treatment of psychological disorders Flashcards
(40 cards)
eclectic approach
a type of psychotherapy tailored to fit the exact needs of the individual seeking treatment
insight therapies
type of therapy that helps clients understand how events in their past are negatively influencing their current thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
family therapy
designed to help with issues that specifically affect families mental health and functioning
free association
the practice of allowing the patient to discuss thoughts, dreams, memories, or words regardless of coherency
resistance
the opposition of the therapy process in which a client refuses or rejects suggestions made by a psychologist
interpretation
efforts by the therapist to connect conscious feelings, thoughts, and behaviors to the unconscious materials that gave rise to them
latent content of dreams
the hidden or disguises meanings, wishes, and ideas beneath the dream
transference
when someone redirects their feelings about one person onto someone else
psychodynamic therapy
explores the connection between a patient’s past experiences, often from childhood, an their current mindset
client centered therapy
requires the client to actively take charge during each therapy session, while the therapist acts mainly as a guide or a source of support for the client / the process of embracing thoughts, emotions, and other internal experiences without judgment and without trying to change them
unconditional positive regard
showing complete support and acceptance of a person no matter what that person says or does
genuineness
the quality of truly being what something is said to be, authenticity
empathy
enabling individuals to understand and feel the emotional states of others, resulting in compassionate behavior
active listening
fully attuning to the feelings and views of the speaker, demonstrating unbiased acceptance and validation of their experience
counter conditioning
having someone experience a positive association with a previously negatively associated stimulus
exposure conditioning
psychologists create a safe environment in which to expose individuals to the things they fear or avoid
systematic desensitization
in which counter conditioning is used to reduce anxiety associated with a particular stimulus
virtual reality exposure therapy
clients are active participants in a three dimensional computer generated interactive environment that allows them a sense of actual involvement in scenarios related to their presenting problems
aversive conditioning
a type of classical conditioning in which an unwanted behavior is targeted by pairing it with a negative stimulus in an attempt to reduce the unwanted behavior
behavior modification
a psychotherapeutic intervention primarily used to eliminate or reduce maladaptive behavior in children or adults
token economies
a system of operant conditioning used for behavior therapy that involves rewarding desirable behaviors with tokens which can be exchanged for items or privileges and punishing undesirable behaviors by taking away tokens
stress inoculation training
involves teaching coping skills to manage stress and anxiety / a form of cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD
attributional style
a cognitive personality variable that reflects the specific way people explain the causes of positive or negative events in their lives
cognitive behavior therapy
a structured, goal oriented type of talk therapy
