Therapy Theories Flashcards
Narrative Therapy
Change occurs by externalizing problems and creating a new narrative; emphasizes client’s strengths
Trauma Informed Therapy
Aware of the complex impact of trauma and how it affects client’s effort to cope
Logotherapy
Change through finding meaning in life
Task-Centered/Problem Solving Therapy
Change through supporting clients to take action to address problems; short-term; tasks outside of therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Change behavioral, emotional, and thinking patterns associated with dysfunction; focused on mindfulness & emotion regulation; good for borderline personality
Feminist Therapy
Change through recognizing disempowering social forces and empower the client; good for eating disorders
Gestalt Therapy
Change through increased awareness of ‘here-and-now’ experience; “empty chair” technique
Structural Family Therapy
Change through remodeling the family organization; systems approach to address relationship dynamics of whole family
Bowen Family Therapy
Change through understanding multigenerational dynamics; individuals understood as part of the family, driven to achieve balance
Attachment Therapy
Model for understanding how attachment to early caregivers affects long-term functioning; poor attachment leads to lack of trust
Cognitive Therapy
Change through learning to modify dysfunctional thought patterns; focus on automatic thoughts and modify existing patterns to cope more positively; good for anxiety/depression/bipolar
Solution-Focused Therapy
Change through assessing clients’ strengths and resources; brief goal-oriented therapy; miracle question
Psychodynamic Therapy
Change through insight and understanding early, unresolved issues; understand influence of the past on current behavior; good for high-functioning individuals
Behavioral Therapy
Change of behavior through reinforcement/punishment
Positive Reinforcement
Behavior followed by rewarding stimulus
