Psychotherapies

Question 1

Give four indications for CBT

Answer 1

Mild to Mod Depression
Eating Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Schizophrenia

Question 2

What is the rationale behind CBT?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What is the aim of CBT?

Answer 3

Modify any abnormal core beliefs

Help individuals identify and challenge any negative thoughts

Question 4

Name four of Becks Cognitive Distortions

Answer 4

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)

Question 5

What are Behavioural Therapies?

Answer 5

Therapies based on learning theories and operant conditioning

Question 6

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

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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

Question 8

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

Answer 8

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

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Used for depressive illness

Making realistic and achievable plans to carry out activities

Question 10

Give four indications for Psychodynamic Therapy

Answer 10

Certain Personality Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Recurrent Depression

Question 11

What is the rationale behind Psychodynamic Therapy?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

How does Psychodynamic Psychotherapy work?

Answer 12

Unconscious explored using free association

Question 13

What are the two key tools in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy?

Answer 13

Transference

Counter Transference

Question 14

Define Transference

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Define Counter Transference

Answer 15

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

Question 16

How is Psychodynamic Psychotherapy delivered?

Answer 16

1-5 50 min sessions a week

Longer duration than CBT (maybe years)

Question 17

What is Psychoeducation?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What is Counselling?

Answer 18

Form of relieving distress

Active dialogue between counsellor and client

Question 19

What is Supportive Psychotherapy?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

What is Problem Solving Therapy?

Answer 20

Structured combination of counselling and CBT

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

Question 21

What is Intepersonal Therapy?

Answer 21

Used to treat depression and eating disorders

Focussed on relationship issues

Question 22

Describe the four interpersonal problems

Answer 22

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

Question 23

What is Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

What is Dialectical Behaviour Therapy?

Answer 24

Used for Borderline Personality Disorder

Combines CBT and group skills to provide alternative to self harm

Question 25

What is Cognitive Analytical Therapy?

Answer 25

Combines cognitive theories and psychoanalytical approaches

Eating and personality disorders

Analyses problems, where they began and why