Psychotherapies Flashcards

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Give four indications for CBT

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Mild to Mod Depression
Eating Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Schizophrenia

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What is the rationale behind CBT?

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Disorder is not caused by life events but rather the way the patient perceives it

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What is the aim of CBT?

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Modify any abnormal core beliefs

Help individuals identify and challenge any negative thoughts

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Name four of Becks Cognitive Distortions

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Selective Abstraction (focusing on one minor aspect rather than bigger picture)
Magnification (over or underestimating importance of event)
Catastrophic Thinking
Arbitrary Reference (coming to a conclusion in the absence of evidence)
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What are Behavioural Therapies?

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Therapies based on learning theories and operant conditioning

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There are many types of Behavioural Therapies. What is Systemic Desensitisation?

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Individual is gradually exposed to phobia inducing situations
Used for phobic anxiety disorder

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There are many types of Behavioural Therapies. What is Flooding?

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Rapid exposure to anxiety inducing situation without any pre-empt
Exposure is continued until anxiety subsides

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There are many types of Behavioural Therapies. What is ERP?

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Exposure and Response Prevention
Patients are exposed to the action causing anxiety but prevented from performing the anxiety relieving action

Used for OCD and Phobias

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There are many types of Behavioural Therapies. What is Behavioural Activation?

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Used for depressive illness

Making realistic and achievable plans to carry out activities

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Give four indications for Psychodynamic Therapy

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Certain Personality Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Recurrent Depression

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What is the rationale behind Psychodynamic Therapy?

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Childhood experiences, past unresolved conflicts and previous relationships affect current situation

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How does Psychodynamic Psychotherapy work?

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Unconscious explored using free association

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What are the two key tools in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy?

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Transference

Counter Transference

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Define Transference

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Patient re-experiences the strong emotions from early relationships in relationship with therapist

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Define Counter Transference

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Therapist affected by powerful emotions felt by patient during therapy and reflects what they’re feeling

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How is Psychodynamic Psychotherapy delivered?

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1-5 50 min sessions a week

Longer duration than CBT (maybe years)

17
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What is Psychoeducation?

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Delivery of information in order to help patients understand and come to terms with their mental illness

18
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What is Counselling?

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Form of relieving distress

Active dialogue between counsellor and client

19
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What is Supportive Psychotherapy?

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Active Listening, Providing Reassurance, Providing Explanation of illness, Providing guidance and solutions

20
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What is Problem Solving Therapy?

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Structured combination of counselling and CBT

Selecting an option for tackling their problems, trialling it and then reviewing effect

21
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What is Intepersonal Therapy?

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Used to treat depression and eating disorders

Focussed on relationship issues

22
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Describe the four interpersonal problems

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Grief at loss of relationships
Role disputes within relationships
Managing changes in relationships
Interpersonal deficits

23
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What is Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing?

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Client recalls emotionally traumatic material while focusing on external stimulus (such as therapist moving eyes left to right)

24
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What is Dialectical Behaviour Therapy?

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Used for Borderline Personality Disorder

Combines CBT and group skills to provide alternative to self harm

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What is Cognitive Analytical Therapy?

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Combines cognitive theories and psychoanalytical approaches

Eating and personality disorders

Analyses problems, where they began and why