Psychotherapy Lecture Flashcards
Treatment of disorders of the mind or personality by psychological methods
Psychotherapy
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)
Humanistic Psychotherapy
Objective is to encourage all of patient’s thoughts
Techniques used=
Free association
Fantasies and dream interpretation
Insight oriented Psychotherapy
- Pavlov’s classical conditioning
- Skinner, Thorndike: behavior is maintained by consquences of behavior
- Bandura’s social learning: behavior is observed in others, including punishment and reward
3 lines of _________ thought
Behaviorist
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
Central Tenet
(part of Behaviorist thoughts)
_________ 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
Behaviorists
This type of therapy is successful in treatment of:
Phobias
Chronic pain
Addictions
Anxiety
Obesity
Behavior therapy
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is under what type of psychotherapy?
Cognitive Psychotherapy
Goals=
Assist people in minimizing emotional disturabnces
Decrease self defeating behaviors
Become more self-actualized so they may live a happier life
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
_______ therapists believe that changing maladaptive thinking (overgeneralizing, magnifying negative while minimizing positives, catastrophizing) leads to positive change in affect and behavior
Cognitive therapists
Arose from dissatisfaction with behavioral therapy’s inability to achieve success with depressive disorders
MOST COMMONLY USED “TALK THERAPY” IN THE US!
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Has emphasis on development of a clear definition of the problem, measuring changes in cognition, behavior and the attainment of previously defined goals
CBT
form of cognitive behvaioral therapy
purpose of development was to find an effective treatment for individuals with borderline personality disorder and chronic suicidality
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
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
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Combination of traditional cognitive-behavioral techniques for emotional regulation and reality testing with Buddhist concepts of distress tolerance, acceptance and mindful awareness
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
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
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Method that focuses on facilitating and engaging the client’s intrinsic motivation to change troublesome behavior
Motivational Interviewing
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
Motivational Interviewing
4 critical skills needed to apply this type of therapy:
- ability to ask open ended questions
- ability to provide affirmations
- capacity for reflective listening
- ability to provide periodic summary statements to the patient
Motivational Interviewing
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
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
