Therapy Theories Flashcards
- aims to change bx, emotional and thinking patterns associated w/dysfxn
- developed to treat intense emotional swings, impuslivemess, confusion re: the self & SI bx
- teaches mindfulness interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance & self-management
-good for BPD d/o
Dialectical Bx Thx
-change through understanding multigenerational dynamics
-individuals can’t be understood in isolation from one another, but rather as a whole family
-family members are driven to achieve a balance of internal/external differentiation, which causes anxiety/ triangulation, & emotional cutoff
- this can be changed by understanding multigenerational/ current family dynamics/patterns
Bowen Family Thx
-change through finding meaning in life
- founded upon the belief that it is the striving to find a meaning in one’s life that is the primary, most powerful motivating and driving force
-understanding purpose
LogoThx
-change through increased awareness of here and now experiences
- focuses on the process, what is actually happening and the content, what is being talked about
- emphasizes what is going on in the present moment w/in both the pt and the therapist rather than what has happened in the past.
- empty chair technique example of bringing issue into the present moment
Gestalt Thx
-change bx through reinforcements & punishment
- identify the problem, monitor bx, reinforce desired bx
- shaping is a form of operant conditioning in which the increasingly accurate approximations of a desired response are reinforced
- good for children w/bx probss
Bx Tx
change through insight/understanding of early unresolved/unconscious issues
-insight oriented thx
- explore pt’s transference
- identify defense mechanisms
psychodynamic thx
-change happens by learning to modify dysfxnal thought patterns
-pt’s explore patterns of thinking & beliefs that lead to self-destructive bx
-once an individual understands the relationship btwn thoughts, feelings and bx, they are able to modify or change their patterns of thinking to cope w/stressors in a more positive manner
- focus on automatic thoughts, schemas, assumptions, beliefs
Cognitive Thx
-change happens through supporting pts to take actions to address the pros in their lives
-Short term
- focuse of help is on pt defined probs/goals; SW is open about purposes and nature of servce, eschews hidden agendas.
-pt’s probs, goals and the nature and duration of service are explicitly stated and agreed upon by both the SW and pt
- change is affected primarily through problem solving actions/tasks the pt and SW undertake OUTSIDE of thx. SW heps the pt select tasks
Task Centered/ Problem Solving Thx
-change occurs through remodeling the family’s org
-many probs arises as a result of maladaptive boundaries & subsystems w/in the family system
- systems approach that addresses relationship dynamics of the whole family
-therapist helps the family understand how family structure (relationships/hierarchies) can be changed, the impact of rituals and rules and how new patters of interaction can be integrated into the family
Structural Family Thx
-change occurs through recognixing disempowering social forces and empowering the pt. The therapist helps the pt recognize these disempowering forces/influences, a process which can ultimately empower the pt
- therapist recognizes that w/every sx there is a strength and also shows the pt that they are their own rescuer and equal to the therapist
-good for eating d/o
Feminist Thx
-change occurs through accessing the pt’s strengths/resources
-brief, goal directed thx focused on pt’s strengths/resources
-focuses on what the pt wants to achieve instead of focusing on the probs
-focuses on the pt’s strengths/resources in order to create a more effective future
Solution Focused Thx
-trauma treatment for children/adolescents
-involves the pt’s parents/CG, w/individual sessions for both child and the parents, as well as joint parent-child sessions
-it helps reduce emotional/bx trauma sx and is relatively ST treatment
- includes 3 stages: stabilization, trauma narrative, and integration and consolidation
TFCBT
-a model for understanding how relatinoships w/early CG impact our LT fxning
-how a CG responds to an infant’s/toddler’s cues shapes that child’s view of the world
-used to assess the bond btwn mother and child by observing how the child responds when their CG leaves and returns to the room
Attachment Theory
- looks at the complex impact trauma has on a pt, including how it affects their efforts to cope/fxn in all areas of life. Integrates the impact of trauma into every aspect of treatment.
-looks at the psychological, neurological, biological & interpersonal effects of trauma - includes the view of th pt having been hurt by someone(thing)
-emotional/psychological and physical ssfety are crucial and treatment should not begin while the trauma is still occurring; safety MUST be established 1st - treatment focuses on pt’s gaining back control and empowerment in their lives
Trauma Informed Thx
-change occurs by learning to modify dysfxnal thought patters, which then in turn alters emotions/ bx
- once a pt understands the relationship btwn thoughts, feelings, and bx, they’re able to modify/change the patterns of thinking to cope w/stressors in a more helpful way
- change in thoughts causes a positive shift in emotions, andthe change in emotions causes a change in the problematic bx
Cognitive Bx Thx
