Therapy And Change Test

Question 1

Psychotherapy

Answer 1

Treatment involving psychological techniques; consists of interactions between a trained therapist and someone seeking to overcome psychological difficulties or achieve personal growth

Question 2

Biomedical Therapy

Answer 2

Prescribed medications or procedures that act directly on the person’s physiology

Question 3

Characteristics of a good Therapist

Answer 3

1. Empathy: the capacity to have warmth & understanding
2. Experience: do they have the education/ training/ experience that is required
3. Psychologically Healthy: never apply their own feelings to their patients

Question 4

Eclectic Approach

Answer 4

Depending on the client’s problems, uses techniques from various forms of therapy

Question 5

Interpretation

Answer 5

The analyst’s noting supposed dreams, meanings, resistance, and other significant behaviors and events in order to promote insight

Question 6

Resistance

Answer 6

The blocking from consciousness of anxiety - laden material

Question 7

Transference

Answer 7

The patient’s transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with other relationships

Question 8

Types of Psychotherapy

Answer 8

1. Psychoanalysis
2. Humanistic
3. Cognitive
4. Behavioral

Question 9

Psychoanalysis

Answer 9

Try to go in the depth of the unconscious

Question 10

Humanistic

Answer 10

Focuses on the value, dignity, and worth of each person

Techniques:

• client centered therapy
• non-directive therapy
• unconditional positive regard

Question 11

Cognitive

Answer 11

Using thoughts to control emotions & behaviors

Techniques:
- ellis’ ABC’s ( B=C )

Question 12

Behavioral

Answer 12

Changing undesirable behavior through conditioning techniques

Techniques:
- systematic desensitzation

Question 13

Help Groups

Answer 13

1. Group
2. Family
3. Self

Question 14

Group Therapy

Answer 14

Group individuals that will work together with a leader to solve interpersonal problems

Question 15

Family Therapy

Answer 15

Group therapy focusing on the interactions with family members

Question 16

Self Therapy

Answer 16

Listening to other people to help oneself

Question 17

Biomedical Therapy

Drug Therapy

Answer 17

Biological therapy that uses drugs

Question 18

Antidepressants

Answer 18

Medication used to treat major depression by increasing the amount of one or make neurotransmitters; serotonin and noraderlme

Question 19

Anti-anxiety

Answer 19

Depresses the central nervous system

Question 20

Electroconvulsive Therapy ( ECT )

Answer 20

Zap through you brain, electric currents ( jumping your car) snack therapy