psych disorder treatment Flashcards
Ben rush
Trying to work for a better mental ill treatment
Psychotherapy
Trained interaction between therapist and someone with a psychological disorder
Free association
Saying whatever you think
Transference
transferring anger to someone else
Regression towards the mean
any outliers over time it won’t stay outliers
EX. Super depressed after a therapy they get better (may not be from therapy )
Psychodynamic
influenced by Freud but talk more to patients and ask more questions
Clear-cut problem
Certain thing to work on
Humanistic therapy
client centered
-help clients reach full potential in the future
-accepting environment
Active listening
reflecting back with client is saying
behavior training
Learning to eliminate unwanted behaviors
-Scared of spiders so associate with happy things
Types of counter conditioning
Systematic desensitization and aversive conditioning
Systematic desensitization
overtime get more and more close to a cause
ex. scared of spiders start small with a toy or looking at one far away
Aversive conditioning
associating a different feeling with something pleasurable or unpleasurable
EX. Got over T addiction by making it taste bad
Token economy
giving small token to be turned in for some thing rewarding
EX. Señora Dolores equals a cheat sheet
Flooding
overwhelming you with treatment for some thing
EX. Putting me in a birdcage
Cognitive therapy
changing the way you think to change the way you act
-Most common therapy
Rational emotive therapy
Albert Ellis‘s first cognitive behavior therapy
Family therapy
work together to grow together over topics that influence the family as a whole
Therapeutic alliance
Bond between therapist and client
Resilience
ability to cope and get over problems
Psychopharmacology
Study of affects of drugs on mind and behavior
-Double blind procedure is to test
Types of psychopharmacology drugs
anti-depressants
Antipsychotics
Antianxiety
Bipolar
Antipsychotics
treat schizophrenia and other severe thought disorders-positive symptoms
Antianxiety drugs
depressed central nervous system activity
Antidepressants
increase availability of certain neurotransmitters
(selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)
Types of anti-anxiety medication
Xanax, morphine, Valium
Bipolar medication
Lithium
antidepressant Medication
Prozac
Antipsychotics medication
Thorazine
Psychosurgery
surgery on brain
Electroinclusive therapy
Using electric shocks to reduce our stimulate brain activity
Lobotomy
Go through the eye and get rid of emotions
Therapeutic lifestyle changes
diet, exercise, sleep, more light
Meta-analysis
Analyze multiple studies
