13.1 Reducing Disorder by Confronting It: Psychotherapy Flashcards
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psychological assessment
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- an evaluation of the patient’s psychological and mental health
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psychotherapy
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- the professional treatment for psychological disorder through techniques designed to encourage communication of conflicts and insight
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psychodynamic therapy (psychoanalysis)
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- a psychological treatment based on Freudian and neo-Freudian personality theories in which the therapist helps the patient explore the unconscious dynamics of personality
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interpretation
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- allowing the therapist to try to understand the underlying unconscious problems that are causing the symptoms
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free association
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- therapist listens while the client talks about whatever comes to mind, without any censorship or filtering
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dream analysis
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- analyze the symbolism of the dreams in an effort to probe the unconscious thoughts of the client and interpret their significance
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insight
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- an understanding of the unconscious causes of the disorder
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resistance
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- using defense mechanisms to avoid the painful feelings in his or her unconscious
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transference
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- the patient unconsciously redirects feelings experienced in an important personal relationship toward the therapist
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humanistic therapy
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- a psychological treatment based on the personality theories of Carl Rogers and other humanistic psychologists
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person-centered therapy (or client-centered therapy)
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- an approach to treatment in which the client is helped to grow and develop as the therapist provides a comfortable, nonjudgmental environment
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Cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT)
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- a structured approach to treatment that attempts to reduce psychological disorders through systematic procedures based on cognitive and behavioral principals
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behavioral therapy
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- psychological treatment that is based on principles of learning
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exposure therapy
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- a behavioral therapy based on the classical conditioning principle of extinction, in which people are confronted with a feared stimulus with the goal of decreasing their negative emotional responses to it
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systematic disensitization
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- a behavioral treatment that combines imagining or experiencing the feared object or situation with relaxation exercises
