Therapy Theories

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Change through insight and understanding of early, unresolved issues

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Psychodynamic Therapy

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Helping the client understand why they do what they do, also known as Psychodynamic Therapy

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Insight oriented therapy

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Insight oriented Therapy is also known as…

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Psychodynamic Therapy

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A belief that psychopathology develops especially from early childhood experiences

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Psychodynamic Therapy

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Change of behavior through reinforcements and punishment

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Behavioral Therapy

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Understanding the influence of the past on current behavior

Explore client’s transference

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Psychodynamic Therapy

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occurs when a behavior (response) is followed by a stimulus that is rewarding, increasing the frequency of that behavior.

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Positive Reinforcement (Reinforcement):

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occurs when a behavior (response) is followed by the removal of an aversive stimulus, thereby increasing that behavior’s frequency. Ex: Wife nags husband until he does something, then the nagging stops.

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Negative Reinforcement (Escape):

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Positive Punishment (Punishment):

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occurs when a behavior (response) is followed by a stimulus, such as introducing a shock or loud noise, resulting in a decrease in that behavior. Ex: spanking

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Negative Punishment (Penalty) (also called “Punishment by Contingent Withdrawal”)

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occurs when a behavior (response) is followed by the removal of a stimulus. Ex: taking away a child’s toy following an undesired behavior, resulting in a decrease in that behavior.

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is an exchange system using the principles of operant conditioning where a token is given as a reward for a desired behavior. Tokens may later be exchanged for a desired prize or rewards such as power, prestige, goods, or services.

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Token Economy (Contingency Management)

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is a form of operant conditioning in which the increasingly accurate approximations of a desired response are reinforced.

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Shaping

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A type of therapy/approach that is good for shaping the behavior of children

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Behavioral Therapy

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Types of behavior therapy

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Shaping (also operant conditioning),Token Economy (Contingency Management), Positive Punishment (Punishment), Negative Punishment (Penalty) (also called “Punishment by Contingent Withdrawal”), Negative Reinforcement (Escape), Positive Reinforcement (Reinforcement)

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A model for understanding how attachment to early caregivers affects our long term functioning

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Attachment Theory

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How a caregiver responds to an infant/toddler’s cues shapes that child’s view of the world.

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Attachment Theory

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Change through learning to modify dysfunctional thought patterns

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Cognitive Therapy

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Used to assess the bond between mother and child. Observing how child responds when caregiver leaves and returns to room.
Poor attachment leads to indiscriminate attachment and lack of trust.

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Attachment Theory

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Clients explore patterns of thinking and beliefs that lead to self-destructive behaviors.

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Cognitive Therapy

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Solution-Focused Therapy

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Change through accessing client’s strengths and resources

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Once an individual understands the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, the individual is able to modify or change existing patterns of thinking to cope with stressors in a more positive manner.

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Cognitive Therapy

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Solution-Focused Therapy

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Focuses on what the client wants to achieve instead of focusing on the problems Focuses on the client’s strengths and resources in order to create a more effective future

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Focus on automatic thoughts, schemas, assumptions, beliefs Good for Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder

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Cognitive Therapy

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Miracle Question

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Solution-Focused Therapy

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Good for short-term problems

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Solution-Focused Therapy

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Gestalt Therapy

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Change through increased awareness of here-and-now experience

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Focuses on the process, what is actually happening, and the content, what is being talked about

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Gestalt Therapy

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Change through remodeling the family’s organization

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Structural Family Therapy

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Structural Family Therapy

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Many family problems arise as a result of maladaptive boundaries and subsystems within the family system.

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Emphasizes what is going on in the present moment within both the client and the therapist rather than what has happened

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Gestalt Therapy

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A systems approach that address relationship dynamics of whole family

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Structural Family Therapy

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a form of role playing ex: client reports she is made at her boss, therapist ask consumer to pretend boss is present and then asks client to express her feelings to her "boss".

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"Empty Chair technique"

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"Empty Chair technique" an example of what kind of therapy?

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Gestalt Therapy

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The therapist helps the family understand how family structure (relationships and hierarchies) can be changed, the impact of rituals and rules, and how new patterns of interaction can be integrated into the family.

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Structural Family Therapy

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Enmeshed families known for incest | Disengaged families known for substance abuse

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Structural Family Therapy

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Change through understanding multigenerational dynamics

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Bowen Family Therapy

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Good for families that are having problems with in-laws

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Structural Family Therapy

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Individuals cannot be understood in isolation from one another but rather as a part of their family. Family members are driven to achieve a balance of internal and external differentiation, which causes anxiety, triangulation, and emotional cutoff.

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Bowen Family Therapy

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Change through finding meaning in life

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Logotherapy

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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.

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Logotherapy

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This can be changed by understanding multigenerational or current family dynamics and patterns.

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Bowen Family Therapy

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Understanding purpose

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Logotherapy

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Change through recognizing disempowering social forces and empowering client

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Feminist Therapy

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Task-Centered/Problem-Solving Therapy

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Change through supporting clients to take actions to address the problems in their lives; Short term

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The therapist helps the client recognize disempowering forces or influences, a process which can ultimately empower the client.

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Feminist Therapy

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The therapist recognizes that with every symptom there is a strength, and also shows the client that she is her own rescuer and equal to the therapist.

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Feminist Therapy

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Focus of help is on client-defined problems and goals; Practitioner is open about purposes and nature of service, eschews hidden agendas.

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Task-Centered/Problem-Solving Therapy

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Type of therapy good for eating disorders

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Feminist Therapy

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The client's problems, goals, and the nature and duration of service are explicitly stated and agreed upon by both practitioner and client.

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Task-Centered/Problem-Solving Therapy

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Task-Centered/Problem-Solving Therapy

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Analysis of a problem leads to consideration of the kinds of actions needed to solve it, what might facilitate those actions, and obstacles standing in the way of their implementation

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Aims to change behavioral, emotional, and thinking patterns associated with dysfunction

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Dialectical Behavior Theory

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Therapy good for lower-functioning individuals: ex. schizophrenia, homeless

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Task-Centered/Problem-Solving Therapy

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Developed to treat intense emotional swings, impulsiveness, confusion regarding the self (identity), and suicidal behavior

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Dialectical Behavior Theory

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Change is affected primarily through problem-solving actions or tasks the client and practitioner undertake OUTSIDE the interview. The practitioner helps clients select tasks.

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Task-Centered/Problem-Solving Therapy