Psychotherapy Lecture

Question 1

Treatment of disorders of the mind or personality by psychological methods

Answer 1

Psychotherapy

Question 2

Client or person centered therapy

Primarily concerned with human development
Focus is on need of the individual
Emphasis on subjective meaning, rather than objective measures
Focus on positive aspects of life, rather than psychopathology

(developed by Carl Rogers)

Answer 2

Humanistic Psychotherapy

Question 3

Objective is to encourage all of patient’s thoughts

Techniques used=
Free association
Fantasies and dream interpretation

Answer 3

Insight oriented Psychotherapy

Question 4

1. Pavlov’s classical conditioning
2. Skinner, Thorndike: behavior is maintained by consquences of behavior
3. Bandura’s social learning: behavior is observed in others, including punishment and reward

3 lines of _________ thought

Answer 4

Behaviorist

Question 5

No learned behavior is good or bad. However, behavior is viewed as maladaptive if it:

• is associated with distress
• causes impaired functioning
• results in socially inappropriate outcomes

Answer 5

Central Tenet

(part of Behaviorist thoughts)

Question 6

_________ target specific target behaviors depending upon desired behavior change

Techniques:
Relaxation training
Systemic desensitization
Virtual reality exposure
Exposure and response prevention techniques
Social skills traning
Modeling
Aversion therapy
Punishment

Answer 6

Behaviorists

Question 7

This type of therapy is successful in treatment of:

Phobias
Chronic pain
Addictions
Anxiety
Obesity

Answer 7

Behavior therapy

Question 8

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is under what type of psychotherapy?

Answer 8

Cognitive Psychotherapy

Question 9

Goals=

Assist people in minimizing emotional disturabnces
Decrease self defeating behaviors
Become more self-actualized so they may live a happier life

Answer 9

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

Question 10

_______ therapists believe that changing maladaptive thinking (overgeneralizing, magnifying negative while minimizing positives, catastrophizing) leads to positive change in affect and behavior

Answer 10

Cognitive therapists

Question 11

Arose from dissatisfaction with behavioral therapy’s inability to achieve success with depressive disorders

MOST COMMONLY USED “TALK THERAPY” IN THE US!

Answer 11

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Question 12

Effectiveness is dependent on therapeutic relationship betwee therapist and pt

*patients are very involved in their therapy and often have HW assignments
..patient’s dedication to complete is often used as gauge of patient’s complicance and desire to change

Answer 12

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Question 13

Has emphasis on development of a clear definition of the problem, measuring changes in cognition, behavior and the attainment of previously defined goals

Answer 13

CBT

Question 14

form of cognitive behvaioral therapy

purpose of development was to find an effective treatment for individuals with borderline personality disorder and chronic suicidality

Answer 14

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Question 15

A fundamental concept of this type of therapy is that patients are doing the best they can but are either lacking in skills or are influenced by positive or negative reinforcement to continue their self-harming behavior

Answer 15

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Question 16

Combination of traditional cognitive-behavioral techniques for emotional regulation and reality testing with Buddhist concepts of distress tolerance, acceptance and mindful awareness

Answer 16

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Question 17

This type of therapy has been shown to decrease rates of suicidal gestures, hospitalizations and treatment drop out rates

has also been applied to mood disorders, sexual abuse survivors, chemical dependency

Answer 17

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Question 18

Method that focuses on facilitating and engaging the client’s intrinsic motivation to change troublesome behavior

Answer 18

Motivational Interviewing

Question 19

key factor in applying this type of therapy is the recognition that each individual has their own level of motivation to change their behavior

• *non** judgemental
• *non** confrontational
• *non** adversarial

Answer 19

Motivational Interviewing

Question 20

4 critical skills needed to apply this type of therapy:

1. ability to ask open ended questions
2. ability to provide affirmations
3. capacity for reflective listening
4. ability to provide periodic summary statements to the patient

Answer 20

Motivational Interviewing

Question 21

Primary objective is not the elimination of difficult feelings, but instead to be present with what life brings us

combination of acceptance and mindfulness strategies with commitment and behavior-change techniques

Answer 21

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)