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Moral therapy

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philosophy of treatment that emphasized treating mentally ill people with compassion and understanding, rather than shackling them in chains

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Deinstitutionalization

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policy of reducing the population of mental hospitals by shifting care from inpatient facilities to community-based outpatient facilities

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State hospital system

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large state institutions with little more than custodial care; 'human snakepits'

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Modern state hospitals

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downsized treatment facilities with more humane care; 'revolving doors' for chronic patients

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Community mental health centers

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comprehensive treatment facilities in the community that offer alternatives to hospitalization

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Psychotherapy

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verbal form of therapy derived from a psychological framework that consists of one or more treatment sessions with a therapist

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Psychoanalysis

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Freud's method of psychotherapy; it focuses on uncovering and working through the unconscious conflicts he believed were at the root of psychologicl problems

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Psychoanalysts

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practitioners of psychoanalysis who are schooled in the Freudian tradition

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Free association

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technique in psychoanalysis in which the client is encouraged to say anything that comes to mind

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Dream analysis

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technique in psychoanalysis in which the therapist attempts to analyze the underlying or symbolic meaning of the client's dreams

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Interpretation

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in psychoanalysis, the attempt by the therapist to explain the connections between the material the client discloses in therapy and his or her unconscious conflicts

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Insight

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Freud's theory, awareness of underlying unconscious wishes and conflicts

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Resistance

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In psychoanalysis, the blocking that occurs when therapy touches upon anxiety-evoking thoughts or feelings

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Transference relationship

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In therapy, tendency of clients to reenact earlier conflicted relationships in the relationship they develop with their therapists

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Countertransference

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tendency for therapists to relate to clients in ways that mirror their relationships with important figures in their own lives

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Behavior therapy

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form of therapy that involves the systematic application of the principles of learning

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Systematic desensitization

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behavior therapy technique for treating phobias through the pairing of exposure in imagination to fear-inducing stimuli and states of deep relaxation

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Fear hierarchy

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ordered series of increasingly fearful objects or situations

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Gradual exposure

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behavior therapy technique for treating phobias based on direct exposure to a series of increasingly fearful stimuli

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Modeling

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behavior therapy technique for overcoming phobias and acquiring more adaptive behaviors based on observing and imitating models

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Aversive conditioning

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form of behavior therapy in which stimuli associated with undesirable behavior are pired with aversive stimuli to create a negative response to the stimuli

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy

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form of therapy that combines behavioral and cognitive treatment techniques

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Rational emotive behavior therapy

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developed by Albert Ellis, a form of psychotherapy based on identifying and correcting irrational beliefs that are believed to underlie emotional and behavioral difficulties

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Cognitive therapy

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developed by Aaron Beck, a form of therapy based on a collaborative effort between clients and therapists that helps clients recognize and correct distorted patterns of thinking believed to underlie their emotional problems

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Eclectic therapy

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therapeutic approach that draws upon principles and techniques representing different schools of therapy

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Group therapy

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form of therapy in which clients are treated within a group format

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Family therapy

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theray for troubled families that focuses on changing disruptive patterns of communication and improving the ways in which family members relate to each other

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Couple therapy

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therapy that focuses on helping distressed couples resolve their conflicts and develop more effective communication skills

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Meta-analysis

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statistical technique for averaging results across a large number of studies

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Nonspecific factors

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general features of psychotherapy, such as attention from a therapist and mobilization of positive expectancies or hope

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Placebo effect

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positive outcomes of an experiment resulting from participants' expectations about the effects of a treatment rather than from the experimental treatment itself

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Virtual reality therapy

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form of behavior therapy in which virtual reality is used to simulate real-world environments that can be used as therapeutic tools

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Psychotropic drugs

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psychiatric drugs used in the treatment of psychological or mental disorders

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Antianxiety drugs

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drugs that curb anxiety

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Antidepressants

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drugs that combat depression by affecting the levels of activity of neurotransmitters in the brain

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Tricyclics

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class of antidepressant drugs that increase the availability of neurotransmitters in the brain by interfering with the reuptake of these chemicals by transmitting neurons

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Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors

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class of antidepressant drugs that increase the availability of neurotransmitters in the brain by inhibiting an enzyme, mnoamine oxidase, that breaks down or degrades them in the synapse

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Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)

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class of antidepressant drugs that work specifically on increasing availability of the neurotransmitter serotonin by interfering with its reuptake

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Antipsychotics

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drugs used in the treatment of psychotic disorders that help alleviate hallucinations and delusional thinking

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Tardive dyskinesia (TD)

