Unit 16

Question 1

Mental health professionals

Answer 1

psychiatrists (MD), psychiatric nurses (RN), clinical psychologists (PhD, PsyD), social workers (RSW, LSW, NSW), counseling/educational psychologists (MA, MEd), behavioral analysts (ABA, BaBeA), psychotherapists (Freud)

Question 2

therapy modalities

Answer 2

focus- individual, group, couple
delivery- phone, online

Question 3

biomedical treatments

Answer 3

trial and error, biological symptoms, tissue damage, anatomy, chemistry, acitivty

Question 4

Brain stimulation

Answer 4

reducation -(lobotomies and frontal lobe therapy) and sensory deprivation or increase (electric shock therapy, nervous stimulation)

Question 5

Medications- anti anxiety

Answer 5

benzodiazepines and barbiturates, however risky as it can cause withdrawals and addiction after one use.

Question 6

Medications Anti depresants

Answer 6

MAO inhibitors, tricyclics, SSRIS, SNRIs

Question 7

Medications mood stabilizers

Answer 7

lithium- most effective treatment for bipolar disorder

Question 8

Medications antipsychotics

Answer 8

most commonly used for schizophrenia, in monthly doses and offered in injections

Question 9

Medications stimulants

Answer 9

helps with ADHD

Question 10

Medications anti-androgens

Answer 10

pills or injections leading to treatment for antisocial and narcissistic disorders

Question 11

Insight therapy

Answer 11

listen and talk- dont give solution, identify emotions, reframe and reflect, validate and comfort

Question 12

Psychoanalysis and freud

Answer 12

insight to the unconscious, dream interpretation, free association (no biases and judgement), or resistance (you avoid thinking about what makes you uncomfortable - valuable info)

Question 13

Client-centered therapy- Carl Rogers

Answer 13

validation and genuineness, unconditional positive regard, empathy, non-directed reflection

Question 14

Behavioural therapy

Answer 14

conditioning and rewards/punishment, sensitization/desensitization, escape/violence, behavior motivation

Question 15

Aversion therapy

Answer 15

pairing addiction and unpleasant stimuli
relapse prevention training
-track behaviour, practice coping strategies, plan ahead of time

Question 16

Exposure therapy

Answer 16

incubation, systematic desensitization, flooding
-anxiety hierarchy, relaxation, extinction trials

Question 17

Token economies

Answer 17

giving rewards for things we want more of (stickers)
applied behavioural analysis, reality monitoring, social skills training (communication skills, conflict resolution, assertiveness, coping strategies)

Question 18

Eclectic combination therapy

Answer 18

cognitive behavioural therapy- all about thought (Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis)
-negative appraisals, attributions, assumptions, dysfunctional thinking, identity illogical thoughts, questions and reflect, cognitive restructuring

Question 19

Cognitive distortions

Answer 19

filtering the positive- self defeating hyper focus on ciritscm

Question 20

Cognitive distortion- emotional reasoning

Answer 20

emotions make ur decisions rather than logical thought

Question 21

Cognitive distortions- overgeneralizing

Answer 21

one thing goes wrong and you think you’ll fail everything going on

Question 22

Cognitive distortions- catastrphozing

Answer 22

small problem that you make into a big one

Question 23

cognitive distortions- polarized thinking

Answer 23

black and white thinking

Question 24

cognitive distortions- should thinking

Answer 24

i did the dishes so i should do the laundry

Question 25

cognitive distortions- personalization

Answer 25

internalizes problems and feels personally responsible for extreme things

Question 26

cognitive distortions- externalizing and blaming

Answer 26

can overlap, but is sometimes when it is your fault

Question 27

heavens reward

Answer 27

you did good and now you will get good karma

Question 28

Dialectical behaviour therapy- Marsha Linehan

Answer 28

Balance of change and acceptance- invalidation is wrong
Focus on emotional regulation- distress can be managed
Recognize that thoughts are just thoughts- dont need to follow problematic thoughts
Mindfulness- stay in the present, grounding and awareness
Adaptive behaviours

Question 29

Positive psychology-Martin Seligman

Answer 29

strengths, gratitude, positive self image, optimism, awareness of emotions, positive cognitive appraisals, changes neurological activity.