Psychotherapy Flashcards
Psychotherapy Types
Psychodynamic Psychotherapies Cognitive Behavioural Therapies Other Therapies - Motivational Interviewing - Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) - Crisis Intervention - Grief Therapy - Family Therapy
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Subtypes
Supportive Psychotherapy
- for personality disorders
Expressive Psychotherapy
- for personality growth, no well agreed indication
CBT Subtypes
Behaviour Therapy (CBT-1) - Change behaviour over thoughts Classical CBT (CBT-2) - Challenge and correct cognitive errors Newer Mindfulness Based CBTs (CBT-3) - Disconnect patient's thoughts and feelings
Behaviour Therapy (CBT-1) Subtypes and Indications
Exposure/densensitisation
- for phobias
Exposure with response prevention
- for OCD
Classical CBT (CBT-2) Indications
Depression
Anxiety
(Pain management)
Newer Mindfulness Based CBT Subtypes
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
ACT Psychotherapy definition and indication
To "just notice," accept, and embrace their private experiences, especially previously unwanted ones Indicated for - Workplace stress - Addictions - Smoking cessation - Psychosis - Chronic pain - Anxiety - Depression - Diabetes management
DBT Psychotherapy definition and indication
Dialectical behavior therapy
Emotion regulation and reality-testing with concepts of distress tolerance, acceptance, and mindful awareness
Indicated for
- Borderline Personality Disorders
MBCT Psychotherapy definition and indication
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Reduce reaction to stimuli, instead accepting and observing them without judgment.
Indicated for
- relapse of depression
- pain management
Other Therapy Types and Indications
Motivational Interviewing - for substance abuse Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) - for depression - for role disputes and transitions (Postnatal Depression/PND) Crisis Intervention - for crises Grief Therapy - for loss Family Therapy - for anorexia (and schizophrenia)
Psychotherapy indicated for depression
CBT-2
CBT-3 - ACT
IPT
Psychotherapy indicated for uncomplicated grief
Uncomplicated means grief that resolves by itself
Psychotherapy indicated is:
Counseling
Psychotherapy indicated for complicated grief
Complicated means grief that does not resolve by itself
Psychotherapy indicated is:
IPT
Psychotherapy indicated for Adjustment Disorder
Counseling
Psychotherapy indicated for Generalised Anxiety Disorder
ACT
