SKW Test 3

A written hour by hour plan of what a client will do on a given day that gives the client structure to guide and encourage adaptive behaviors

Cognitive therapy term for irrational, maladaptive cognitions

Interventions that are directly or indirectly change clients' cognitions that are maintaining their problem behavior

Replacing maladaptive cognitions with adaptive cognitions

Cognitive restructuring therapy in which clients are taught to view their irrational beliefs as tentative hypotheses that they can test by gathering evidence that refutes the beliefs

A model's talking aloud about what he or she is thinking (a think aloud... at this point if I was the character I would be thinking X)

Cognitive therapy procedure in which the therapist and client work together to frame the client's irrational beliefs as hypotheses and design homework "experiments" that the client uses to test these hypotheses

Cognitive therapy technique in which clients are prompted and shaped to engage in small, sequential steps that lead to a therapeutic goal

Cognitive behavior therapy technique in which clients use a rating scale to assess their daily activities for mastery (sense of accomplishment) and for pleasure (feelings of enjoyment)

Coping skills therapy in which clients sequentially follow a series of seven interrelated steps or stages to treat a psychological problem for which they specifically have sought treatment

Cognitive restructuring therapy in which clients' irrational thoughts are directly challenges and replaced with rational thoughts

A broad, persuasive and rigid cognitive theme about oneself, others, or the world that a person uses to interpret particular events. Generally formed with in childhood and reinforced by society views. (example: a family with lies, you develop that as a way to behave. You do not trust others.)

Technique that identifies and modifies clients' schemas that are maintaining their problems (therapist identifies the root of your problem in your family and societal beliefs)

What people say to themselves when they are thinking

Coping skills therapy to prevent stress; clients learn coping skills and then practice using the skills while being exposed to stress-evoking events (similar to exposure therapy)

Technique to decrease persistent, disturbing thoughts by first interrupting the disturbing thought and then substituting a non-disturbing, competing thoughts (rubber band around the wrist)

Having a balance of male and female stereotypic traits

Increasing the awareness about the existence of societal oppression and privilege

Exerting influence over the personal, intrapersonal, and institutional factors that impact health and well-being

Theories that describe the process by which individual's social identities are impacted by the advantaged or disadvantaged social positions of their social locations

Forces that cause certain social groups to be disadvantaged and subordinated by being denied access to societal resources and power

Referring to a society in which dominant and valued social roles are assigned to males and subordinate ones to females

The ability to access personal and environmental resources to effect personal and or external change

the experience of social groups that are advantaged and have access to societal resources and power

institutional and personal bias based on gender; most commonly a form of oppression that subordinates girls and women

How individuals perceive their social locations

Culturally constructed categories that place people in to social groups; the sociall positions that people hold in a given culture

Conceptual demarcations between individuals and parts of systems that describe who participates and how

The separation of emotions and intellect as reflected by the ability to maintain a sense of self in relation to others

Therapist directed in session interventions in which clients are asked to engage in new behaviors, including speaking directly to each other

a diagram of intergenerational and extended family systems using symbols to represent family members and events

A diagram that reflects family structural arrangements using symbols to represent family members and their relationships to each other

An experiential method in which family members physically place themselves relative to each other in ways that reflect and express their relationships, thoughts and feelings

to relabel the conceptual understanding of problems so as to expand possibilities for change

Units within larger systems that are defined by numerous functions including roles, interests, goals, gender and generational status. Each member of a family system simultaneously belongs to numerous subsystems

Process in which members of an unstable dyad detour conflict onto a third person or issue in order to stabilize their relationship

Situtation, behavior or facts we encounter (Ellis: step one...like the antecedent)

Typically emotional
A > B > C

take rules we learn from parents/society and our wants/desires and turn them into musts

Thinking about our thinking

Irrational thinking or irrational philosophies, faulty thinking

taking one thing and applying it to the whole self, or whole world

Seeing things as worse than they are... worst case scenario.

making things more important than they are

Different levels of thinking from unconscious to conscious to systematic. The most difficult to change are the schema. then automatic, then voluntary.

