Week 1 - Psycosocial Therapies Flashcards
What is the classical conditioning learning theory?
Paired conditioned stimulus with response
What is operant conditioning learning theory?
Basing decisions on outcomes
What are type A psychological therapies?
Psychological treatment as an integral part of mental health care
What are type B psychological therapies?
Eclectic psychological therapy and counselling
What are type C psychological therapies?
Formal psychotherapies
What are some examples of type C psychological therapies?
Cognitive-behavioural therapy
psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapies
systemic and family therapy
What is cognitive behavioural therapy?
Pragmatic combination of concepts and techniques from cognitive therapy and behavioural therapy
What are some techniques of behavioural therapy?
Graded exposure of feared situations
activity scheduling
reinforcement
What are some techniques of cognitive therapy?
Education (detailed explanation and discussion of cognitive model)
monitoring (of thoughts, behaviours, feelings and contexts to develop awareness of their inter relationship)
examining/challenging (negative thoughts)
behavioural experiments
cognitive rehearsal (of coping with difficult situations)
What is CBT used for?
Depression
anxiety states
eating disorders
sexual dysfunction
What eating disorders does CBT help?
Bulimia
anorexia is a work in progress
How does CBT help psychoses such as schizophrenia?
Distract from symptoms and alter beliefs about abnormal perceptions
reduce preoccupation with delusions and intensity of beliefs
less impact on negative symptoms
Who is CBT suitable for?
Keen to be active participants
engage collaboratively
can accept a model and are practically seeking a solution
What are psychoanalytical and psychodynamic therapies used for?
Focal - conflicts arising from early experience that are re-enacted in adult life.
Analytic - allow unconscious conflicts to be re-enacted and interpreted.
Used for interpersonal difficulties and personality problems
What is systemic and family therapy used for?
Focus on relational context
address patterns of interaction and meaning
What is humanistic/client-centred therapy?
General counselling skills (warmth, empathy , unconditional positive regard)
used for life events
mild anxiety/stress
marital/relationship difficulties
Why does cognitive therapy work?
Changes in mood state are directly related to the way we make sense of events
What is the negative cognitive triad?
Negative view of self
negative view of the world around
negative view of the future
What happens to the body in anxiety?
When danger is perceived or anticipated the brain activates the autonomic nervous system which activates sympathetic pathway which primes the body for response by releasing adrenaline and noradrenaline
How does CBT work in anxiety?
Reduce avoidance
cease safety seeking behaviours
exposure
test beliefs by real life exposures
