Psych Therapies Exam

Question 1

Counseling Psychologist

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more likely to deal with circumstances and not Dx

Question 2

Clinical Psychologist

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dealing with diagnostic issues

Question 3

Psychiatrist

Answer 3

does not do psychoanalysis

Question 4

Psychoanalyst

Answer 4

been through psychoanalysis training

Question 5

Psychiatric Nurse Praticioner

Answer 5

graduate level nurse specialized in psych

Question 6

Clinical or Psychiatric Social Worker

Answer 6

gets people involved with the community

Question 7

Pastoral Counselor

Answer 7

religious based

Question 8

Paraprofessionals

Answer 8

mental health aids

Question 9

Insight Therapies

Answer 9

Purpose is for client to gain a better understanding of self

Question 10

Behavior Therapies

Answer 10

purpose is to change behavior using learning techniques

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Cognitive Therapies

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purpose is to alter thinking which will in turn alter feelings and behavior

Question 12

Biological Treatments

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purpose is to alter physiological function of the brain

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Client-Centered Therapies

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focuses on personal growth, therapist uses non-directive techniques

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Gestalt Therapies

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focuses on the “here and now,” more confrontative techniques

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Systematic Desensitization

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system of reducing fear or anxiety by gradually introducing increasing amounts

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Aversion Therapy

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method of associating pain and discomfort with an unwanted behavior

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Stress-Inoculation Therapy

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uses positive self-talk to suppress negative ideas and thoughts

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Cognitive- Behavior Therapy

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method is to challenge self- defeating beliefs

Question 19

Beck’s Cognitive Therapy

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Primarily used for depression but less confrontative

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Diaelectical Behavior Therapy

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is a modified form of cognitive behavior therapy, accept clients behavior

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Types of Biological Treatments

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Medications, elctroconvulsive therapy, and psychosurgery

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Freudian Psychoanalysis

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goal is to explore the unconscious

Question 23

What are the 5 components to psychological therapies?

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relationships between client and therapist, trust, cultural sensitivity, and awareness of ethnic and gender diversity

Question 24

What are the 3 steps to psychological therapies?

Answer 24

Identify problem, identify the cause of the problem, select and implement treatment