chapter 13 Flashcards
who and when started the movement for human treatment of psychological disorders
- Philippe Pinel
two main types of modern therapy?
psychotherapy and biomedical therapy
what is psychoanalysis?
developed by Sigmund Freud, it is insight therapy with a goal of revealing the unconscious conflicts, urges, and desires that he thought were the start of a psychological disorder
what is free association?
patient verbalizes any and all thoughts, feelings, or memories that come to mind without censorship, aiming to uncover unconscious processes
what is resistance?
patients unconscious attempts to prevent repressed thoughts, feelings, or desires from entering conscious awareness
what is transference?
redirecting ones feelings toward someone onto someone else (mad at my boss, come home angry with my wife)
Interpersonal psychotherapy
psychotherapy specific to depression that incorporates multiple approaches and focuses on interpersonal problems
Humanistic therapy
insight therapy, focuses on conscious experiences of emotion and an individual’s sense of self.
person-centered therapy
developed my Carl Rogers, goal of helping individuals get their real and ideal selves to more closely match up
Gestalt Theory
developed by Fritz Perls, it’s a humanistic therapy directive from insight therapy
Behavior therapies
action based therapy to change behavior based on classical and operant conditioning
systematic desensitization
behavioral therapy technique used to treat phobias and other anxiety disorders, gradually exposing the patient to the feared stimulus while they practice relaxation techniques
aversion therapy
reduce unwanted behaviors by associating them with unpleasant stimuli, thereby conditioning individuals to dislike or avoid those behaviors
modeling
observational learning, where individuals learn by watching and imitating the behaviors of others
token economies
individuals earn tokens for exhibiting desired behaviors, which they can then exchange for rewards or privileges, reinforcing positive actions
Cognitive therapy
action therapy that focuses on helping people change the distorted thinking and unrealistic beliefs that lead to maladaptive behaviors
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
helps clients overcome problems by learning to think more rationally and logically
Biomedical therapies
directly affect the biological function of the body and include psychopharmacology, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and psychosurgery, which involves operating on an individual’s brain to remove or destroy brain tissue for the purpose of relieving symptoms of psychological disorders
psychopharmacology
study of how drugs affect behavior
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
small electric current to induce a brief seizure, which can help relieve symptoms of certain mental health conditions, particularly severe depression
psychosurgery
brain surgery aimed at altering brain function to treat severe, treatment-resistant mental disorders
