Therapy Flashcards
psychoanalysis
- based on Freud
- through free-association, dreams, etc., the therapist and patient gain insight and express previously repressed feelings
- “laying on a couch”
transference
when a patient “transfers” their unresolved feelings about someone onto the therapist (ex: “you’re too demanding, just like my mother”)
psychodynamic therapy
- influenced by Freud
- focuses on themes across relationships and looking into childhood experiences
- difficult to tell how effective it is as it is hard to test unconscious drives
humanistic therapies
- emphasizes people’s potential for self-growth
- self-awareness and self-acceptance
- focuses on the present/future, conscious thoughts, taking responsibility, and growth
- uses term “clients” instead of “patients” in order to reduce stigma
active listening
- (idea of how therapists should behave)
- paraphrase
- invite clarification
- reflect feelings
client-centered therapy (person-centered therapy)
focuses on:
* self-concept vs reality
* unconditional acceptance
* active listening from therapist
* patient should ultimately determine course of therapy
self-help and support groups
came from humanist perspective; revolutionary when they were first starting out
behavior therapies
applies learning principles (reinforcement, punishment, contingencies)
counterconditioning
exposure therapies and aversive conditioning
exposure therapies (Mary Cover Jones)
overcome fear and anxiety by breaking the pattern of avoidance
* systematic densensitization
* virtual reality
* flooding
aversive conditioning
pairing a bad habit with a “punishment”
ex: alcohol and poisoning - mixing small amount of poison in alcohol makes person sick, person associates sick feeling with alcohol and no longer wants to drink it
systematic desensitization (Joseph Wolpe)
- person masters relaxation techniques and creates “anxiety hierarchy”
- then are gradually exposed to what they fear in a controlled environment
ex: person can think of a spider and relax, then they can look at a picture of a spider, then look at a video of a spider, etc
flooding
the person is fully exposed to their fear in a harmless and controlled situation
token economy
person receives a reward for good behavior in the form of a token; they can exchange those tokens for real-life rewards
cognitive therapies
- thinking influences our feelings
- so how do we change our feelings…?
