Unit 8 Pt 2 Flashcards
Psychotherapy
Treatment involving psychological techniques; consist of interactions between a trained therapist and someone seeking to overcome psychological difficulties or achieve personal growth
Histrionic
characterized by a pervasive pattern of emotionally and attention seeking behaviors
Biochemical therapy
prescribed medication or procedures that act directly on the persons physiology
eclectic approach
an approach to therapy that uses techniques from various forms of therapy
Psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud’s therapeutic technique. Freud believed the patients free associations, resistances, dreams, and transferences- and the therapists interpretations of them- released previously repressed feelings allowing the patient to gain self-insight
resistance
in psychoanalysis, the blocking from consciousness, anxiety-laden material
psychodynamic theory
therapy deriving from the psychoanalytic tradition; view individuals as responding tp unconscious forces and childhood experiences, and seeks to enhance self-insight
transference
in psychoanalysis, the patient’s transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with other relationship (there is also countertransference where the therapist transfers their emotions onto the patient
insight therapies
therapies that aim to improve psychological functioning by increasing a persons awareness of underlying motives and defenses
client-centered therapy
a humanistic therapy (developed by carl rogers) in which the therapist uses techniques such as active listening w/in an accepting, genuine, empathetic environment to facilitate clients growth
active listening
empathetic listening in which the listener echoes, repeats , and clarifies. (Carl Rogers)
unconditional positive regard
a caring, accepting, non-judgmental attitude, which carl rogers believed would help clients develop self-awareness and self-acceptence
behavior therapy
therapy that applies learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviors
counter conditioning
behavior therapy procedure that use classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors; include exposure therapies, and aversive conditioning
Exposure therapies
behavioral techniques, such as systematic desensitization and virtual reality exposure therapy, that treat anxieties by exposing people to the things they fear and avoid
systematic desensitization
a type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasent relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety triggering stimuli. commonly used to treat phobias
virtual reality exposure therapy
using virtual reality to expose people to the thing that give them anxiety
aversive condition
a type of counter conditioning that associates an unpleasant state (such as nausea) with an unwanted behavior (such as drinking alcohol)
token economy
an operant conditioning procedure in which people earn a token for exhibiting a desired behavior and can later exchange tokens for privileges or treats
cognitive therapy
therapy that teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking; based on the assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our emotional reaction
rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT)
a confrontational cognitive therapy, developed by Albert Ellis, that vigorously challenges people’s illogical, self-defeating attitudes and assumptions
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
a popular integrative therapy that combines cognitive therapy (changing self-defeating thinking) with behavior therapy (changing behavior)
group therapy
therapy conducted with groups rather than individuals
family therapy
therapy that treats people in the context of their family system. Views an individuals unwanted behavior as influenced by, or directed at other family members
