Modules 52-54 Therapy Flashcards
an interaction between the trained therapist and someone suffering from psychological difficulties
psychotherapy
freud’s therapy
psychoanalysis
used free association, hypnosis, and dream interpretation
psychoanalysis
when you act like an event didn’t happen so you push it into your unconscious
resistance
rogers approach
humanistic therapy
focuses on peoples potential for self-actualization and conscious thought
humanistic therapy
takes responsibility for your actions instead of blaming childhood anxieties
humanistic therapy
skinner’s approach
behaviorist therapy
used for changing behavior
behaviorist therapy
techniques for behaviorists therapy
counterconditioning, aversive conditioning, systematic desensitization
relates a good outcome with fear
counterconditioning
punishing like putting hot sauce on fingers to stop biting
aversive conditioning
relaxed techniques
systematic desensitization
the purpose of this therapy to change the way you think
cognitive therapy
surrounding yourself with people who understand
group therapy
used to treat psychosis, it controls hallucinations and visions
antipsychotic
types of antipsychotic drugs
thorozine and haldol
depresses nervous system
anti-anxiety
types of anti-anxiety drugs
valium, zoloft, and xanax
lifts you up out of depression and increases norepinephrine
anti-depressants
types of anti-depressants
prozac, paxil, and zoloft (zoloft works to block reuptake of seratonin)
used for depression, bipolar, and schizophrenics
electroconvulsive
removes or destroys brain tissue in order to change behavior
psychosurgery
what is the last resort for psychosurgery
lobotomy
