Therapy Flashcards
____ - Treatment for psychological disorders involves this. (Person talks to a trained professional like a psychologist or psychiatrist or a social worker)
Psychotherapy
______ - Use of prescription medications might also be used for treatment (can be use to treat disorders and in conjunction with therapy)
Biotherapy
____ therapy - Involves a person talking about their past (trauma and childhood are the main sources of psychological disorders according to this perspective)
Psychodynamic therapy
___ ____ - The patient or client is meant to talk about whatever comes to mind
Free association
___ therapy - This may be used for children, which involves the use of dolls that children can act out. The therapist may guide the play by asking questions or prompts or may allow the child free reign to act things out
Play therapy
______ therapy - An attempt to use the principles of learning to change behavior
Behavioral therapy
____ therapy - Changing thought patterns and processes
Cognitive therapy
____-____ therapy - Which the therapist works to defeat self-harming thoughts and self-destructive behaviors
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
____ therapy - Emphasizes the need to achieve one’s goals
Humanistic therapy
____ therapy - A mode of therapy used to treat anxiety disorders and phobias (the psychologist will expose the patient to the very thing they fear. Usually done through systematic desensitization)
Exposure therapy
____ _____ - Which the exposure level increases over time
Systematic Desensitization
____ ____ exposure therapy - For fears and anxieties that are impractical to recreate
Virtual reality exposure therapy
_____ therapy - Some psychologists may employ prescription medications in order to treat certain disorders
Biomedical therapy
____ - are medical doctors so only they can prescribe medications to patients
Psychiatrists
____ - When the therapist asks questions in order to gauge what the client wants to work on
Intake