Psychotherapy Flashcards

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What does CBT stand for?

A

Cognitive behavioural therapy

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What are the indications for CBT?

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Mild-moderate depression
Eating disorders
Anxiety disorders
Bipolar disorder

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3
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What is the rationale for CBT?

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Disorder caused by the way people view events - change these views

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4
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What are the main areas to consider in CBT?

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Thoughts
emotions
Behaviour
Physical reaction

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5
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What is the aim of CBT?

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Identify and challenge negative automatic thoughts and modify behaviour

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6
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How often is CBT done?

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Weekly

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7
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Which cognitive distortions are tackled by CBT?

A
Selective abstraction 
All or nothing thinking
Magnification
Minimization
Catastrophic thinking 
Overgeneralisation 
Arbitary reference
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8
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What is selective abstraction?

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Focusing on minor aspect rather than the whole picture

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9
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What is all or nothing thinking?

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Thinking of either all or nothing

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10
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What is magnification?

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Overestimating importance of event

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What is minimization?

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Underestimating importance of event

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12
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What is catastrophic thinking?

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Anticipating worst possible outcome

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13
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What is overgeneralisation?

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If one thing is not going well, everything is going wrong

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14
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What is arbitrary reference?

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Coming to a conclusion in the absence of any evidence

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15
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What does DBT stand for?

A

Dialectical behavioural therapy

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16
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What is DBT indicated for?

A

EUPD

17
Q

What is DBT?

A

Group skills training to develop alternative coping strategies

18
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What is the theory of behavioural therapies?

A

Based on learning theory and operant conditioning

19
Q

What are the types of behavioural therapies?

A
Relaxation training 
Systemic desensitisation 
Flooding 
Exposure + response prevention 
Behavioual activation
20
Q

What is relaxation training used for?

A

Stress-related disorders

Anxiety disorders

21
Q

What is relaxation training?

A

Use techniques to cause muscle relaxation

22
Q

What systemic desensitisation used for?

A

Phobic anxiety disorder

23
Q

What is systemic desensitisation?

A

Gradual exposure

24
Q

What is flooding?

A

Rapid exposure

25
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What is exposure and response prevention used for?

A

OCD

Phobias

26
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What is exposure and response prevention?

A

Repeatedly exposed to fear and prevented from compulsion - anxiety habituates

27
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What is behavioural activation used for?

A

Depression

28
Q

What is behavioural activation?

A

Make realistic plans for activity

29
Q

What are the indications for psychodynamic therapy?

A

Dissociative disorders
Somatoform disorders
Certain personality disorders

30
Q

What is the rationale behind psychodynamic therapy?

A

Previous experiences influence current situation

31
Q

What happens in psychodynamic therapy?

A

Unconsciousness is explored using free association

32
Q

What is psychoeducation?

A

Delivery of information about condition

33
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What are the indications for interpersonal therapy?

A

Depression

Eating disorders