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Who are the 3 key people in psychoanalytic theory?

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Frued
Erikson
Jung

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What are the 3 types of approaches to psychoanalytic therapy?

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  1. Contemporary: Object relations
  2. Self psychology
  3. Relational Psychoanalysis
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what are the Key Themes in psychoanalytic theory?

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Life Instincts

Death Instincts

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What is personality according to psychoanalytic theory?

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Structure: id, ego, superego

Psychosexual stages: oral, anal, phallic, latent, genial

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What is pathology according to psychoanalytic theory?

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Ego-Defense Mechanisms

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What are the 7 kinds of psychotherapies are used in psychoanalytic therapy?

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  1. Blank screen approach
    2.Transference
    3.Countertransference
  2. Free Association
  3. Dream analysis
  4. Interpretation Analysis of
    resistance
  5. Analysis of transference
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Who created Adlerian Theory?

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Alfred Adler

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What are the key themes in Adlerian Theory?

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  1. Family Constellation
  2. Early Recollection Holistic
    Concept: understand our parts in relationship to socially embedded context
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Sibling order affecting personality derives from what theory?

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Adlerian

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What are the 3 kinds of psychotherapies are used in Adlerian therapy?

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  1. Encourage (build
    courage) , self- understanding, and insight
  2. Working toward life goals
  3. Lifestyle Assessment
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Who created Person-Centered Therapy?

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Carl Rogers

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What are the 5 key themes in Person-Centered theory?

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  1. Self-Actualization
  2. Authenticity
  3. UPR
  4. Relationship
  5. Incongruence
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What are the 3 personality concepts of Person-Centered Theory?

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  1. Ideal vs. real self
  2. conditions of worth
  3. locus of control
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What is pathology according to person-centered theory?

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  • Incongruence between ideal/real

- external locus of control

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What are the 3 kinds of psychotherapies used in Person-Centered therapy?

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  1. Environment of UPR
  2. Self-actualization
  3. Positive self-regard
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Who are the key people in Existential theory?

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Viktor Frankl
Rollo May
Irvin Yalom

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what are the key themes of Existential theory?

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  1. Existential anxiety (“givens of existence”)
  2. Freedom
  3. Choice
  4. Authenticity
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What is pathology according to Existential theory?

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  1. Inauthenticity- not accepting personal responsibility.
  2. Existential neurosis (experience of meaninglessness)
  3. Existential vacuum
  4. Restricted Existence
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What are the 2 kinds of psychotherapies used in Existential therapy?

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  1. Exploration of freedom

2. Logo-therapy

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Who are the 2 main theorists in Behavioral therapy?

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  1. B.F. Skinner

2. Albert Bandura

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What are 8 Key themes in Behavioral Theory?

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  • Classical conditioning,
  • operant conditioning,
  • social-cognitive theory
  • CBT.
  • Functional assessment,
  • behavioral analysis,
  • ABC model,
  • behavioral assessment interview
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The idea of Personality being reinforced by what someone does belongs to what theory?

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What is pathology according to Behavior therapy?

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Maladaptive behavior that is being reinforced

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What are 8 examples of techniques used in Behavioral therapy?

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  1. Treatment goals in objective
    terms.
  2. Use of positive reinforcement
    and negative reinforcement.
  3. Behavioral extinction.
  4. Positive and Negative Punishment.
  5. Systematic Desensitization.
    6.Exposure therapies
  6. Self-management
  7. Mindfulness based stress reduction
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Who are the key theories in CBT? (REBT, CT, CBM)
- Albert Ellis - Aaron Beck - Donald Meichenbaum
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What are key themes in CBT?
- Thoughts/Behaviors/Emotions - A-B-C-D - Automatic thoughts - schemas
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What influences Personality according to CBT?
Interplay of thoughts, emotions and behaviors
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What influences pathology according to CBT?
- Negative Automatic Thoughts - Cognitive distortions schema - CBT triad - irrational beliefs - negative cognitive triad
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What are 4 examples of techniques used in CBT?
1. Reframing 2. addressing negative thought patterns 3. disputing irrational thoughts 4. stress inoculation training
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Who is the key person involved in Third Wave CBT?
Steven Hays
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What are the types of Post-Modern Therapies?
- Narrative - Solution - Feminist - Postive Psychology - Multicultural perspective
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Who are the key people in post modern therapies?
- Insoo Kim Berg - Steve de Shazer - Michael White - DavidEpston
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What are the key themes in Post Modern therapies?
-Social constructionism -Use of language create meaning -Reality is socially constructed -relative approach to understanding truth -Problems exist external to pt and influence pt. -Socially storied lives
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What is personality influenced by according to Post Modern Therapy?
- social context | - the narrative one tells themselves
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In Post Modern therapies, what influences pathology?
- Solution-Problem saturated stories. | - Identifying with the problem
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Innovative moments and unique outcomes are example of techniques used in what kind of therapy?
Narrative Therapy (Post Modern)
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What kinds of techniques are used in Solution focused therapy?
- Miracle Question - Scaling - Exceptions - Looking for what is working - suspending personal judgement, - externalizing - alternative stories - reauthoring
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Who are the key people in Gestalt therapy?
- Fritz Perels - Erving Polster - Miriam Poster
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What are the 10 key themes in Gestalt therapy?
- Expand Awareness - Holism - Field Theory - Organismic Self-Regulation - The now - Empty chair - Confrontation - Internal Dialog Exercise - Exaggeration Exercise - Reversal Exercise
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In what theory is the View of a person rooted in existential philosophy and phenomenology?
Gestalt Therapy
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What is are 8 concepts of pathology according to Gestalt Therapy?
- Introjection - Projection - retroflection - deflection - confluence - unfinished business - impasse - energy block
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What are 5 concepts (or techniques) used in Gestalt psychotherapy?
- Awareness of moment helps people to self regulate - people grow and change when they invest in who they are (not who they should be) - phenomenological inquiring (paying attention to the now) - Increase self-knowledge and awareness - being able to make contact
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Who are the key people in Feminist therapy?
- Jean Baker Miller - Carol Zerbe Enns - Olivia Espin - Laura Brown
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What are the key themes in Feminist Therapy?
- Integrates Feminist/multicultural/social justice concepts | - Personal is Political
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According to Feminist Therapy, what influences personality?
- People are contextual | - important to consider the social/cultural/political context
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What influences pathology in Feminist therapy?
-People's problems are socially constructed
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What are 3 kinds of techniques are used in Feminist psychotherapy?
- Egalitarian relationship - increase awareness of gender-role socialization - internalized messages of oppression
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Who are the Key people in Family Systems Therapy?
- Murray - Bowen - Virginia - Satir
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What are 8 of the Key themes in Family System Therapy?
- Joining - Boundary setting - unbalancing - reframing - ordeals - paradoxical interventions - enactments - multigenerational family therapy
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What influences Personality in Family Systems Therapy?
- Structure - Feedback Loops - Homeostasis
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What influences Pathology according to Family Systems Therapy?
- Enmeshment - lack of differentiation - defused boundaries - rigid boundaries
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What kinds of Techniques are used in Family Systems Psychotherapy?
- Understanding the family Process - Reestablishing boundaries - Joining

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