Therapy Flashcards

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____ - Treatment for psychological disorders involves this. (Person talks to a trained professional like a psychologist or psychiatrist or a social worker)

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Psychotherapy

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______ - Use of prescription medications might also be used for treatment (can be use to treat disorders and in conjunction with therapy)

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Biotherapy

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____ therapy - Involves a person talking about their past (trauma and childhood are the main sources of psychological disorders according to this perspective)

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Psychodynamic therapy

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___ ____ - The patient or client is meant to talk about whatever comes to mind

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Free association

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___ 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

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Play therapy

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______ therapy - An attempt to use the principles of learning to change behavior

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Behavioral therapy

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____ therapy - Changing thought patterns and processes

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Cognitive therapy

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____-____ therapy - Which the therapist works to defeat self-harming thoughts and self-destructive behaviors

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy

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____ therapy - Emphasizes the need to achieve one’s goals

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Humanistic therapy

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____ 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)

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Exposure therapy

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____ _____ - Which the exposure level increases over time

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Systematic Desensitization

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____ ____ exposure therapy - For fears and anxieties that are impractical to recreate

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Virtual reality exposure therapy

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_____ therapy - Some psychologists may employ prescription medications in order to treat certain disorders

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Biomedical therapy

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____ - are medical doctors so only they can prescribe medications to patients

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Psychiatrists

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____ - When the therapist asks questions in order to gauge what the client wants to work on

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Intake

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____ - Ethical principle therapists must uphold (unless the client is in danger of harming themselves or others)

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Confidentiality

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____ therapy - Involves the client and their therapist meeting one-on-one. (Can occur at any timeline and will depend on the patient and their needs. The amount of therapy will depend on the needs of the client and may be years)

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Individual therapy

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___ therapy - Occurs when a clinician meets with several clients at once (allows for people with similar issues to talk and help each other. Members don’t have confidentiality and others may be afraid of sharing in a group setting)

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Group therapy

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___ - someone who helps the other be prevented from relapsing

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Sponsor

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____ therapy - Involves 2 people involved in an intimate or romantic relationship (Couple is having issues in their relationship. Can be in any stage of the relationship. Helps couples develop healthy ways of dealing with issues in their relationship)

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Couples therapy

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_____ therapy - Members of families influence one another. (Dysfunction in families can be due to a number of factors like a psychological disorder of one family member can cause difficulty for the others)

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Family therapy