Psychotherapy Flashcards
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types of psychotherapy
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- psychoanalytics psychotherapy: expressive vs supportive therapy
- cognitive therapy
- behavioral therapy
- family and couples therapy
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transference vs countertransference
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transference: patient onto doctor
countertransference: doctor onto patient
3
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what is resistance
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- patient’s wish to preserve the status quo
- prevents unpleasant effects/issue to surface
4
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kandel’s experiments with aplysia
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- synaptic connections altered and strengthened through regulation of gene expression connected with learning from environment
- brain is plastic and dynamic
5
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study by vinamaki et al
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- significant impact of psychotherapy on serotonin metabolism
6
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strategies in psychoanalytic psychotherapy
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- expressive and supportive
7
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approach in expressive psychotherapy
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- insight oriented, uncovering, evocative, interpretive
- goal: increase self awareness and improve object relations
8
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indication of expressive psychotherapy
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- fairly well integrated egos and capacity to sustain and detach from bond of dependency and trust
- can tolerate frustration
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approach in supportive psychotherapy
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- medication to suppress symptoms
- rest to remove patient
- hospitalization for protection and control
10
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indications for supportive psychotherapy
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- healthy patients with overwhelming crises
- pts with ego deficits
11
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goal of supportive psychotherapy
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- maintain usual level of functioning
- ego support
12
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what is cognitive therapy
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- short term structured therapy
- active collaboration between therapist and patient
- change the view of the patient
- goal: identify and alter cognitive distortions that maintain symptoms
13
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cognitive triad of depression
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- cognitive dysfunctions
- consequences of cognitive dysfunctions
- changing way person thinks = alleviate disorder
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what is behavioral therapy
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- changing pts behavior to reduce dysfunction and improve quality of life
- focus on physical events to control behavior
15
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what is group psychotherapy
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- select patients
- guided by trained specialist
- help one another effect personality change
- must have common denominator
