Unit 8B: Treatments

Question 1

Psychotherapy

Answer 1

treatment for disorders where a persons meets with a trained professional (note: there are many different types of therapies)

Question 2

Psychoanalysis

Answer 2

Focus on the unconscious mind. Attempt it to identify repressed feelings, memories, or conflicts. Focused on addressing events from the past or childhood.

Question 3

Behavior Therapy

Answer 3

Type of therapy focused on using conditioning techniques (learning) to change behavior. (effective for substance abuse disorders)

Question 4

Systematic Desensitization

Answer 4

A behavior therapy where a patient is slowly introduced (step by step) to an anxiety causing stimuli. (a way to treat phobias or OCD)

Ex. A person afraid of water may first be exposed to a few drops, then a bowl, then a faucet, then a shower, etc)

Question 5

Aversive Conditioning

Answer 5

Conditioning where a person associates a negative outcome with a previously positive stimulus

ex. For alcoholics, a therapist might put a toxin in alcohol that makes a person sick, the person will then stop drinking alcohol

Question 6

Cognitive Therapy

Answer 6

Therapy that is focused on changing a persons thought process or response to events
- useful for Depression

Question 7

Client-Centered Therapy

Answer 7

A humanistic therapy where a patient is the main focus. A therapist will treat each patient differently to address their needs. The goal is for a person to reach self-actualization.

Question 8

Active Listening

Answer 8

a tool used in humanistic therapies where a therapist might repeat words or phrases that a patient says to demonstrate empathy and attention

Question 9

Humanistic Therapy

Answer 9

Therapy that is focused on helping the patient cope with the present. The goal is to reach self-actualization.

Question 10

Token Economy

Answer 10

A behavior technique where a patient is rewarded with “tokens” that can be used to access other benefits

Ex. merit/demerit system, AA coins

Question 11

Psychopharmacology

Answer 11

Using medication (drugs) to treat disorders

Question 12

Anti-psychotic drugs

Answer 12

Drugs that treat schizophrenia

- Block Dopamine

Question 13

Antidepressants

Answer 13

Drugs used to treat depression

• operate as SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)
• INCREASE SEROTONIN

Question 14

Anti-anxiety drugs

Answer 14

Drugs used to treat anxiety (or anxiety related disorders)

- Ex. Xanax

Question 15

Tardive Dyskinesia

Answer 15

A side-effect of anti-psychotic drugs. A person loses muscle control of their face and tongue

Question 16

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Answer 16

Used to treat severe depression (last resort)

- Electric current is passed through the brain to stimulate serotonin production

Question 17

Lobotomy

Answer 17

removal of part of the brain

Question 18

Eclectic Approach

Answer 18

Where a person is treated with MULTIPLE treatments. (ex. for depression a person may receive cognitive therapy AND antidepressants)