treatment

Question 1

what is the purpose of treatment

Answer 1

to help people function better

Question 2

insight therapies

Answer 2

goal: give insight into your own thoughts and feelings

Question 3

psychoanalysis

Answer 3

freud: anxiety and maladaptive behaviors come from past
psychiatrist remains neutral throughout
will help interpret the patient’s statements to help them gain into their own thoughts.

hope is the neutrality will lead to TRANSFERENCE.

Question 4

gestalt therapy

Answer 4

PEARLS
you must have an accurate perception of yourself and your needs.
experience can become unbalanced when a person avoids awareness of unpleasant events.

Question 5

gestalt: therapist client relations

Answer 5

therapist is active and develops a relationship with client

patient is seen as a collaborator who must learn to self heal.

Question 6

gestalt: therapy focus

Answer 6

immediate experience is actively used

therapist helps clarify thinking and comes to a mutual decision on what fits the patient.

Question 7

gestalt strategies

Answer 7

inclusion: putting oneself into the experience of the other w/o judging or interpreting.

presence: express self to patient.
therapist will share observations.
“empty chair” talk to your own thoughts
be aware of your thoughts.

Question 8

client centered therapy

Answer 8

carl rogers

Question 9

CCT general theory

Answer 9

people are basically good and healthy. mental health is a normal progression of life.

mental illness, criminality, and human problems are a distortion of our natural tendency.

actualization tendency: built in motivation present in every life form to develop its potential to the fullest

Question 10

what do people need in CCT

Answer 10

positive regard

Question 11

unconditional positive regard

Answer 11

self regard= self esteem, self worth, and self image

achieve this by getting positive regard from others

society leads us astray with conditions of worth

conditional positive regard causes us to like ourselves only if we meet other people’s standards.

Question 12

incongruity

Answer 12

gap between real self and ideal self.

situations leading to this are avoided (dont check grades)

Question 13

CCT approach goal: existential living

Answer 13

live in the here and now

Question 14

CCT approach goal: organismic trust

Answer 14

trust yourself, do what feels right or comes neutral.

Question 15

CCT approach goals: experiential freedom

Answer 15

be free to make life choices and be responsible for them.

Question 16

roger’s defense mechanisms: denial

Answer 16

block out the threatening situation

Question 17

rogers defense mechanisms: perceptional

Answer 17

reinterpret the situation so it seems less threatening.

Question 18

rogers therapy

Answer 18

do not lead the client
client must say what is wrong and must find ways to improve
reflection: mirror emotional communication.

Question 19

3 qualities of a therapist

Answer 19

congruence: genuine and honest
empathy: feel what the client feels
respect: acceptance; unconditional positive regard.

Question 20

problems with insight therapies

Answer 20

non scientific methodology
requires patient motivation
requires great amount of time
does not work for biological issues.

Question 21

cognitive therapy

Answer 21

change abnormal behaviors by changing maladaptive thought patterns.

Question 22

rational emotive therapy (RET)

Answer 22

albert ellis
our beliefs about events shape the way we respond.
irrational beliefs give rise to our problems and magnify them. (feeling like you have to prove yourself)

Question 23

ABC theory

Answer 23

a: activating conditions
b: belief systems
c: emotional consequences

Question 24

psychiatrists

Answer 24

active and direct

challenge clients to express their beliefs and are shown that those beliefs lead to misery

Question 25

RET types of difficulties

Answer 25

practical: flawed behavior or placing yourself in undesirable situations emotional: anger, sadness, guilt.

Question 26

RET lessons

Answer 26

1. ) take responsibility for your own distress. 2. ) identify your musts. 3. ) confront and question your demands

Question 27

beck's cognitive therapy

Answer 27

aaron beck | the patient and therapist must work together

Question 28

behavior therapies

Answer 28

concentrate on changing behavior and ignore feelings and thoughts task is to replace maladaptive behaviors

Question 29

wolpe

Answer 29

desensitization therapy rehearse stressful situations until the patient is able to handle fear inducing object. flooding: present the phobia directly and immediately

Question 30

aversive conditioning

Answer 30

associate pain and discomfort with the behavior they want to unlearn

Question 31

antipsychotic medication

Answer 31

works on dopamine levels blocks dopamine receptors thorazine muscle movement that can be permanent

Question 32

MAO

Answer 32

inc serotonin and norepinphrine in brain | prozac reduces re uptake of serotonin

Question 33

lithium

Answer 33

used to treat mania and bipolar disorder

Question 34

ECT

Answer 34

``` electroconvulsive therapy 12-16 rounds over a month memory loss brain damage death ```

Question 35

group therapies

Answer 35

offers support | patient learns how to express feelings, and listen to

Question 36

family therapy

Answer 36

work to improve family communication and family dynamics

Question 37

primary prevention

Answer 37

improve overall environment

Question 38

secondary prevention

Answer 38

suicide hotline, counselors, etc

Question 39

tertiary prevention

Answer 39

help the patient adjust to the community after hospital release