Module 6C: Therapy Flashcards
psychotherapy
(also, psychodynamic psychotherapy) psychological treatment that employs various methods
to help someone overcome personal problems, or to attain personal growth
biomedical therapy
treatment that involves medication and/or medical procedures to treat psychological
disorders
treatment that involves medication and/or medical procedures to treat psychological
disorders
biomedical therapy
therapeutic orientation developed by Sigmund Freud that employs free association, dream
analysis, and transference to uncover repressed feelings
psychoanalysis
process in psychoanalysis in which the patient transfers all of the positive or negative emotions
associated with the patient’s other relationships to the psychoanalyst
transference
transference
process in psychoanalysis in which the patient transfers all of the positive or negative emotions
associated with the patient’s other relationships to the psychoanalyst
unconditional positive regard
fundamental acceptance of a person regardless of what they say or do; term
associated with humanistic psychology
therapeutic orientation that employs principles of learning to help clients change
undesirable behaviors
behavior therapy
classical conditioning therapeutic technique in which a client learns a new response to
a stimulus that has previously elicited an undesirable behavior
counterconditioning
exposure therapy
counterconditioning technique in which a therapist seeks to treat a client’s fear or anxiety
by presenting the feared object or situation with the idea that the person will eventually get used to it
counterconditioning technique in which a therapist seeks to treat a client’s fear or anxiety
by presenting the feared object or situation with the idea that the person will eventually get used to it
exposure therapy
aversive conditioning
counterconditioning technique that pairs an unpleasant stimulant with an undesirable
behavior
counterconditioning technique that pairs an unpleasant stimulant with an undesirable
behavior
aversive conditioning
form of exposure therapy used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders by exposing
a person to the feared object or situation through a stimulus hierarchy
systematic desensitization
systematic desensitization
form of exposure therapy used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders by exposing
a person to the feared object or situation through a stimulus hierarchy