psychotherapy

Question 1

person centered approach

Answer 1

patient makes their own decision, therapist is there for support

Question 2

3 core conditions of patient- centered approach

Answer 2

empathy
unconditional positive regard
genuineness

Question 3

what is CBT

Answer 3

In this treatment people learn how to identify and change destructive or disturbing thought patterns that have a negative influence on behavior

Question 4

core concepts

Answer 4

schemas
cognitive errors
negative automatic thoughts

Question 5

EMDR

Answer 5

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

Question 6

DBT

Answer 6

Dialectical behavior therapy

Question 7

4 modules of DBT

Answer 7

mindfulness- being fully aware
distress tolerance- how to tolerate pain in difficult situation, not change it
interpersonal effectiveness- how to ask for what you want and say no while maintaining self respect and relationship with others
emotion regulation- change emotions that you want to change

Question 8

unconscious mind

Answer 8

mental processes of which individuals make themselves unaware

Question 9

transference

Answer 9

Qualities of a figure from the past are attributed to the doctor and feelings associated with that figure are experienced in the same way with the doctor

it is unconscious
only an aspect of a relationship not the entire relationship is transferred

Question 10

countertransference

Answer 10

Includes the feelings evoked in the doctor by the patient’s transference projections

Question 11

resistance

Answer 11

patient is ambivalent of change

Question 12

selection criteria for dynamic therapy

Answer 12

emotional distress

willingness to talk, examine feelings, to consider difficulties in terms of chronic and pervasive interpersonal conflicts and difficulties

capacity to develop meaningful relationship with the therapist

Question 13

unsuitable candidates for dynamic therapy

Answer 13

poor ego strength
patient in crisis
concrete thinking style
impoverishes description of relationships
limited introspection and psychological mindedness

Question 14

repression

Answer 14

Blocking unacceptable ideas or thoughts from entering the consciousness

Question 15

denial

Answer 15

Blocking external events from awareness. If the situation is too much to handle, the person refuses to experience it

Question 16

projection

Answer 16

Individuals attributing their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings and motives to another person

Question 17

displacement

Answer 17

Satisfying an impulse with (e.g. aggression) with a substitute object

Question 18

regression

Answer 18

Return to an earlier phase of development or functioning when in stress or conflict

Question 19

sublimation

Answer 19

Satisfying an impulse (e.g. aggression) with a substitute object in a socially acceptable way