Therapy Flashcards
1
Q
What are the steps of therapy?
A
- Identify the problem
- Identify the cause of the problem or the conditions that maintain the problem
- Deciding on and carrying out some form of treatment
2
Q
Describe the different professions that provide therapy.
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- Counseling psychologist: problems of normal living
- Clinical psychologist: treat those with severe disorders
- Psychiatrist: severe mental disorder (drug therapy)
- Psychiatric nurse practitioner: nursing specialty, licensed to give drugs
- Psychoanalyst: Freudian theory
- Clinical social worker: social worker with specialty in mental disorders
- Marriage and family therapist: couples and family counseling
3
Q
Which type of therapy is most widely used in the US?
A
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
4
Q
What are some common myths about therapy?
A
- Only rarely is medication prescribed
- Catharsis leads to instant healing
- Therapists are essentially ineffective
5
Q
Describe psychoanalysis.
A
A type of treatment based on the theory that our present is shaped by our past.
6
Q
Describe client-based or Rogerian therapy.
A
Unconditional positive regard and reflective learning
7
Q
Describe cognitive therapy.
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- Ascertaining the meaning of the event
- Analyzing the validity of maladaptive assumptions
- Discovering automatic thoughts that proceed difficult episodes
- Inductive questioning
- Imagery
- Role playing
- Recording dysfunctional thoughts
8
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Describe the behavioral therapies.
A
- Focus on the behavior
- Exposure therapy
- Operant conditioning
