Therapy

Question 1

What is Psychotherapy?

Answer 1

A trained professional uses psychological techniques to help a person with a psychological disorder.

Question 2

What is Insight Therapy?

Answer 2

Therapy aimed at helping individuals understand the root causes of their disorder to promote change.

Self-awareness and psychological well-being go hand in hand.

Question 3

What are the types of Insight Therapies?

Answer 3

1. Psychodynamic Therapy: Focus on unconscious processes and childhood experiences.
2. Humanistic Therapy: Emphasizes self-fulfillment and personal growth.

Question 4

What is Behavior Therapy?

Answer 4

Focuses on changing behaviors rather than exploring unconscious motives or past experiences.

Problem behaviors are learned and can be unlearned with new associations.

Question 5

What is Eclectic Therapy?

Answer 5

Uses more than one approach to treat psychological disorders, tailoring treatment to individual needs.

Question 6

What is Psychoanalysis?

Answer 6

Freud’s method of therapy to gain insight and emotional release through talking.

Unconscious motives and childhood experiences shape behavior.

Question 7

What are the key features of Freud’s Psychoanalysis?

Answer 7

1. Attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious conflicts.
2. Focuses on childhood experiences and repressed feelings.
3. Uses techniques like free association, resistance, and transference.

Question 8

What is Free Association in Psychoanalysis?

Answer 8

Patient talks about whatever comes to mind to access unconscious thoughts.

Question 9

What is Resistance in Psychoanalysis?

Answer 9

When a patient avoids talking about certain topics, revealing important emotional issues.

Question 10

What is Transference in Psychoanalysis?

Answer 10

The patient develops strong feelings (anger, love) toward the therapist, providing insight into their relationships.

Question 11

What are the differences in Contemporary Psychodynamic Therapy from Freud?

Answer 11

Less focus on the unconscious and childhood; more emphasis on current relationships; may involve medications.

Question 12

What is Humanistic Therapy?

Answer 12

Emphasizes personal growth and self-fulfillment through conscious experiences and self-awareness.

Question 13

What are the key features of Humanistic Therapy?

Answer 13

1. Focuses on present feelings, not past experiences.
2. Self-actualization : Helping individuals reach their full potential.
3. Focuses on responsibility for actions, not the unconscious.

Question 14

What is Person-Centered Therapy?

Answer 14

Developed by Carl Rogers , it is non-directive, allowing clients to lead the discussion.

Humanistic

Question 15

What are the key features of Person-Centered Therapy?

Answer 15

1. Therapist provides unconditional positive regard, empathy, and genuineness.
2. Active listening: The therapist paraphrases, invites clarification, and reflects feelings to improve communication.

Question 16

What are the key features of Behavior Therapy Techniques?

Answer 16

Focuses on changing problem behaviors (not self-awareness) and utilizes classical and operant conditioning techniques.

Question 17

What are Classical Conditioning Techniques for Behavioral Therapy?

5 types

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1. Counterconditioning: Changing the emotional response to a stimulus.
2. Exposure Therapy: Gradual exposure to feared stimuli.
3. Systematic Desensitization: Gradual exposure paired with relaxation.
4. Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy: Using VR to expose clients to phobias.
5. Aversive Conditioning: Associating unpleasant feelings with unwanted behaviors.

Question 18

What are Operant Conditioning Techniques Behavioral Therapy?

4 types

Answer 18

1. Behavior Modification: Reinforcing positive behaviors.
2. Token Economy: Rewarding good behavior with tokens.
3. Punishment: Used to reduce harmful behaviors.
4. Flooding: Exposing a person to intense fear stimuli.

Question 19

What is Cognitive Therapy?

Answer 19

Focuses on changing maladaptive thought patterns that lead to emotional distress.

Our thoughts influence our feelings and behaviors.

Question 20

What is Beck’s Cognitive Therapy?

Answer 20

Focuses on negative thought patterns that lead to depression.

Catastrophizing: Overgeneralizing negative thoughts, making problems seem worse than they are.

Question 21

What are the techniques in Cognitive Therapy?

2 types

Answer 21

1. Cognitive Restructuring: Changing negative or irrational thoughts.
2. Stress Inoculation Training: Teaching clients to manage stress through positive thinking.

Question 22

What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

Answer 22

Combines cognitive therapy (changing thoughts) and behavioral therapy (changing behaviors).

Changing negative thought patterns and engaging in behaviors incompatible with the disorder.

Question 23

What are the techniques in CBT?

3 types

Answer 23

1. Relabeling: Changing the way obsessive thoughts are interpreted.
2. Behavioral Activation: Encouraging engagement in positive activities.
3. Exposure and Response Prevention: Clients are exposed to their fears but prevented from engaging in compulsive behaviors.

Question 24

Relabeling

Answer 24

Changing the way obsessive thoughts are interpreted.

CBT

Question 25

Behavioral Activation

Answer 25

Encouraging engagement in positive activities.

CBT

Question 26

Exposure and Response Prevention

Answer 26

Clients are exposed to their fears but prevented from engaging in compulsive behaviors.

CBT

Question 27

Counterconditioning Therapy

Answer 27

Classical conditioning therapy

Changing the emotional response to a stimulus.

Question 28

Exposure Therapy

Answer 28

Classical conditioning therapy

Gradual exposure to feared stimuli.

Question 29

Systematic Desensitization

Answer 29

Classical conditioning therapy

Gradual exposure paired with relaxation.

Question 30

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

Answer 30

Classical conditioning therapy

Using VR to expose clients to phobias.

Question 31

Aversive Conditioning

Answer 31

Classical conditioning therapy

Associating unpleasant feelings with unwanted behaviors.