Therapy

Question 1

The recommended Treatments for the following disorders are:

Agoraphobia:
Social Phobia:
GAD:
Panic D/O:
Separation anxiety:
OCD:

Answer 1

Agoraphobia: Behavioral therapy; systemic desensitization
Social Phobia: Behavioral therapy: systemic desensitization/flooding
GAD: CBT
Panic D/O: CBT
Separation anxiety: CBT
OCD: CBT

Question 2

Behavioral Therapy stems from operant and classical conditioning. Instead of focusing on what the patient thinks or what their motivations are, it focuses on _______.

Answer 2

What the pt does

Question 3

Relaxation training is:

Answer 3

Control over both body and mental states→ many forms (progressive muscle relaxation)

Question 4

Exposure Therapy:

Answer 4

Gradually placing pt in situations or in contact w/ objects they would usually avoid; can start w/ simple visualization, then approaching scenarios/places/things and gradually increasing to full exposure (systematic desensitization)

Question 5

Flooding

Answer 5

Similar to exposure therapy but the pt is exposed by placing them in continuous contact w/ their feared stimulus

Question 6

Behavior Modification techniques

Answer 6

Desirable behaviors are paired w/ (+) reinforcements whereas undesirable behaviors are paired with (-) reinforcers

Question 7

Interpersonal Therapy focuses on a patients ______ and identifies areas of _____.
There is emphasis placed on the _____ vs_____
Time is spent exploring the pts ____, ________ and ______

Answer 7

Relationships with others, conflict
Present vs the past
self esteem, relationships and maladaptive behaviors

Question 8

Psychoanalysis Therapy is focused through ______ and _____ with the belief that sx are a result of repressing ______, ______ psychological experiences. The core belief is that psycic tension is created by deep seated _________ ______

Answer 8

talk therapy and hypnosis
early, painful
unconscious thoughts

Question 9

T/F
Psychoanalysis Therapy isn’t used very often today and if used, the pt must be in good health physically and psychologically because the process of self scrutiny is intense

Answer 9

T

Question 10

CBT is based on the assumption that we ________

Answer 10

react to our enviornment

Question 11

The focus of CBT is to identify an individual’s _________ /________that are maladaptive and teach them how to re-interpret/change these negative cognitive structures

Answer 11

schemas/common thought processes

Question 12

CBT helps pts examine their _____ ______, are they appropriate for the situation?

Answer 12

emotional reactions

Question 13

Dialectical Behavioral therapy is used for

Answer 13

borderline personality d/o

Question 14

The theory of DBT is that some people prone to react in a more intense and out-of-the- ordinary manner toward certain ________ _______, primarily those found in ______,_____ and ______ relationships (common in borderline personality)

Answer 14

emotional situations

romantic, family, friend

Question 15

DBT uses a combination of individual and group sessions that target 4 concepts:

Answer 15

1. ) Mindfulness
2. ) Distress tolerance
3. ) Interpersonal effectiveness
4. ) Emotional regulation

Question 16

Psychodynamic therapy is VERY similar to psychoanalysis therapy, the only difference is that psychodynamic therapy is less ____ in terms of time and scrutiny

Answer 16

intensive