unit 8 part 2 (70-73) Flashcards
biomedical therapy
prescribed medications or procedures that act directly on a persons physiology
psychotherapy
treatment involving psychological techniques. interactions between a trained therapist and someone seeking to overcome psych difficulties
eclectic approach
an approach to psychology that uses techniques from various forms of therapy
psychoanalysis
freud therapeutic technique - free associations, dreams, transference, dreams
resistance
psychoanalysis - blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material
interpretation
psychoanalysis - the analysts noting supposed dream meanings, resistances, and other significant behaviors and events in order to promote insight
transference
psychoanalysis - the patients transfer of emotions to other relationships
psychodynamic therapy
therapy deriving from the psychoanalytic tradition; views individuals as responding to unconscious forces and childhood experiences.
insight therapies
therapies that aim to improve psychological functioning by increasing a persons awareness of underlying motives and defenses.
client-centered therapy
a humanistic theory - therapist uses techniques such as active listening with an accepting, genuine, empathic environment. Carl Rogers
active listening
empathic listening in which the listener echoes, restates, and clarifies. Carl Rogers
unconditional positive regard
caring, accepting, nonjudgmental attitude.
behavior therapy
therapy that applies learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviors
counterconditioning
behavior therapy procedures that use classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors (exposure therapy, aversive conditioning)
exposure therapies
treat anxieties by exposing people to things they fear and avoid
systematic desensitization
type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasant relaxed state with graduallly increasing anxiety triggering stimuli
virtual reality exposure therapy
treats anxiety via VR headseat
aversive conditioning
associates a unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior
token economy
operant conditioning procedure where people earn a token for exhibiting a desired behavior, can later exchange tokens for reward
cognitive therapy
therapy that teaches new, more adaptive ways of thinking
rational-emotive behavior therapy REBT
confrontational cognitive therapy, challenges peoples illogical, self defeating attitudes and assumptions
cognitive behavioral therapy CBT
integrative therapy that combines cognitive therapy w/ behavior changing therapy
group therapy
therapy conducted with groups rather than individuals
family therapy
treats people in the context of their family system. views individuals unwanted behaviors as directed at or influenced by family members
