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1
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what are the 2 main categories of psychological therapies?

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psychotherapy & biomedical therapy

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what is psychotherapy?

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trained therapists use psychological techniques to assist someone seeking to overcome difficulties or achieve personal growth.

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what is biomedical therapy?

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offers medication or other biological treatments

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What is the eclectic approach?

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50% of psychotherapists use eclectic approach… A blend of therapies

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what are the psychotherapy therapies? (4)

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psychoanalysis
psychodynamic
free association
interpersonal therapy

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psychoanalysis

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foundation of future treatment talking cure.
1) brings patients repressed feelings into conscious awareness.
2) Give insight into origins of their disorder.
3) Eliminate/reduce inner id, ego, super-ego conflicts
free association.

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psychodynamics

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-focus on themes across relationships
-gain perspective into thoughts and feelings
-without discussing id, ego or superego.
therapists help reveal past relationship troubles as the origin of current difficulties.

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psychoanalysis VS psychodynamics

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psychoanalysis: focus on repressed feeling. talks about id, ego ,super ego.
psychodynamics: views relationships. doesn’t talk about id, ego, super ego.

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interpersonal therapy

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12-16 session of psychodynamic therapy helps treat depression. focus on helping current relationships

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humanistic therapies

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  • client centered
  • active listening
  • unconditional positivity
  • insight therapy
  • self acceptance
  • conscious thoughts are most important
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what are insight therapies?

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a mix of psychodynamic and humanistic

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what makes up client centered therapy?

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active listening + nondirective therapy + unconditional positive regard

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the 5 behavior therapies

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counterconditioning
aversive conditioning
operant conditioning
token economy
exposure therapy
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describe behavior therapies

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assumes that the problem behavior can go away through learning principles.

view maladaptive symptoms as learned behaviors that can be replaced by constructive behaviors.

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what are classic conditioning techniques?

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the need to recondition for proper behavior.

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exposure therapy

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systematic desensitization. exposing patient to their fear in hopes they can overcome it

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aversive conditioning

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substitute negative response with a positive one.

reverse of systematic desensitization

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operant conditioning

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behavior modification. reinforcing desired behaviors and withholding reinforcement for undesired behaviors

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token economy

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rewards given for appropriate behavior.

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what are the 3 cognitive therapies

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rational emotion behaviors, Aaron becks therapy for depression, cognitive behavioral.

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explain cognitive therapies

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assumes that our thinking influences our feelings. depression is often a result in self blame.
tries to teach people a different way of thinking that is more constructive and rational

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what is rational emotion behavior therapy?

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focuses on irrational thinking.

challenges illogical, self defeating assumptions and reveals the absurdity of their thinking. Harsh method

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what is Aaron becks therapy for depression?

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gentle approach. reveal irrational thinking. persuade people to look through life with a more positive lens. recall failures.

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cognitive behavioral therapy

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alter the way people think and how they act. useful in mood disorders, anxiety, ocd, anorexia.

25
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group and family therapy and self help

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small groups, effective, develop social skills, shared problems.

increases communication to decrease tension

focus on hard to discuss illnesses

26
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evaluating psychotherapies

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90% success rate.
usually ends by itself.
to make it work better, believe it is worth the money and think fondly of their therapists.
those not undergoing therapy can recover just as well.

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the 3 commonalties of psychotherapy

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hope of improvement
offers a new perspective
offers a caring and empathetic relationship

28
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what are the biomedical therapies

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antipsychotic
antianxiety
antidepressant
mood stabilizing

29
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explain antipsychotic drugs

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dampens responsiveness to irrelevant stimuli.
drugs calm hallucinations and delusions.
useful with schizophrenia.

30
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explain antianxiety drugs

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depresses central nervous system.
used in with psychological therapy.
it reduces symptoms without dealing with the actual problem.

31
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explain antidepressants

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treats anxiety, depression and OCD.
increase in certain neurotransmitters which elevate arousal and mood.
delayed effects take 4 weeks to kick in.
only prescribe to severe depressed patients.

32
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explain mood stabilizing medications

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bipolar
lithium
eases manic episodes.
reduce risk of suicide.

33
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what are the 3 brain stimulations?

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ECT
magnetic stimulation
deep brain stimulation

34
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explain ECT

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shock treatment
patient remembers nothing.
40% relapse
effective for depressed people

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explain magnetic stimulation

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improves depression
sends magnetic pulse through brain
no memory loss

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deep brain stimulation

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useful in drug resistant.
focuses on frontal lobes when they are over active-> for depressed patients.
useful for Parkinson’s.

37
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what is psychosurgery?

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irreversible.
removes and destroys brain tissue.
ex lobotomy.

38
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therapeutic lifestyle changes

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humans are integrated biopsychosocial a healthy mind and healthy body.
humans are not designed for isolation, poor nourishment or sleep deprivation

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