Individual Therapies

Question 1

Psychotherapy is

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systematic use of a human relationship for therapeutic purposes of alleviating emotional distress

Question 2

Talk-therpy

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psychotherapy

Question 3

3 elements of psychotherapies

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1. A healing agent (i.e., trained mental health professional – an expert
2. A sufferer (i.e., the patient/client)
3. A healing or therapeutic relationship (i.e., working with a defined set of psychological principles in a planned, systematic way)

Question 4

CLASSIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL THERAPIES

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To overcome the effects of a crisis
supportive psychotherapy: To deal with the needs of the long-term psychologically disabled
behaviorally oriented therapies: To abolish or improve circumscribed symptoms or problems
psychoanalytically oriented therapies/group therapies: To facilitate self-awareness with corresponding change in personality functioning

Question 5

Kinds of individual therapies

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Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy

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Aims of psychoanalysis

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Reorganization of personality to mature level of functioning;
Symptom-relief or problem solving

Question 7

Entails the extension of memory back to childhood events

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Recollection (remembering)

Question 8

More than mental recall it is an emotional replay of former interactions with significant individuals in patient’s life

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Repetition (reliving)

Question 9

Both affective and cognitive integration of repressed memories

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Working through (gaining insight)

Question 10

Methods of treatment in Psychoanalysis

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Intensive for of psychotherapy
Patient talks about whatever comes to mind
Analyst listens intently & respond to px

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Patient requisites in psychoanalysis

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High motivation for change
Psychological-mindedness
Good previous interpersonal relationships
Good frustration tolerance
Neurosis/ mild character pathology

Question 12

Less intensive form of psychoanalysis

Less frequent session – 1-3x sessions per week

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PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

Question 13

Patient and therapist sit opposite each other

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PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

Question 14

Patient on a couch with therapist out of view

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Psychoanalysis

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PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

TYPES

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Expressive Psychotherapy

Supportive Psychotherapy

Question 16

says ALL BEHAVIOR IS LEARNED

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John B. Watson

Question 17

Similar to SD except that relaxation training is NOT involved and treatment is carried out in a real-life context

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Therapeutic Graded Exposure

Question 18

Similar to graded exposure except with no hierarchy

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Flooding/Implosion

Question 19

Central concept: imitation by observation

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Participant Modeling

Question 20

Geared towards the attainment of confidence and sufficient self-esteem to express opinions

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Assertiveness Training

Question 21

Use of noxious stimuli to extinguish an unwanted behavior

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Aversion Therapy

Question 22

Used for substance disorders, sleep disorders and weight

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Stimulus-Control

Question 23

Examine:
The basic assumptions
Logical reasoning
Ways of processing information
Which lead to the patient’s automatic and often irrational thoughts about himself and his relation to others

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COGNITIVE THERAPY

Question 24

Assumes all behavior (including thoughts and feelings) is learned and borderline personality behave in ways that reinforce or even reward their behavior

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DIALECTAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT)

Question 25

A state or condition in which a person can respond to appropriate suggestions by experiencing altered perceptions, memory, or mood

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HYPNOSIS

Question 26

Can recall memories that are unavailable to consciousness in the nonhypnotic state

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HYPNOTHERAPY