Therapy Theories

Question 1

Change through insight and understanding about early/unresolved issues, Problems develop from early childhood experiences - help understand how past influence present/behavior, Identifying/exploring defense mechanisms
(Good for high-functioning clients who are capable of insight and struggles with relational issues)

Answer 1

Psychodynamic Therapy

Question 2

Change happens through reinforcements/punishments (external forces)

Answer 2

Behavioral Therapy

Question 3

Positive reinforcement

Answer 3

Reward for positive/desired behavior

Question 4

Negative reinforcement

Answer 4

Removal of adverse stimuli - e.g. nagging stops when person does what they’re supposed to do

Question 5

Positive Punishment

Answer 5

Do something negative after bad behavior - e.g. spanking

Question 6

Negative Punishment

Answer 6

Remove something someone wants - e.g. take toy away, time out

Question 7

Token economy

Answer 7

Contingency management system - earn rewards for good behaviors

Question 8

Shaping

Answer 8

Gradual shaping of desired behavior (e.g. rewarding bxs aligned with desired behavior)

Question 9

Change happens through modifying dysfunctional thought patterns, Explore thinking patterns/beliefs, When people understand relationship between thoughts, feelings, behaviors, better able to change/cope in more effective ways

Answer 9

Cognitive Therapy

Question 10

Change occurs through assessing client’s strengths/resources, How client dealt with things in past and using strengths to achieve desired outcomes, Good for short-term problems

Answer 10

Solution-focused Therapy

Question 11

Change occurs through increased awareness of here/now experiences, Focused on process/affect, less on content, Known for empty chair technique

Answer 11

Gestalt Therapy

Question 12

Change happens through remodeling family organization, Family dynamics affects the problem, System approach (treat entire family system), Boundaries (diffuse or rigid) and subsystems, Therapist looks for interactions between family members, hierarchy (who’s in charge)

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Structural Family Therapy

Question 13

Systems approach focused on multigenerational dynamics, How roles from family are passed down, Triangulation

Answer 13

Bowen Family Therapy

Question 14

Change happens through finding meaning in life

If people have meaning/purpose this will alleviate anxiety/depression

Answer 14

Logotherapy

Question 15

Change happens through disempowering social forces and empowering client, Equality between client and therapist, Used with eating disorders (education around social factors influencing ED)

Answer 15

Feminist Therapy

Question 16

Change happens through supporting clients to address problems, Client defines problems/goals - therapist is very concrete/task-oriented
Collaborate to identify tasks/plan for achieving goals, Review accomplishments/homework, More case management approach

Answer 16

Task-Centered/Problem-Solving Therapy

Question 17

Change behavioral, emotional, and thinking patterns associated with dysfunction, uses Mindfulness, Interpersonal effectiveness, Emotion regulation, Distress tolerance

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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Question 18

A model for understanding how attachment to early caregivers affects our long-term functioning, How a caregiver responds to child shapes how child view the world, Poor attachment leads to indiscriminate attachment and lack of trust

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Attachment Theroy

Question 19

Change occurs by externalizing problem and creating a new narrative or story which emphasizes the clients’s competencies and strengths

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Narrative Therapy

Question 20

Integrates a thorough knowledge of the way trauma impacts every aspect of treatment, Emotional, psychological, and physical safety are crucial and established first

Answer 20

Trauma-Informed Therapy

Question 21

Alleviates symptoms of trauma through Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing of trauma

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EMDR

Question 22

Exposing client to the source of anxiety in a safe environment helps them overcome fears/anxieties

Answer 22

Exposure Therapies

Question 23

Includes parent and child co-joint sessions and individual sessions to address and treat effects of trauma. 3 stages include: Stabilization, Trauma Narrative, Integration and Consolidation

Answer 23

TF-CBT