Intervention Terms Flashcards
The cognitive, emotional, and volition mental processes consciously and unconsciously motivating one’s behavior; these are the product of the interplay among one’s genetic and biological heritage, sociocultural milieu, past and current realities, perceptual abilities, distortion, and one’s unique experience and memories.
Psychodynamic
The conceptual orientation and treatment application that builds on and modifies principles of behaviorist, taking into account some internal cognitive processes; emphasizes reciprocal relationships and the ability to learn new responses through observing and imitating others.
Social Learning Theory
The therapeutic practice used in helping clients experiencing emotional change and distress to promote effective coping that can lead to positive growth and change by acknowledging the problem, recognizing it impact, and learning new or more effective behaviors for coping with similar predictable experiences.
Crisis Intervention
A rehearsal of behaviors that can be useful in a subsequent situation to fulfill some expectation or achieve some goal; also a re-experiencing of the past as one imagines being another person to elicit self-awareness and understanding of other.
Role Playing
A technique primarily used in group therapy in which clients perform roles, often playing the part of themselves in various socially stressful situations and sometimes playing the parts of their antagonists.
Psychodrama
The techniques used by professionals to suggest or demonstrate desired actions or responses to a client and then encourage the client through description, role playing, and demonstrations to behave similarly; With practice the client can then achieve the desired action outside of the professionals office.
Behavior Rehearsal/Shaping
The process of teaching clients with mental illness and their family members about the nature of the illness, including its etiology, progression, consequences, prognosis, treatment, and alternatives.
Psychoeducation
