Treatment & Therapy Flashcards

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Psychotherapy

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an emotionally charged, confiding interaction between a trained therapist and someone who is dealing with psychological problems

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Psychiatrists

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medical doctors who have completed specific training in a psychological specialty
• they can prescribe medicine

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Psychoanalysis

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a method developed by Sigmund Freud who believe that psychological problems were the result of unresolved conflicts with the unconscious

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Free Association

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the patient talks freely + openly, discussing whatever comes to their mind

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Freudian Slips

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when the patient slips and makes a statement that represents a thought from the unconscious that they did not consciously intend to say

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Resistance

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occurs when the patient unconsciously blocks or refuses to discuss material or sensitive topics

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Transference

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when the patient transfers emotions to the analyst or therapist that was meant to be directed towards another person

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Psychoanalysis

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focuses on childhood memories and conflicts

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Psychodynamic Therapy

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focuses on current issues and problems that requires fewer therapy sessions

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Humanistic Therapy

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aims to promote self-fulfillment (satisfaction in life) by increasing self-acceptance (accepting who they are) and self-awareness through the development of free will, which emphasizes the client making their own decisions and finding solutions for their problems

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Humanistic Therapists

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believed that psychological problems are the result of inconsistencies, or incongruence between a person’s self-concept (thoughts of who they are), and how they may actually behave

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Client-Centered Therapy/ (Person Centered Therapy)

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created by Carl Rogers, encouraged the therapist to use active listening, which was characterized by the therapist being genuine, showing acceptance, and empathy with the hope that the client will develop for themselves answers to their own problems

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Unconditional Positive Regard

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the therapists acceptance and treating of the client as a valued person - no matter what the client states

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Gestalt Therapy

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believed that a patient experienced psychological problems because their perception/version of reality was not consistent with what was actually occurring

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Behavior Therapy

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a type of therapy that uses classical conditioning techniques to treat psychological problems - especially phobias

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Mary Cover Jones

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one of the first behavioral therapists to use counter conditioning, a technique that involves modifying behavior through establishing a new and better conditioned response to a stimulus

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Systemic Desensitization

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developed by Joe Wolpe, was a treatment used for anxiety-related problems

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Exposure Techniques

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techniques in which the client stays in contact or is exposed to anxiety-evoking stimuli long enough for their own anxiety to disappear - this is referred to flooding

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Aversive Conditioning

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types of conditioning that associates an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior

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Behavior Modification

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type of behavioral treatment that uses operant conditioning techniques to treat psychological problems

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Token Economy

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based on positive reinforcement, modifies behavior through giving rewards following desired behavior

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Extinction

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used to eliminate a negative behavior through the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response through non reinforcement

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Modeling

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demonstrating positive behavior for those who need more positive role modelz

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

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based on learning techniques and help clients to change the way they not only think, but also the way they act

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Rational Emotive Therapy

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ABC model written by Albert Ellis, developed a theory that correlated and improved a persons beliefs that surrounded an activating event