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Who created psychodynamic/psychoanalysis?

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Freud

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What is the goal of psychodynamic therapy

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to make the unconscious conscious

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what is the mechanism of change in psychodynamic therapy

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insight

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Free association

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psychodynamic psychotherapists simply ask clients to say whatever comes to mind without censoring themselves at all

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Freudian slips

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Psychodynamic psychotherapists who witness a client’s slips of the tongue during a session or who hear clients’ stories of such events may be able to glimpse the clients’ underlying intentions. Although most examples of Freudian slips are verbal, they can be behavioral as well

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dreams

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Freud theorized that when we sleep, our minds convert latent content (the raw thoughts and feelings of the unconscious) to manifest content (the actual plot of the dream as we remember it). This process, called dream work, uses symbols to express wishes, which can result in unconscious wishes appearing in a very distorted or disguised form.

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resistance (dynamic)

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When clients sense that certain unconscious thoughts and feelings are being laid bare too extensively or too quickly, they feel anxious. That anxiety motivates them to create distractions or obstacles that impede the exploration of those thoughts and feelings.

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defense Mechanisms

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Psychodynamic psychotherapists believe that by identifying clients’ unconscious defense mechanisms and bringing them into the clients’ awareness, they can improve the quality of their clients’ lives

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purpose of a dream acc to Freud

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dreams bring repressed wishes to the surface so the dreamer can confront and reconcile their repressed feeelings

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manifest dream

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actual literal content of the dream

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latent dream

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hidden meaning of the dream

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common defense mechanisms

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repression, projection, reaction formation, displacement, sublimation

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repression

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Someone may have an intense desire to murder. Instead of acting on it, they may repress that feeling until it is no longer in their conscious awareness.
-id has impulse, superego says no, ego represses it

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projection

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In an argument with her friend, a woman gets accused of being too insensitive to others issues. In turn, she may proclaim that it is in fact her friends that are the insensitive ones and not her. She has projected this unwanted self-concept of insensitivity from herself, to her friends.
-id has impulse, superego rejects it, ego projects id impulse onto others

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reaction formation

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The person you absolutely despises approaches you. Instead of conveying your true feeling of hate towards them, you are overly nice, and show compassion towards them. Being overtly nice helps to mask the unwanted feeling of hate you actually have for them. Additionally, this helps to improve your self-image to others as well.
-id has impulse, superego rejects, ego does the opposite

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Displacement

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A college student may be overloaded with schoolwork that is making them anxious and frustrated. Instead of taking it up with their professors who assigned so much work, they go home and yell at their mother for not having dinner ready whenever they got home. Their mother is the substitute target to the frustration their professors gave when they assigned so much work.
-id has impulse, superego rejects, ego displaces id towards a safe target
-kicking the dog

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Sublimation

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Someone who has experienced an extreme trauma may use their experience to help others instead of compensating for it. A women who was abused by her significant other may join help groups to help women in need, instead of denying or repressing what happened to her.
-id has impulse, superego rejects, ego puts it towards something good

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transference

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transfer of feelings, expectations, and assumptions from early relationships to the therapist

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oral stage

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1-1 1/2 of childs life
mouth the focus
oral issues+interpersonal problems

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anal stage

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1 1/2-3 years
control central issue
neat freak or slob tendencies

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phallic stage

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3-6 years
oedipus and electra complexes
self-worth key consequence

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brief psychodynamic therapy is successful when

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-less than 24 sessions
-probs are mild and narrowly defined
-therapist is active
-focus is on the present rather than solely on the past

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Interpersonal therapy (dynam) developed by?

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harry stack sullivan in the 1980s

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interpersonal therapy (dynam) created to treat what

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depression, but now used for other disorders

