Unit 13

Question 1

two different types of therapy

Answer 1

psychotherapy and biomedical

Question 2

psychotherapy

Answer 2

a trained therapist uses psychological techniques to assist someone seeking to overcome difficulties or achieve personal growth

Question 3

biomedical therapy

Answer 3

offers medication and other biological treatments

Question 3

eclectic approach

Answer 3

using multiple psychotherapies depending on the patient

Question 4

Sigmund Freud’s therapy

Answer 4

psychoanalysis

Question 5

psychoanalysis

Answer 5

identifying underlying conflict and suppressed feelings from the past

Question 6

free association

Answer 6

say whatever comes to mind

Question 7

resistance

Answer 7

during free association, the mental block when saying whatever comes to mind

Question 8

transfer

Answer 8

feelings of unresolved anger and hate towards family -> analyst

Question 9

psychodynamic therapy

Answer 9

therapist talks one on one with patient, normally about the root of problems

Question 10

interpersonal psychotherapy

Answer 10

helps resolve depression, focuses on the present relationships instead of the past

Question 11

humanistic therapies

Answer 11

attempts to reduce growth-impending inner conflicts by providing clients with new insights

Question 12

insight therapies

Answer 12

a variety of therapies that aim to improve psychological functioning by increasing a person’s awareness of underlying motives and defenses ( psychodynamic and humanistic )

Question 13

client-centered therapy

Answer 13

non-directive, just listening to the patient and using active listening

Question 14

behavior therapy

Answer 14

doubts healing power of self-awareness ( ex : aware of why you’re anxious for a test and yet you’re still anxious ) getting rid of destructive habits and symptoms

Question 15

counterconditioning

Answer 15

unlearn association by undergoing another round of conditioning to replace the fear response ( exposure therapy and aversive conditioning )

Question 16

Exposure Therapy

Answer 16

expose people to what they normally avoid

Question 17

systematic desensitization

Answer 17

swap between relaxation and anxiety until no more anxiety, come up with anxious hierarchy and go from small steps to big steps

Question 18

progressive relaxation

Answer 18

therapist trains you to relax one muscle group after another until reach relaxation state

Question 19

virutal reality exposure therapy

Answer 19

same thing as exposure therapy except virtual if situation is too embarrassing / expensive to recreate irl

Question 20

aversive conditioning

Answer 20

conditioning to make someone actively want to avoid something ( ex: nail biting issue -> nasty nail polish )

Question 21

operant conditioning

Answer 21

reinforce good behaviors, withhold reinforcements for bad behaviors

Question 22

token economy

Answer 22

display appropriate behavior, rewards token. can exchange tokens for rewards.

Question 23

cognitive therapies

Answer 23

thinking colors emotion, so try changing thinking patterns

Question 24

Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy

Answer 24

albert ellis. therapy challenges irrational thinking. reveal the absurdity of their self-defeating ideas and change their feelings to enable healthier behaviors.

Question 25

Aaron Beck’s Therapy for Depression

Answer 25

questions patient and eventually leads to patient talking better about themselves

Question 26

cognitive-behavioral therapy

Answer 26

aims to change thinking and actions. behavior targeted first, then cognitive.