[S] Psychological therapies Flashcards
What is the basic assumption of cognitive behavioural therapy?
People have distorted beliefs which influence their behaviour in maladaptive ways.
What are delusions thought to result from?
Faulty interpretations of events.
What do outcome studies of cognitive behavioural therapy suggest?
Patients who receive cognitive behavioural therapy experience fewer delusions and recover their functioning to a greater extent than those who are on antipsychotic medication alone.
How appropriate is cognitive behavioural therapy?
- No side effects.
- Not addictive.
- Flexible.
- Needs lots of time and patience.
- Expensive.
How effective is cognitive behavioural therapy?
- Improves symptoms significantly.
- Much research has been conducted while patient was also on antipsychotics, so it’s effectiveness is unclear.
- Can be used in conjunction with other therapies.
- Flexible.
- Long term coping strategy.
What does behavioural therapy consist of?
Learning and reinforcement of positive social skills.
How is behavioural therapy conducted?
Through the use of token economies, in institutional settings.
How appropriate is behavioural therapy?
- No side effects.
- Is a positive way of helping patients cope.
How effective is behavioural therapy?
- Allows patients to continue with their lives while receiving treatments.
- Does not consider biological causes.
- Does not remove cognitive symptoms, only behavioural ones.
What is psychoanalysis?
The release of repressed thoughts, feelings and emotions.
How appropriate is psychoanalysis?
- More useful for neuroses not psychoses.
- Can make symptoms worse.
How effective is psychoanalysis?
- Treats underlying causes not symptoms.
- Can make symptoms worse.
What is the main aim of family intervention?
To make family life less stressful in order to reduce the number of readmissions to hospital.
Which strategies does family intervention therapy make use of?
- forming an alliance with relatives.
- reducing emotional climate.
- teaching relatives to anticipate and solve problems.
- reducing anger and guilt.
- maintaining reasonable expectations.
How appropriate is family intervention?
- Not appropriate for those who have been disowned/not got any family.
