Chapter 6: Treatment of Psychological Disorders Flashcards
The goal of psychoanalysis was to help patients achieve __________.
insight
Describe the processes of free association and dream interpretation.
Free association: verbal reports of thoughts, feelings, images that enter awareness without censorship
Dream interpretation: belief that dreams are reflection of subconscious with symbolic meaning
In the context of psychoanalysis, what is resistance?
Defensive maneuvers that hinder therapy. Often a sign that anxiety-arousing material is approaching.
What is transference?
Transference is when the patient responds irrationally to therapist as if they were a figure in the patient’s life.
Positive Transference: positive feelings towards therapist
Negative Transference: negative feelings towards therapist
How do modern psychodynamic therapies differ from Freudian psychodynamics?
Modern therapies are briefer. The goal is less to analyze, but rather to unpack specific problems in the patient’s life.
What is the focus of cognitive therapies?
The role of irrational and self-defeating thought patterns.
What is the ABCD Model under Ellis’ Rational Emotive Therapy (RET)?
Activating event, belief system, consequences, disputing maladaptive thoughts.
Behavioural therapies believe that __________ is the problem, rather than a symptom of a problem.
maladaptive behaviour
__________ is a process of exposure to real-life stimuli related to phobias.
Flooding
__________ consists of imagining scenes involving stimuli related to phobias.
Implosion
Systematic desensitization seeks to eliminate anxiety through what process?
Counter-conditioning.
What behavioural treatment consists of controlled exposure to ‘real-life’ situations related to anxiety-inducing tasks?
In-vivo desensitization.
Describe the Modelling approach to behavioural therapy.
Learning of new skills by observing and imitating a model. (therapist)
Cognitive-behavioural therapies centre around concepts of __________, from humanistic and eastern methods
mindfulness
Describe Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Focus is placed on mindfulness as a vehicle of change and anxiety as a temporary state.