Last Unit Lecture FCs

Question 1

Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy Attempts to & Focuses on…..

Answer 1

Attempts to make unconscious, conscious
Focuses on early childhood with transference
Tackles Resistance (Defense Mechanisms)
Interpretation, Clarification, & Confrontation

Question 2

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) Aims to & Focuses on….

Answer 2

Aims to resolve interpersonal problems
Focuses and here-and-now problems rather than childhood
Lasts 12-16 weeks

Question 3

4 Themes of IPT

Answer 3

1. Grief
2. Role Disputes
3. Role Transition
4. Interpersonal Deficits

Question 4

Phases of IPT

Answer 4

First Phase: Diagnostic interview, Interpersonal inventory, EDUCATING patient, clinical formulation (4 themes)
Second Phase: Specific strategies and goals varying on theme
Third Phase: Progress and mastery, dealing with relapse

Question 5

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) includes both…

Answer 5

Includes both behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy each separate techniques

Question 6

What is Behavioral Therapy (BT)

Answer 6

Problem behaviors are learned and can be modified through application of learning principles
Behaviors may be learned through Conditioning: i.e. Classical conditioning, Operant conditioning, Modeling, Observation, Instruction, etc.

Question 7

Cognitive Therapy (CT)

Answer 7

Cognitions mediate between environmental events and behavior/emotion
Party, lots of strangers example

Question 8

CBT aims to and focuses on….

Answer 8

Modify maladaptive behavioral and cognitive patterns
Focuses on present functioning
Lasts 12-16 weeks

Question 9

Behavioral Activation

Answer 9

Scheduling activities to counteract relative inactivity, increasing rates of previously pleasurable and meaningful activities when feel lousy
Initially designed to treat depression

Question 10

Relaxation Training

Answer 10

Breathing retraining, progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness techniques
Basically meditation mindfulness video

Question 11

Exposure Therapy

Answer 11

Gradual exposure to feared or avoided stimuli/situations/experiences
VR video

Question 12

Problem Solving

Answer 12

Define problem, generate solutions, select best solution, implement/evaluate situation

Question 13

Social Skills Training

Answer 13

Rehearsal of increasingly complex behavioral skills, assertiveness training
schizophrenia video

Question 14

Contingency Management

Answer 14

System of reinforcements and punishments to lower undesirable behaviors, and up desirable behaviors

Question 15

Cognitive techniques in CBT (Cognitive Restructuring)

Answer 15

Identify distorted cognitions

Challenge and replace irrational cognitions

Question 16

First thing that happens in CBT sessions

Answer 16

Review Monitoring

Question 17

Review Monitoring is therapist getting a client’s ______?

Answer 17

PA history
Daily Mood Monitoring
Graph of Average anxiety

Question 18

Remember panic attacks are a _______ of the body’s fear system

Answer 18

Misfire

Question 19

Breathing effects of PD in CBT

Answer 19

Short breath, suffocation, chest pain, quick breathing

Question 20

Physiological affect of breathing w/ PD

Answer 20

Increased Oxygen in blood, less oxygen to brain Balance out of whack

Question 21

Diaphragm Breathing

Answer 21

Focus on breathing by counting, smooth belly breathing

Question 22

Cognitive Restructuring is the….

Answer 22

Education about relationships between physiological sensations, thoughts, & emotions

Question 23

Thoughts mediate? (Thinking Skills)

Answer 23

Thoughts mediate (explains relationship between two other variables) effect of event on emotion

Question 24

Habituation

Answer 24

Describes the observed reduction in anxiety with continued exposure to the feared symptoms, activities & situations (people move up when habituated to a certain level in their hierarchy CBT training)

Question 25

What mediates the effect of exposure therapy on anxiety symptoms

Answer 25

Habituation

Question 26

3 Key questions when evaluating treatments

Answer 26

1. Does a treatment work?
2. How does treatment work?
3. Under what conditions does treatment work (especially well or especially poorly)?

Question 27

What are Randomized Control Trials (RCTs)?

Answer 27

Random assignment to treatment and control groups

Question 28

3 Control Group Possibilities

Answer 28

Wait-list control
Treatment as usual
Best available treatment (used for incremental validity)

Question 29

Matching

Answer 29

Making sure the two groups don’t differ on the matching variables
Matched for age, gender, & severity of ill, then the treatment and control groups won’t differ in terms of proportions of men and women, the average age, or severity of symptoms

Question 30

RCTs are known for being?

Answer 30

Highly standardized

Extensive training and supervision of therapists

Question 31

Efficacy studies prioritize what?

Answer 31

INTERNAL VALIDITY

Question 32

Effectiveness Studies prioritize what?

Answer 32

EXTERNAL VALIDITY

Question 33

What do Efficacy studies do?

Answer 33

Control types of clients in study, standardized treatments, randomly assign pts to tx and control

Question 34

What do effectiveness studies do?

Answer 34

Seeks representativeness of clients, therapists, and treatment context sample

Question 35

Effectiveness Studies may not include what?

Answer 35

May not include control groups or random assignment

Question 36

CMHC stands for?

Answer 36

Community Mental Health Center

Question 37

Which condition showed the best outcome for Craske’s efficacy study?

Answer 37

E&C: Exposure + Cognitive Restructuring

Question 38

Is CBT better than other techniques?

Answer 38

YES, it is better than other techniques as seen by the Sanchez-Meca meta-analysis study

Question 39

Empirically Supported Treatments (ESTs) are?

Answer 39

Interventions found to be effective for one or more psychological conditions