Therapeutics MH Flashcards
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Social Skills Training
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- Indicated for schizophrenia and social phobia
- 12 - 20 sessions.
- Strong behavioural focus
- Behavioural rehearsal - role playing with therapist
- Modelling - observing socially skilled people
- Shaping - approaching more difficult social situations
2
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Psycho-dynamic Therapy: Indications
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- Anxiety disorders
- Obsessional thinking
- Compulsive behaviour
- Sexual dysfunction
- Depressive states
- Personality disorders
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Psycho-dynamic Therapy: Key Features
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- Defence mechanism
- Interpretations
- Transference
4
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Family Therapy
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- Seeing 2 or more members of a family at once
- Based on the assumption that people don’t live in isolation - problems may affect the whole family.
- 12 - 16 session
- Best for children, psychosis, eating disorders, substance abuse, martial issues
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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- 8 - 12 Sessions
- Mindfulness
3 Accept - Choose
- Take action
6
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
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- 1 year duration
- BPD, eating disorders, substance abuse, chronic suicidality
- Skills:
a) mindfulness
b) interpersonal effectiveness
c) emotional regulation
d) distress tolerance
7
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Interpersonal Therapy
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- 12-16 Sessions
- Goal is symptom relief and improved interpersonal function
- Improves social networks
- Relapse prevention
- Good for acute depression
8
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Psychological treatments for Depression.
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- Problem solving therapy (20 minute worksheet)
- CBT
- Interpersonal therapy