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How long does interpersonal therapy last
14-20 sessions
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Interpersonal therapy assumption
assumption the depression happens w/in the context of interpersonal relationships
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interpersonal social rhythm therapy (IPSRT)
designed to treat bipolar disorder augments ipt to control and stabilize daily rhythms and social interactions
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first stage of ipsrt
(2 sessions) categorizes client's problems into one of 4 categories: role transitions, role disputes, interpersonal deficits, and grief)
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intermediate sessions of ipsrt
(10-12 sessions) emphasizes improving client's problems as identified in the first stage. common psychodynamic methods used. focus on current emotions, transference and resistance. also includes education
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final stage of ipsrt
(2-4 session) reviews the clients accomplishments, recognition of capacity to succeed w/out therapist, prevent relapse
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who created humanistic therapy
Carl Rogers
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humanistic psychotherapy other names
client-centered therapy or Rogerian therapy
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humanistic mechanism of change
self-actualization
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what people need to self-actualize
positive regard- warmth, love, acceptance of those around us prizing-receiving positive regard from others
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the real self
who you currently are
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the ideal self
the person you would like to be
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goal of humanistic psychotherapy
foster self-actualization
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incongruence (human)
discrepancy b/t real self and ideal self
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congruence (human)
a match b/t the real and ideal self
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elements of humanistic therapy
empathy, unconditional pos regard, and genuineness
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empathy (elem of human)
deep, nonjudgmental understanding of client's experiences
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unconditional pos regard (elem of human)
full acceptance of another person facilitates higher levels of congruence and self-actualization
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genuineness
also called therapist congruence helps therapist establish a real relationship humanists encourage a relatively high degree of transparency by the therapist
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Attitude's, not behaviors (human)
humanists view the 3 elements as attitudes, not behaviors. its how a therapist should be w/clients, not what they should do
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Humanistic technique: reflection
rephrasing or restating the client's statement in a way that reflects the client's feelings or emotions
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Humanistic: simple reflections
repetition: repeat w/out adding something new rephrase: slight rephrase, adding to and building on what was said
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Humanistic: amplified reflections
paraphrasing: drawing together the meaning and repeating it back reflection of feeling: emphasezes the emotions
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Existential psychotherapy (human)
place emphasis on clients abilities to overcome meaninglessness by creating their own meaning therapists encourage clients to make choices true to themselves
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Existential psychotherapy created by
Irv Yalom
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Gestalt therapy (human)
includes both mentla and physical perceptions -focus on present moment, not so much on the past
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Motivational interviewing (human)
og developed for substance abuse therapists dont pressure client to change
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Motivational interviewing central principles
empathy, developing discrepancy, avoiding augmentation, rolling with resistance, identifying sustain and change talk, and supporting self-efficacy
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Positive psychology (humanistic)
emphasizes human strengths rather than pathology
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four areas of each clients life in positive psychology
weaknesses, strengths, destructive factors in environment, recourses in the environment
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Seven basic categories of positive psychology tecnhiques
savoring, gratitude, kindness, empathy, optimism, strength-based activities, meaning
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PP: savoring
intentionally focus on and extend, without distraction, moments of joy and happiness
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PP: gratitude
purposefully focus on reasons to be thankful by writing letters, journaling, visiting important ppl in their lives or simply thinking about things that make them feel appreciative
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PP: kindness
deliberately do nice things for others, including the donation of money or time for charity, volunteering, tutoring,
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PP: empathy
build a sense of understanding, forgiveness, and perspective taking
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PP: optimism
purposefully cultivate positive expectations about the future and anticipate good things
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PP: strength-based activities
use (or write about) their personal strengths in meaningful or novel ways
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PP: meaning
intentionally remember their own values and set goals to live a life that falls in line with them
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emotion focused therapy
short-term humanistic therapy freq. practiced w/couples
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Behavioral therapy
clinical application of behavioral principles
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Behavioral therapy mechanism of change
behavior
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Does behavioral therapy endorse psychopathology?
no, behaviors are the problem
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Goal of behavioral therpay
measure behavioral changes observably
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Behavioral therapy and introspection?
rejects introspection
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Ivan Pavlov
early behaviorist, classical conditioning
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John watson
applied Pavlov to humans
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Thorndike's law of effect
all organisms pay attention to the consequences of their actions. pleasurable consequesnces=more likely to recur vice versa
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Skinner
operant conditioning applied it to psychotherapy
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classical conditioning
unconditioned stimulus/response conditioned stimulus/response
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generalization
classical conditioning when the conditioned response is evoked by a stimuli that is similiar to the c. stim
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Disctimination
classical conditioning occurs when the conditioned response is not evoked by such a stimulus
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Operant conditioning
when the behaviors aren't naturally occurring
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Techniques based on classical conditioning
exposure therapy, systematic desensitization, social skills and assertiveness training
