishment
