Week 6 techniques Flashcards
what are the steps and focus of problem-solving therapy? (Prochaska 214-218)
what is biofeedback? (Prochaska 214-218)
techniques that allow clients to become conscious of changes in their blood pressure, pulse rate, brain waves, dilation of blood vessels, other biological functions p.215
what is attribution? (Prochaska 214-218)
an explanation for an observed event or an account of what caused something to happen p.216
what are the 3 attributional styles? (Prochaska 214-218)
stability, internality, globality p.216
what are the 4 steps to happiness? (burns 73-168)
identify the upsetting event p.74, record your negative feelings p.81, the triple-column technique p.81, outcome p.85 (overall p. 92)
what are the 10 ways to untwist thinking: What they are, how they are used, examples? (burns 73-168)
identify the distortions; examine the evidence; double-standard method; experimental technique; thinking in shades of gray; survey method; define terms; semantic method; re-attribution; cost-benefit analysis
what is the downward (vertical) arrow technique? (burns 73-168)
“buy into your negative thoughts and see where they lead you” p.122
“if this thought were true, why would it be upsetting to me? what would it mean to me?”
what is the feared fantasy technique? (burns 73-168)
“you confront your worst fears in a dramatic way” p. 130
“the fear you confront results from a thought or attitude”
what are some common reasons patients fail to complete homework assignments? (burns 678-704)
love addiction, perfectionistic thinking, fear of disapproval, putting cart before horse, unexpressed anger, hopelessness, coercion sensitivity, fatalism, fear of blame, internal vs external expectations, resistance to a structured fast-acting approach, self-labeling, different priorities, entitlement, fear of change, shame, emotional reasoning, low frustration tolerance, superman/superwoman, lack of direction, “realism” of depression, reluctance to give up negative feelings, medical model, passivity, summary
p.697-704
what are examples of problems for which thought stopping is effective? (davis 2000)
color naming, sexual preoccupation, hypochondriasis, obsessive thoughts of failure, sexual inadequacy, obsessive memories, frightening reoccurring impulses (p.128)
what are davis’ steps for mastery of thought stopping? (davis 2000)
list stressful thoughts, imagine the thought, thought interruption, unaided thought interruption, though substitution (p.129-130)
what should you do if your first attempt at thought stopping fails? (davis 2000)
select an unwanted thought that is either less intrusive or less frightening than initial choice (p.131)
according to Chapman, what are the two basic steps to break bad habits? (chapman)
- minimize or avoid immediate reward; 2. make the long-term negative consequence seem more immediate (p.189-190)
what is psychopathology due to? (prochaska 214-218)
deficits, excesses or inappropriateness in cognitions p.215
what are the 2 ways you can stop a thought? (davis 2000)
- saying “stop”; 2. move eyes rapidly back+forth while imagining a stress-inducing event (p.128)
