Chapter 15 Psychological Therapy – Flashcards
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Psychotherapy
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-Attempts to improve psychological functioning -Conversation between professional & person -Often combined with biological treatmeants
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Evidence Based Practice
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5 steps: ask, acquire, appraise, apply & analyze
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Psychiatrist
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Medical degree, can prescribe medicine
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Psychologists
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PhD vs PsyD, clinical, typically practice psychotherapy
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Counselors
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Treatment for adjustment problems
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Psychotherapists
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All encompassing term= licensed professional who provides psychotherapy
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Psychoanalysis
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-Designed to bring unconscious conflicts into conscious awareness -Free association, dream analysis, resistance -Patient has a passive role
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Humanistic Therapies
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-Person-centered therapy= aims to achieve congruence/ self-development -Therapeutic qualities of communication= empathy, genuineness, unconditional positive regard
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Behavioral Therapy
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-Techniques based on learning principles used to change maladaptive behaviors -Focuses on current problem, changed bad habit into good one -Treats many disorders
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Systematic Desensitization
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Relaxation while being gradually exposed to increasingly anxiety-producing stimuli
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Cognitive Therapies
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-Treats by focusing on false thought processes & beliefs
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Cognitive Restructuring
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Identify, dispute & change irrational thought
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Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
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Eliminate emotional problems through logic, confrontation & examination
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ABCD's
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Activating event Irrational Beliefs Emotional Consequences Disputing
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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-Reduce both self-destructive thoughts & self- destructive behaviors -No side effects -Eliminates our thoughts that cause our feelings and behaviors
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Biological Therapies
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Chemical imbalance in nervous system
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Psychopharmacology
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Study of the effect of drugs on behavior & mental processes
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Electroconvulsive Therapy
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-Passing electrical current through the brain, inducing seizures -Used for very serious depression
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Evidence-based Practice
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The integration of clinical expertise, scientific evidence, and client/ patient/ caregiver perspectives to provide best treatment
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Treating Autism Spectrum Disorder
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-No medications are that effective -Applied Behavior Analysis= operant conditioning techniques
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Treating Schizophrenia
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-Frontal lobotomy = outdated -Antipsychotic drugs= typical & atypical -Psychosocial rehabilitation
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Antipsychotic drugs
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-"Typical"= decrease activity at dopamine receptors= reducing hallucination -"Atypical"= affect wider ranger of neurotransmitters= reduce + & - symptoms
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Psychosocial Rehabilitation
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-Education about symptom management, social skill training & opportunities to do meaningful work -Best when combined with medication
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Treating Depression
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-No best way to treat= differs by person -Antidepressant drugs -Cognitive Behavioral Therapy -Mindfulness -Exercise -Electroconvulsive therapy
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Antidepressant Drugs
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-Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors -Side effects= suicidal thoughts, nausea -Effective for severe, but not mild depression
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Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
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-Nonjudgemental awareness -Use to replace relapse
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Treating Anxiety Disorders
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-Anti-anxiety drugs -Exposure Therapy -Systematic Desensitization
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Anti-Anxiety Drugs
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-Decreases brain activity by adding effects of GABA -Side effects= reduce alertness, coordination & response time -Short time solution
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Exposure Therapy
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-Systematic desensitization -Virtual reality
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Treating OCD
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-CBT= exposure & response prevention -Expose to anxiety- producing stimulus -Prevent compulsions -Reduce obsessions & compulsion
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Treating Personality Disorders
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-Learning models for antisocial personality disorder -Dialect behavior therapy for borderline personality disorder
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Dialect Behavior Therapy
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1. Reduce most extreme dysfunctional behaviors 2. Explore past trauma that may be the cause 3. Develop feelings of independence & self-respect
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Treating ADHD
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Ritalin, a stimulant
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Treating Bipolar Disorder
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Medication such as the mood-stablizer lithium & therapy
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Insight Therapy
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Freud's psychoanalysis is a classic example of...
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Ask, acquire, appraise, apply, analyze
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5 steps to utilize evidence-based approach
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Patient has a talking role in psychoanalysis
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Insight Therapy
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Treatment that helps when a person becomes disorganized in their thoughts, emotions, & behaviors -They are unable to understand what motivates them -Helps bring ideas to awareness
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Person-Centered Therapy
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-Humanistic Approach -Focuses on an individuals self- worth, and value in the world -Focuses on patient -Aims to achieve congruence in their life
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Applied Behavioral Analysis
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-Type of Behavioral Therapy -Treats ASD -Uses principles such as reinforcement to bring about positive and meaningful change in behavior
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Applied Behavioral Analysis treats ASD because it focuses on basic learning skills
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Exposure & Response Prevention
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-Type of CBT -Exposure refers to exposing self to "fear" -Response prevention works on moving away from the normal act that would be done when the "fear" is present
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Treatments of OCD
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Exposure & response prevention
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Cognitive Restructuring
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-Identifies and disputes irrational thoughts -Type of Cognitive Therapy
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Deep Brain Simulation
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Nonsurgical treatment that reduce tremors and involuntary movement
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GABA
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Neurotransmitter that helps regulate brain activity
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CBT's work best for GAD, phobias & panic disorder
