Psychotherapy Flashcards
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive behavioural therapy
What are the indications for CBT?
Mild-moderate depression
Eating disorders
Anxiety disorders
Bipolar disorder
What is the rationale for CBT?
Disorder caused by the way people view events - change these views
What are the main areas to consider in CBT?
Thoughts
emotions
Behaviour
Physical reaction
What is the aim of CBT?
Identify and challenge negative automatic thoughts and modify behaviour
How often is CBT done?
Weekly
Which cognitive distortions are tackled by CBT?
Selective abstraction All or nothing thinking Magnification Minimization Catastrophic thinking Overgeneralisation Arbitary reference
What is selective abstraction?
Focusing on minor aspect rather than the whole picture
What is all or nothing thinking?
Thinking of either all or nothing
What is magnification?
Overestimating importance of event
What is minimization?
Underestimating importance of event
What is catastrophic thinking?
Anticipating worst possible outcome
What is overgeneralisation?
If one thing is not going well, everything is going wrong
What is arbitrary reference?
Coming to a conclusion in the absence of any evidence
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical behavioural therapy
What is DBT indicated for?
EUPD
What is DBT?
Group skills training to develop alternative coping strategies
What is the theory of behavioural therapies?
Based on learning theory and operant conditioning
What are the types of behavioural therapies?
Relaxation training Systemic desensitisation Flooding Exposure + response prevention Behavioual activation
What is relaxation training used for?
Stress-related disorders
Anxiety disorders
What is relaxation training?
Use techniques to cause muscle relaxation
What systemic desensitisation used for?
Phobic anxiety disorder
What is systemic desensitisation?
Gradual exposure
What is flooding?
Rapid exposure
What is exposure and response prevention used for?
OCD
Phobias
What is exposure and response prevention?
Repeatedly exposed to fear and prevented from compulsion - anxiety habituates
What is behavioural activation used for?
Depression
What is behavioural activation?
Make realistic plans for activity
What are the indications for psychodynamic therapy?
Dissociative disorders
Somatoform disorders
Certain personality disorders
What is the rationale behind psychodynamic therapy?
Previous experiences influence current situation
What happens in psychodynamic therapy?
Unconsciousness is explored using free association
What is psychoeducation?
Delivery of information about condition
What are the indications for interpersonal therapy?
Depression
Eating disorders
