Therapies Flashcards
goal is to uncover and resolve conflicting thoughts, feelings, and intentions
psychoanalytic therapy
hidden content of dreams
latent content
actual plot of dream
manifest content
release of emotional stress that occurs when unconscious or repressed feelings are brought into consciousness
catharsis
develop self awareness, self acceptance and realize full potential
humanistic therapy
Imagine that the person to whom you wish to express your feelings is sitting in the empty chair
empty chair technique
Place two sides of a dilemma in two different chairs and express each side while in that chair
two chair technique
Focus is on altering symptoms rather than exploring their meaning
behavioral therapy
pairs the stimulus that triggers an unwanted behavior with a new, more desirable behavior
counterconditioning
train client to relax in the presence of anxiety producing situation; done in a systematic way
systematic desensitization
A form of psychotherapy in which people are taught to think in more adaptive ways.
cognitive therapy
drawing conclusions without evidence
arbitrary inference
draw conclusion based on single experience/limited event
overgeneralization
Group members talk about individual problems, but also gain insight from group members who have gone through similar experiences
group therapy
acceptance and support of client without conditions
unconditional positive regard
