therapy and medicine Flashcards
the displacement by the client of affect and feelings from 1 person of importance (parents) to another
transference
friendly and affectionately towards the therapist
positive transference
hostile to to therapist
negative tranference
the therapists emotional reactions to a patient
counter transference
more realistic view of their motivations and the needs of other people
insight
emphasize ppls desire to achieve self respect
humanistic therapies
emphasize the need to confront basic questions of existence (the meaning of life)
existential therapies
need good relationship with therapist
humanistic and existential therapies
person seeking growth but needs the support of an appreciative accepting therapist-carl rogers
–let the client do all the talking
client centered therapy
nonjudgemental acceptance and empathy shown by the therapist
unconditional positive regard
focuses on patients perceptions of themselves and the world
- -role playing
- -fitz pearls
- -frustrate the person
- -moment to moment not the past
gesalt therapy
directs the patients attention to incorrect assumptions
- -question your beliefs
- -stop assuming
rational emotive therapy
personal relationships
- -good for depression
- -transitioning (moving graduating
interpersonal therapy
the average level of treatment benefits
– the focus in meta analysis
effect size
the procedures employed by the therapist which may or may not match the procedures found in books
technique factors
the social chemistry or dynamics o f the relationship btw the therapist and patient
interpersonal factors
concerned with the elements of psychothaerapy, what actually happens in therapy
process research
uses techniques based on operant and classical conditioning to change maladaptive behavior
behavior therapy
the application of operant learning principles to bring about a specific change in behavior
behavior modification
the gradual elimination of these special cues when they are no longer needed
fading
patients are given reward token for good behaviors, token are exchanged for desirable activities
token economy
in behavior therapy the individual is reinforced whenever a designed change in bodily functions takes place
–better able to control heart rate
biofeedback
interventions that intergrate cognitive and behavioral therapy
–homework
cognitive behavioral therapy
continued exposure to anxiety provoking stimuli will decrease anxiety to manageable levels and reduce phobic responses
exposure therapy
