Intervention Flashcards
1) Interpretative phase
2) Identify and change
3) Termination
These are phases of which type of therapy?
Interpersonal therapy (IPT)
IPT is time-limited. How long does IPT last?
Up to 16 weeks for adults, up to 12 weeks for children.
IPT usually begins with the therapist conducting an interpersonal inventory. This means that the therapist…
gets detailed information about a client’s significant relationships (both past and present). These relationships are then grouped according to four main problem areas.
According to IPT, the four main problems that can arise in relationships are:
1) unresolved grief
2) role dispute
3) role transition
4) interpersonal deficits
According to IPT, the four mechanisms of change are:
1) enhancing social support
2) decreasing interpersonal stress
3) processing emotions
4) improving interpersonal skills
Which type of therapy is rooted in traditional psychoanalysis (i.e. it explores conscious, subconscious and unconscious drives)?
Psychodynamic therapy
Repression, regression, projection and denial are examples of what?
Defence mechanisms
- non-blaming
- respectful
- views the client as expert of their own life
These are the main characteristics of which type of therapy?
Narrative Therapy
What are the four main steps of exposure therapy
- Preparation
- Creation of exposure hierarchy (using SUDS)
- Initial exposure
- Repeated exposure
SUDS = subjective units of distress scale OR subjective units of disturbance scale
What is the primary mechanism of narrative therapy and what does it aim to do?
Mechanism is use of questions, aims to build story-shaping in the client
What drugs are used to stabilise mood?
Lithium, Epilim, Neurontin, Tegretol
What drug is used to treat early dementia?
Aricept
What drugs are used to treat ADHD?
Stimulants: Ritalin, Vyvanse, Strattera (if substance abuse is present)
List the (antianxiety) benzodiazepines:
Valium, Temaze, Serepax, Klonopin
List the (antidepressant) SSRIs:
Zoloft, Cipramil, Prozac