Module 5.5 Flashcards

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Meta Analytic studies

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a statistical procedure for analyzing the results of multiple studies to reach an overall conclusion

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Evidence-based interventions

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clinical decision making that integrates the best available research with clinical expertise and client characteristics and preferences

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Cultural humility

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a process of reflection and lifelong inquiry, involves self-awareness of personal and cultural biases as well as awareness and sensitivity to significant cultural issues of others

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Therapeutic alliance

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a bond of trust and mutual understanding between a therapist and client, who work together constructively to overcome the client’s problem

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Psychotropic medication therapy

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“Psychotropic medication therapy is a psychological treatment that involves using medications to alter a person’s mental and psychological functions, such as their mood, perception, and behavior. When combined with psychotherapy, psychotropic drugs can be effective in treating a wide range of conditions, including:
Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Schizophrenia, Borderline personality disorder (BPD), Sleep disorders, Pain, and Psychosis”

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ethical principles from APA in clinical/therapeutic situations

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according to the APA your therapist should follow these principles:
beneficence and nonmaleficence

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nonmaleficence

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the obligation of a physician not to harm the patient; one of the ethical principles required by the APA for therapists

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fidelity

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establish a feeling of trust and a defined role as your therapist, uphold a professional standard of conduct, and be of service to the therapeutic community; one of the ethical principles required by the APA for therapists

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Free association

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in psychoanalysis, a method of exploring the unconscious in which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing

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integrity

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be honest, truthful, and accurate; one of the ethical principles required by the APA for therapists

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Dream interpretation

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the technique in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis that is used to analyze a client’s dream to reveal subliminal motivations, unconscious conflicts, or hidden meanings within the dreams.

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Unconscious mind

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according to Freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories; according to contemporary psychologists, information processing of which we are unaware of

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Cognitive therapies

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therapy that teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking; based on the assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our emotional reactions

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Cognitive triad

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Beck also developed the notion of the cognitive triad to describe how depressed adults tend to think about the world. The triad refers to thoughts about self, world, and future. In all the three instances, depressed individuals tend to have negative views

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Principles of conditioning

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“Acquisition: The fundamental process in classical conditioning, where a stimulus and response are associated through repeated exposure
Extinction: When a conditioned response disappears, either suddenly or gradually, due to the omission of reinforcement
Spontaneous recovery: When a conditioned response that has gone extinct suddenly reappears
Stimulus generalization: When a subject responds to similar stimuli to the conditioned stimulus
Stimulus discrimination: When a subject can distinguish between different stimuli and only responds to certain ones”

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Exposure therapies

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behavioral techniques, such as systematic desensitization and virtual reality exposure therapy, that treat anxieties by exposing people (in imaginary or actual situations) to the things they fear and avoid

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Systematic desensitization

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a type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli. Commonly used to treat specific phobias

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Aversion therapies

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associates an unpleasant state (such as nausea) with an unwanted behavior

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Token economies

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associates an unpleasant state (such as nausea) with an unwanted behavior

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Biofeedback

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uses principles of conditioning to help clients regulate body systems (such as the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems) that contribute to feelings of anxiety or depression

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Cognitive-behavioral therapies

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a popular integrative therapy that combines cognitive therapy (changing self-defeating thinking) with behavior therapy (changing behavior)

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Dialectical behavior therapy

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a type of psychotherapy that helps people learn skills to manage intense emotions, cope with challenges, and improve relationships. DBT is based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical philosophy, which involves balancing acceptance and change-oriented strategies. The goal of DBT is to help people understand and accept their feelings, learn to change their lives, and build lives they feel are worth living

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Rational emotive behavior therapy

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a confrontational cognitive therapy , developed by Albert Ellis, that vigorously challenges people’s illogical, self-defeating attitudes and assumptions

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Humanistic perspective (therapy)

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commonly referred to as person-centered therapy, employs active listening and unconditional positive regard

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Person-centered therapy

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a humanistic therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, in which the therapist uses techniques such as active listening within an accepting, genuine, empathic environment to facilitate clients’ growth

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Active listening

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empathic listening in which the listener echoes, restates, and seeks clarification; a feature of client-centered therapy

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Unconditional positive regard

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a caring, accepting, nonjudgmental attitude, which Carl Rogers believed would help clients develop self-awareness and self-acceptance

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Hypnosis

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a social interaction in which one person (the hypnotist) suggests to another (the subject) that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur; in a therapeutic context, the hypnotist attempts to use suggestions to reduce unpleasant physical sensations

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Psychoactive medications (list some and what they do)

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antidepressants, antianxiety drugs, lithium, or antipsychotic medications, interact with specific neurotransmitters in the central nervous system to address possible biochemical causes of mental disorders; can have side effects like tardive dyskinesia

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Tardive dyskinesia

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a chronic movement disorder that causes involuntary, repetitive, and uncontrollable muscle movements in the face, body, or both related to the regulation of dopamine in the nervous system

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Psychosurgery

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surgery that removes or destroys brain tissue in an effort to change behavior

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Leisoning

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tissue destruction. Brain lesions may occur naturally (from disease or trauma), during surgery, or experimentally (using electrodes to destroy brain cells)

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TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation)

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the application of repeated pulses of magnetic energy to the brain; used to stimulate or suppress brain activity

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Electroconvulsive therapy

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a biomedical therapy for severe depression in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized person

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lobotomy

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a psychosurgical procedure once used to calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients. The procedure cut the nerves connecting the frontal lobes to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain