AP Psychology - Therapies Flashcards
psychotherapy
treatment involving psychological techniques such as interactions between trained therapist and patient
biomedical therapy
prescribed medications or procedures that act directly on person’s physiology
eclectic approach
depends on client’s problems; uses techniques from various forms of therapy
psychoanalysis (Sigmund Freud)
theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts; treatment = exposing and interpreting unconscious tensions
resistance
blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material (changing the subject, joking, etc.)
interpretation
noting dream meanings, resistances, and other significant behaviors and events to promote insight
psychodynamic therapy
psychoanalytic tradition that views individuals as responding to unconscious forces and childhood experiences
insight therapies
increasing awareness of underlying motives and defenses, promotes growth (humanistic)
client-centered therapy
developed by Carl Rogers; therapist uses active listening with a genuine, accepting, and empathetic environment to facilitate client’s growth
active listening
paraphrase, reflect feelings, and invite clarification; unconditional positive regard
counterconditioning
behavior therapy procedures that use classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that trigger unwanted behaviors
exposure therapy
behavioral techniques that treat anxiety by exposing people to their fears
systematic desensitization
exposure therapy that associates a pleasant state with anxiety-triggering stimuli
aversive conditioning
counterconditioning that associates an unpleasant state with unwanted behavior
rational-emotive behavior therapy
confrontational cognitive therapy that vigorously challenges people’s illogical and self-defeating attitudes (Albert Ellis)
