Ch 15 Flashcards
(49 cards)
Psychoanalysis
A Freudian therapy that emphasizes the use of free association, dream interpretation, resistances, and transference to uncover unconscious conflicts
Free association
In psychoanalysis, a client can say anything he or she wants
Resistance
A blockage in the flow of insight and ideas during analysis; topics the client resists thinking or talking about
Transference
The tendency to transfer a patients feelings to the analyst in reflection with feelings towards important persons in their lives
Insight therapy
Any therapy that stresses the importance of understanding the origins of a psychological disorder, usually unresolved unconscious conflict.
Action therapy
any therapy that stresses directly changing troublesome thoughts and behaviors without regard for their origins, unconscious or otherwise
Directive therapy
A therapy that requires the therapist to direct the patient to a goal
Non-direct therapy
The therapist is an aid the the patient gains insight
Brief psychodynamic therapy
A modern therapy based on psychology theory but designed to produce insights more quickly
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)
A brief dynamic psychotherapy designed to help people by improving their relationships with other people
Psychodrama
The client acts out personal conflicts and feelings in the presence of others who play supporting roles
Role reversal
Taking the role of another person to learn how ones own behavior appears from the other persons perspective
Mirror technique
Observing another person reenact ones own behavior
Behavior therapy
Any Therapy aimed at changing behavior
Behavior modification
The application of learning principles to change human behavior, especially maladaptive behavior
Aversion therapy
Suppressing an undesirable response by associating it with aversive (painful) stimuli
Exposure therapy
Alleviating fears and phobias by using classical conditioning extinction
Fear hierarchy
A list of fears, arranged from least fearful to most fearful, for use in systematic desensitization
Reciprocal inhibition
The presence of one emotional state can inhibit the occurrence of another, such as joy preventing fear or anxiety
Vicarious desensitization
A reduction in fear or anxiety that takes place vicariously (“secondhand”) when a client watches models perform the feared behavior
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
A technique for reducing fear or anxiety; based on holding upsetting thoughts in mind while rapidly moving the eyes from side to side
Client-centered therapy
Emphasizes accepting ones true self
Existential therapy
An insight therapy that focuses on the elemental Robles of existence, such as death, meaning, choice, and responsibility; emphasizes making courageous life choices
Gestalt therapy
Helps an individual who are incomplete in experience to be fixed by expanding personal awareness by expanding of ones experience and taking responsibility for thoughts feelings and actions.