Unquestioned thoughts, out of awareness, just happen, preconscious, brief, stem from core beliefs, schema, seen as reasonable

conscious level of thinking, awrae of what you are thinking, easy to control, least stable

most basic beliefs you hold, often about the self. Overgeneralized and absolute.

Different types of dysfunctional/distorted thinking are associated with different psychological problems

Depression. Negative thoughts about self, world, future

Guided discovery

Between therapist and client, minimize power differential, demystify process, counselor self-disclosure, disclosure of philosophy and theory, collaboration on goals, see client as expert on his/her life

Each persons experiences and situations reflect their social locations and social identities, experiences of power or oppression

bring awareness of their value and devalued societal status. And, how that status effects your life. AKA: your privlegdes and oppression and see how it impacts your life and relationships. A technique that a therapist uses.

Live in an environment with toxic messages, these become internalized which leads to problems. Buy into the messaging and carry it forward inside because I believe in it., Source of my problem.

There is little difference between men and women, and we are socialized to make the difference

there are biologocal difference between men and women and must value those differences

women are oppressed by the institutions of society and there is no way to right this. Must build new structures

All forms of oppression must be fought, no one is more important than another.. race, age, gender, etc.

Counseling strategy used by therapists to raise clients awareness. Techinque of change. Clients id messages they have received about being men and women and what they should be.

set of parts/elements that are interconnected. Elements plus relationship

group of people who support/take care of each other. More than just the individuals, but a whole created from the interactions among people

Stability, balance

People band together

People band together against someone else in the family

The person who is identified by the family as being the problem. It rarely is that person.

The overt stage of change through action

A change process by which observations, education, and interpretations can help the client become aware of the causes, consequences and cures of their problems

Knowing where you want to go, but not being quite ready yet to go there

To avoid relapse, behaviors must be in place to help with whatever situations arise

To avoid relapse, behaviors must be in place to help with a different response to old stimuli

or catharsis, provides clients with motivating, emotional experiences. These experiences release emotions.

Contemplators consider the ramifications of changing on your environment, particularly people they care about the most

hierarchical organization of 5 distinct and interrelated levels of psychological prolems

A continuation, not an absence of change. Starts at 6 months and goes from there. Stabilizing behavior change and avoiding relapse.

2nd strategy: when it is clear that the client's problem is at one level, you work at that level.

3rd strategy: When there is a variable at each stage that is causing the problem, you work with each stage through that lens.

The stage when there is no intention of changing in the near future. Often seen by others but not the client

Intending to make change. Some small behavior changes may occur here, but not action change. Set goals. Priorities. Dedicate themselves to the plan of action.

Covert or overt activities people engage in to alter emotion, thinking, behavior, or relationships related to a particular problem or pattern of living.

Do not successfuly hold their gains, so move back into cycle.

self-management training designed to avoid recycling and enhance maintenance stage. Skills.

I can do it. Belief that one's own efforts play a critical role in succeeding in the face of difficult situations

Need to believe that they posses the autonomy to change their lives

assessment of which values client will try to actualize, act on, make real, and which they will let die.

1st strategy: focus first on client's symptoms as the entry point

Specific constellations of attitudes, intentions, and behaviors related to an individual's readiness in the cycle of change

A behavior associated with change. When an old stimulus is controlled... like not going into a bar...

Integration of many theories to make a new one. Has both unity and diversity. emphasizes empiricism.

use techniques that have been effective (data driven) (1 of 4 routes to integration)

2 or more theories (theory smushing)
(1 of 4 routes to integration)

similar core ingrediants (like: relationship alliance, awareness, modeling, etc)
(1 of 4 routes to integration)

One main theory augmented by misc techbiques
(1 of 4 routes to integration)

haphazard, fly by the seat of your pants

The problem is no longer a problem. No effort to maintain the behavior change.

need to define