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potentially disabling motor disorder that may occur following regular use of antipsychotic drugs

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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form of therapy for severe depression that involves the administration of an electrical shock to the head

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Psychosurgery

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brain surgery used to control violent or deviant behavior

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Prefrontal lobotomy

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surgical procedure in which neural pathways in the brain are severed in order to control violent or aggressive behavior

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Clinical psychologists

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psychologists with a Ph. D. and expertise in research, assessment, and therapy

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Counseling psychologists

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counsel people with milder problems than clinical psychologists

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Psychiatrists

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specialize in the treatment of psychological disorders

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Clinical or psychiatric social workers

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offer psychotherapy, mostly with personal/family problems

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Psychoanalysts

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psychiatrists/psychologists with extensive psychoanalysis training

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Counselors

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marriage/family, pastoral, and abuse counselors

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Psychiatric nurses

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work in psychiatric facility or group medical practice

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Client-centered therapy

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a major form of humanistic therapy: empathy, genuiness, and unconditional positive regard

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Gestalt therapy

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direct, confrontational humanistic therapy to reveal underlying feelings: roleplay

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Token economy

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tokens as rewards to reinforce good behavior to be exchanged for more tangible reinforcements like extra privileges

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Reality testing

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a test of negative beliefs to prove/disprove validity

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Empirically supported treatments

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treatments recently proven effective through studies

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Therapeutic alliance

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client's attachment to therapist and therapy

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Disparities in mental health care

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racial/ethnic minorities have less access to mental health care and the quality of care is lower as well

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Causes of disparities

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likely to lack health insurance, lack similaritis with care providers, lingering stigma discourages, and fed providers are in rural areas

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Focus of classical psychoanalysis

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insight into unconscious causes of behavior

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Focus of modern psychodynamic approaches

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insight-oriented, focuses on ego functioning and current relationships

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Focus of humanistic client-centered therapy

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promotes self-growth and self-awareness and acceptance of inner feelings

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Focus of humanistic gestalt therapy

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develops unified sense of self and awareness of feelings and conflicts

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Focus of behavior therapy

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changes problem behavior

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Focus of cognitive-behavioral therapy

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changing maladaptive cognitions and overt behaviors

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Focus of rational-emotive behavior therapy

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replace irrational beliefs with logical alternatives

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Focus of cognitive therapy

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identify and correct faulty thinking styles

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Lithium

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metallic element; stabilizes mood swings

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Methylphenidate

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improves attention spans

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Ritalin

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childhod hyperactivity

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Aaron Beck

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trained psychoanalyst, healed himself directly of two phobias

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Albert Ellis

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early psychoanalyst, developed REBT

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Mary Cover Jones

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cured phobias

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Jean-Baptiste Pussin

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first to unchain mental patients from 'hospitals'

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Anxiety Disorder-Psychodynamic Therapy

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Free Association, Dream Analysis

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Anxiety Disorder-Humanistic Therapy

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Client-centered Therapy, Unconditional Positive Regard

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Anxiety Disorder-Behavioral Therapy

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Systematic Desensitization

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Anxiety Disorder-Cognitive Therapy

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Beck's Cognitive Therapy

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Anxiety Disorder-Biomedical Therapy

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Anti-Anxiety Medications

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Dissociative Disorder-Psychodynamic Therapy

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Free Association, Dream Analysis

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Dissociative Disorder-Humanistic Therapy

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Unconditional Positive Regard

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Dissociative Disorder-Behavioral Therapy

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Counter Conditioning

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Dissociative Disorder-Cognitive Therapy

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Rational-Emotive Therapy

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Dissociative Disorder-Biomedical Therapy

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Anti-psychotic Medications

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Mood Disorders-Psychodynamic Therapy

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Free Association, Transference

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Mood Disorders-Humanistic Therapy

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Being genuine

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Mood Disorders-Behavioral Therapy

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Classical Conditioning

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Mood Disorders-Cognitive Therapy

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Rational-Emotive Therapy

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Mood Disorders-Biomedical Therapy

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Anti-Depressants Medications, Lithium

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Schizophrenic Disorders-Psychodynamic Therapy

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Free Association, Dream Analysis, Transference

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Schizophrenic Disorders-Humanistic Therapy

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Client-centered Therapy, Unconditional Positive Regard, being genuine

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Schizophrenic Disorders-Behavioral Therapy

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Token Economy

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Schizophrenic Disorders-Cognitive Therapy

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Rational-Emotive Therapy, Some of Beck's

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Schizophrenic Disorders-Biomedical Therapy

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Anti-psychotic Medications

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