Interventions Flashcards
What is empathic responding?
Reflecting feelings back to the client
What is rational emotive behaviour therapy?
Clients are helped to identify and challenge irrational beliefs by looking at Activating Events, Beliefs and Consequences of same.
What is a continuous schedule of reinforcement?
Reinforces every single production of a target behaviour
What is an intermittent schedule of reinforcement?
Reinforces a specific number of behavioural occurrences
What is interoceptive exposure?
Helping clients experience feared physical sensations (associated with panic)
Pscyhodynamic therapy recognises ___ and ___ drives as important determinants of psychological state.
Conscious and unconscious
In psychodynamic therapy, the therapist aims to interpret the subconscious motivations underpinning behaviour and expressions of thoughts and feelings. These motivations are detected through… (2 things)?
Client’s expression of cues such as avoidance (evasiness, defence and resistance)
Re-occurrence of themes
What is the primary goal of psychodynamic therapy?
To uncover and process internal conflicts which represent the root cause of disturbances in mental health.
What are the three phases of IPT?
1) Evaluate psychosocial environment and identify focal interpersonal problems or conflicts
2) Identify problematic relationships and interactions and equip the client with strategies to manage these
3) Termination and forward planning
What are the four interpersonal conflicts according to IPT?
Grief and loss, interpersonal disputes, role transitions/change and interpersonal deficits
What are the four key mechanisms of change which are commonly implemented in IPT?
1) Enhancing social support
2) Decreasing interpersonal stress
3) Processing emotions
4) Improving interpersonal skills
What do humanistic approaches aim to do?
To facilitate growth by building on client strengths and fostering a sense of agency to achieve goals and fulfil potential.
What is the primary goal of narrative therapy?
To replace dominant maladaptive narratives with preferred alternatives.
What is the primary goal of solutions-focused therapy?
For the client to establish and visualise goals that they aim to achieve.
What is socratic questioning?
Socratic questioning is a form of disciplined questioning that can be used to pursue thought in many directions and for many purposes, including: to explore complex ideas, to get to the truth of things, to open up issues and problems, to uncover assumptions, to analyse concepts, to distinguish what we know from what we do not know, to follow out logical consequences of thought or to control discussions.
What medication may be useful for cluster A PDs?
Low doses of antipsychotics
What medication may be useful for cluster B personality disorders?
SSRIs, gabapentin and naltrexone (anxiety/sedation)
What medication may be useful for cluster C personality disorders?
SSRIs or long-acting benzos (e.g. Clonazapam or Buspirone)
What medications are useful for ADHD?
Dexamphetamine or mephinidate (Ritalin)
What medications are useful for BPAD?
Mania will usually require sedation
Mood stabilising medication is usually used (e.g. Lithium or Valproate)