Theraputic Orienrations Flashcards
Automatic thoughts
Thoughts that occur spontaneously often used to describe problematic thoughts that maintain mental disorders
Cognitive bias modification
Using exercises (computer games) to change problematic thinking habits
Cognitive behavioral therapy
A family of approaches with the goal of changing the thoughts and behaviors that influence paychopathology
Comprbidity
Describes a state of more than one psychological or physical disorder at a given time
Dialectical behavior therapy
A treatment often used for borderline personality disorder that incorporates both cognitive behavioral and mindfulness elements
Dialectical worldview
A perspective in dialectiobak behavior therapy that emphasizes the joint importance of change and acceptance
Exposure therapy
A form of intervention in which the patient engages with a problematic usually feared situation without avoidance or escape
Free association
A process in which the patient reports all thoughts that come to mind without censorship and these thoughts are interpreted by the therapist
Integrative psychotherapy
This term refers to approaches combing multiple orientations
Mindfulness
A process that reflects a nonjudgmental yet attentive mental state
Mindfulness based therapy
A form of psychotherapy grounded in mindfulness theory and practice often meditation and yoga
Person centerd therapy
A therapeutic approach focused on creating a supportive environment for self discovery
Psychoanytic therapy
Freuds therapeutic approach focusing on resolving unconscious conflicts
Psychodynamic therapy
Treatment applying psychoanalytic principles in a briefer more individualized format
Reappraisal restructuring
The process of identifying evaluating and changing maladaprive thoughts in psychotherapy