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Exposure therapy: imaginal exposure
imagine anxiety provoking objects
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Exposure therapy: in vivo exposure
can be exposed to real-life items or situations that have produced fear
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Exposure therapy: graded exposure
client and therapist create anxiety hierarchy
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Exposure therapy: flooding
happens all at once
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Systematic desensitization: counterconditioning
re-pairing feared object with a new response that is incompatible with anxiety
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Systematic desensitization: relaxation training
teaching relaxing techniques while moving through anxiety hierarchy
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Social skills and assertiveness training
targets social anxieties with classical conditioning
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Techniques based on operant conditioning:
contingency management, aversion therapy, token economies, shaping, behavioral activation, modeling
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contingency management
reinforcement(makes more likely to recur) and punishment (makes less likely to recur) both positive and negative
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aversion therapy
when an unwanted behavior brings about an aversive stimulus
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Extinction
removal of expected reinforcement that results in decrease in frequency of behavior
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token economies
clients earn tokens for participating in target behaviors
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behavioral activation
designed to treat depression goal: increase frequency of behaviors that are positively reinforcing to the client
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modeling
albert bandura learning directly from own experiences
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Who was cognitive therapy developed by?
Aaron Beck
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Mechanism of change in cognitive therapy
cognition `
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Goal of cognitive therapy?
To change how we feel by changing how we interpret things
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Aaron Beck's cognitive triad of depression
negative views impact interpretation of all situations and lead to feelings of depression if we can change those views, we can reduce someone's depression
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Theory behind cognitive therapy
moving from flawed two step (things happen-> those things influence our feelings) to the three step model (things happen -> we interpret those things -> those interpretations directly influence our feelings)
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Automatic thought (cog)
the interpretation of the situation is called an automatic thought
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Cog techniques: teaching as a tool
therapists function as teachers, using handouts, aspire for clients to become independent
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Cog techniques: homework
homework is behavioral and written
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Cog therapy session overview
structured, focus on client's current problems, time management
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Two cognitive therapy approaches
Rational emotive behavioral therapy and trad cognitive therapy
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REBT developed by
Albert Ellis
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REBT- what is it?
emphasizes a connection b/t rationality and emotion goal: make beliefs more rational, in turn make ppl more happy
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REBT - ABCDE model
Activating event, Belief, emotional Consequence, Dispute, Effective new belief
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Aaron Beck: thought distortions
all or nothing thinking, catastrophizing, magnification/minimization, personalization, overgeneralization, mental filtering, mind reading
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Catastrophizing
expecting the worst in the future
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overgeneralization
applying lessons learned from negative experiences more broadly than is warranted
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Cog: challenging automatic thoughts
what evidence? what should i do? etc downward arrow technique-finding the underlying core beliefs of thoughts
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Aaron Beck: beliefs as hypotheses
automatic thoughts stem from core beliefs, our beliefs our hypotheses, testing them exposes them as illogical
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Cognitive behavioral therapy mechanism of change
thoughts and behaviors
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CBT
combines cog with behavioral therapy uses thought restructuring and adds interventions to target behaviors
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Cognitive processing therapy
cognitive therapy for trauma focuses on identifying maladaptive interpretations of the traumatic event and changing them
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CPT: assimilation
alter incoming information to match prior beliefs
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CPT: alteration
altering beliefs to incorporate new information
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CPT: identifying and challenging stuck points
maladaptive thoughts in reg cog therapy. therapist challenges stuck points and change their interpretation of the trauma (why it happened, what it means about the world)
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Third wave CBT treatments incorporate
mindfulness and acceptance
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third wave developed by
steven hayes
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mindfulness
nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment
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goal of third wave mindfulness
engage in acceptance
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3CBT: FEAR
acronym that underlies psychological illness; fusion, evaluation, avoidance, and reason-giving
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3Cbt mechanism of change
behavior and cognition
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some 3Cbt therapies
ACT, DBT, UP
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Acceptance and commitment therapy created by
steven hayes
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ACT goals
accepting, choosing, and taking action
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6 core processes of ACT
acceptance: dont avoid your thoughts Cognitive diffusion: observe thoughts w/out judgement Being present: be mindful self as context: ppl are more than their thoughts, feelings, and experiences values: live to your values Committed action: take concrete steps for change
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DBT developed by
Marsha Linehan
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DBT og deved for?
suicidality and BPD
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DBT treatment targets
life threatening behaviors, therapy interfering behaviors, quality of life behaviors, skill acquisition
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DBT skills training
emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, mindful skills
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4 components of DBT
skills training group, individual therapy, phone coaching, therapist consult team
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Unified protocol
brief, transdiagnostic, targets maladaptive thinking
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UP modules
emotional awareness, cognitive flexibility, emotional behaviors, exposures
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