PSYCH; Ch 13 Psychological Therapies – Flashcards
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psychotherapy
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therapy with goal of improved mood and functioning. talk w/ a psychological professional. insight and action therapy
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insight therapy
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emphasizes revealing unconscious conflicts. dream analysis free association: client free to say anything gain insight about behavior, thoughts, and feelings. freud's psychoanalysis
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action therapy
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change behavior directly.
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biomedical therapy
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treatment with biological or medical methods to relieve symptoms. - includes drugs, surgical methods, electroconvulsive treatment. -medication alone not sufficient.
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psychodynamic therapy
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modern approach therapist is more directive. -asks questions, suggests helpful behavior, and gives opinions.
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Dream interpretation
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manifest and latent content. Freud's psychoanalysis
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manifest content
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actual dream and its events
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latent content
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symbolic or hidden meaning of dreams
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resistance
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patient reluctant to talk about certain topics.
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transference
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therapists becomes a symbol of parental authority figure from the past
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countertransference
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opposite of transference. therapists treats client differently, may not be tough enough on them, etc.
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interpersonal psychotherapy
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depression. insight oriented therapy focus on relationships psychodynamic origins: combines elements of humanistic and cognitive behavioral therapies Interpresonal PROCESS therapy
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Roger's Person-Centered Therapy
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aka humanistic therapy. non-directive insight therapy. client talks and the therapist listens. 4 elements: -reflection; unconditional positive regard; empathy; authenticity (genuine)
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humanistic therapy
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for this type of therapy: little experimental research to support ideas. clients need to be intelligent, highly verbal. not for seriously mentally ill patients.
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Behavioral therapy and classical conditioning
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action-based change behavior through learning new responses. -learning created problem -new learning corrects problem
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therapies based on classical conditioning
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through classical conditioning: -old and undesirable automatic responses can be replaced by desirable ones. functional analysis of behavior before conditioning.
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systematic desensitization
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therapies based on classical conditioning. -used to treat phobies/PTSD/ anxiety -deep muscle relaxation -hierarchy of fears -pairs relaxation with fears -virtual reality therapy.
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flooding
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therapies based on classical conditioning. -exposure to fear-provoking situation without escape.
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reinforcement
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therapies based on classical conditioning strengthening of response by following it with: -a pleasurable consequence (positive reinforcement) -removal of an unpleasant stimulus (negative reinforcement) ex token economy and children.
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behavioral therapies
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evaluation: overall they are -relatively quick and efficient -eliminate or greatly reduce symptoms. Effective in treating specific problems -bedwetting, drug addictions, phobias not a good treatment for serious psychological disorders.
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cognitive therapy
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focus on: -helping clients recognize distortions in thinking -replace distorted, unrealistic beliefs with realistic thoughts.
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Beck's cognitive distortions
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arbitrary interference/ mind reading -selective thinking -overgeneralization -magnification and minimization -personalization
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cognitive-behavioral therapy
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assumes disorders come from illogical, irrational cognitions. is an action therapy: -learning to think more rationally and logically -develop strategies for solving future problems.
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success of cognitive-behavioral therapy
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depression, stress disorders, and anxiety. criticized for focusing on symptoms, not causes of disordered behavior.
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group therapies
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therapists may use one of many approaches or a combination -insight, cognitive-behavioral, person-centered, behavioral -share problems, provide support -family therapy -self help groups (AA) -psychoeducational groups
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advantages of group therapy
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cheaper shared experience/ problems opportunity for therapist and client to see interactions with others.
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disadvantages of group therapy
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need to share therapist's time not private difficult for shy people inability of people with severe disorders to tolerate being in a group -exception: DBT
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other therapies
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sex therapy - sex surrogates telephone therapy apps cybertherapy
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electrocunvulsive therapy
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treats severe depression -electrodes are placed on one or both sides of the head treats severe depression -an electric current is passed through the electrodes -strong enough to cause a seizure or convulsion.
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interpersonal therapy
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IPT psychotherapy developed to address depression. it is an insight therapy that focuses on relationships of the individual with others and the interplay b/w mood and the events of everyday life.
