PSYC 15 – Flashcard
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therapy
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treatment methods aimed at making people feel better and function more effectively
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eclectic
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using more than one treatment approach or technique to best meet the needs of the people they are working with
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psychotherapy
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typically involves an individual, couple, or small group of individuals working directly with a therapist and discussing their concerns or problems
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insight
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understanding of one's motives and actions
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insight therapy
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therapies mainly focused on the understanding of one's motives
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action therapy
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a therapy that is directed more at changing behavior than providing insights into the reasons for that behavior
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biomedical therapy
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therapy that includes the use of drugs, surgical methods, electric shock treatments, and noninvasive stimulation techniques
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psychoanalysis
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an insight therapy that emphasizes revealing the unconscious conflicts, urges, and desires that are assumed to cause disordered emotions and behavior
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dream interpretation
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the analysis of the elements within a patient's reported dream
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manifest content
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the actual dream and its events
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latent content
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the hidden, symbolic meaning of those dream events that would, if correctly interpreted, reveal the unconscious conflicts that were creating the nervous disorder
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free association
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claims that repressed impulses and other material were trying to "break free" into consciousness and would eventually surface using this technique
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resistance
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the point at which the patient becomes unwilling to talk about certain topics
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transference
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when the therapist becomes a symbol of a parental authority figure from the past
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countertransference
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in which the therapist has a transference reaction to the patient
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directive
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asking questions, suggesting helpful behavior, and giving opinions and interpretations earlier in the relationship, which helps speed the therapeutic process
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psychodynamic therapy
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focuses on the process of transference more than on other typical aspects of traditional psychoanalysis
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interpersonal psychotherapy
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a psychotherapy developed to address depression; an insight therapy focusing on relationships of the individual with others and the interplay between mood and the events of everyday life
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nondirective therapy
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the client does all the real work, with the therapist merely acting as a sounding board
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person-centered therapy
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Roger's therapy is called this because the client is the center of the process; involves nondirective therapy
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unconditional positive regard
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the role of the therapist is to provide what?
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authenticity
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therapists must show this in a genuine, open, and honest response to a client
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unconditional positive regard
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having respect for an individual and their feelings, values, goals, even if they are different from those of the therapist
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empathy
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involves listening carefully and closely to what individuals are saying and trying to feel what they feel
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reflection
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refers to a technique therapists use to allow clients to continue to talk and have insights without the interference of the therapist's interpretations and possible biases
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motivational interviewing
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a variation of person-centered therapy; this has specific goals, to reduce ambivalence about change and to increase intrinsic motivation to bring that change about
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empathy; discrepancy; resistance; self-efficacy
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For a therapist, the four principles of MI are express ______, develop ________ between the client's present behaviors and values, roll with _________, and support the client's _________.
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Gestalt therapy
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therapy based on humanistic ideas; the client experiences unhappiness and maladjustment when the inner self does not match the mask
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behavior therapy
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the aim is to change behavior through the use of the same kinds of learning techniques that people use to learn new responses
