Exam 1 Flashcards
What is empathy?
Active component of effective listening, the ability to momentarily experience the feelings of another
What are the two components of empathy?
- Transiently experience the feelings of another
2. Communicate that understanding to the patient
What is the biomedical model of care?
An approach to patient care in which only the biological and medical aspects are considered
What is the biopsychosocial model of care?
Comprehensive approach to patient care in which all aspects of a patient’s life are explored
Biological, psychological, and social
What are the 4 postulates of biopsychosocial illness?
- Major illnesses are influenced by all factors
- All factors influence the onset, course, and outcome of most illnesses
- More effective therapeutic interventions can be applied if all aspects are considered
- Providers must be able to establish connections with patients from all backgrounds
What is mindful practice?
Clinicians capacity for reflection, self monitoring and self awareness during clinical practice
What are the ways to cultivate mindfulness?
Reflection Priming Active engagement Think out loud Practice Praxis
How is praxis used to cultivate mindfulness?
Using and practicing mindfulness regularly so it becomes part of the routine
How is priming used to cultivate mindfulness?
Preparing for patient encounter
What is the major theory for understanding human behavior?
Psychoanalytic Psychology
What is unconscious topographical point of view?
Mental processes and content that are significant in determining behavior of which patient is unaware
What is the pleasure-unpleasure principle?
The tendency of the mind/behavior to move towards achieving pleasure and avoiding unpleasure
What is free association?
Method of psychoanalysis in which patient speaks freely about their mind
What is regression?
Return to a more childlike state of feeling or thinking from a mature state
What is fixation?
Arrest of the developmental process
What are the phases of psychosexual development?
Oral
Anal
Phallic
What does the oral phase consist of?
Lips, tongue, and mouth are primary areas of pleasure
Birth-18 months
Trust develops
What does the anal phase consist of?
18 months to 3 years
Anal and rectal mucosa are pleasurable
Aggression
“No” phase
What does the phallic phase consist of?
Age 3 - 6 years old
Penis and Clit are leading organ of pleasure
Oedipus complex
Penis env
What is theory of neurosis?
Mental disturbance involving abnormalities of thought, behavior, attitudes, and emotion
What is transference?
Unconsciously applying feelings, attitudes, and expectations from one’s childhood to current life
What is countertransference?
Displacement of feelings onto the patient by the provider
What are the goals of psychoanalysis?
Foster greatest change in personality structure as possible
Resolve symptoms
Some behavior change
What is operant conditioning?
Organism is taught to operate on its environment
Mouse pushes lever to get food
What is positive reinforcement for conditioning?
Praise when an act is completed
What is negative reinforcement for conditioning?
Performing an act removes a negative feeling
Taking medication removes NV
What is positive punishment conditioning?
Present a punisher when behavior is exhibited
What is negative punishment conditioning?
Removing a positive reinforce to decrease behavior (cancel apt if late)