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Psychotherapy |
verbal form of helping derived from a psychological framework that consists of one or more treatment sessions
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Psychoanalysis |
Freud's method; focuses on uncovering and working through the unconscious conflicts he believed were at the root of psychological problems
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Clinical Psychologist |
earned doctorate in psych, passed licensing exam, administer psych tests, diagnose mental disorders, practice psychotherapy
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Counselling Psychologist |
PhD psychology with license; treat milder cases than clinical psych, help accesses for those with disabilities (ADA) |
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Psychiatrist |
MD plus residency; prescribe drugs, perform ECT, may practice psychotherapy |
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Clinical / Psychiatric Social Workers |
masters in social work, help those with severe mental disorders, practice psychotherapy, other therapy |
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Psychoanalyst |
psychiatrist or psychologist who has completed extensive training in psychoanalysis;
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Counselor |
vocational, marital, family, substance abuse help, assistance to milder disturbed behavior
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Psychiatric Nurses |
RN with masters in psych nursing; work in psych facility or group medical practice |
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Free Association |
a technique in psychoanalysis in which the client is encouraged to say anything that comes to mind; Freud - leads to deep seated wishes / desires
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Dream Analysis |
helps the client gain insight into symbolic/latent meaning
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Interpretation |
explanation of connections between client behavior and verbal expression, unconscious motives and conflicts
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Insight |
rrealisation or awareness of underlying unconscious wishes and conflicts
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Resistance |
in psychoanalysis, the blocking that occurs when therapy touches on anxiety-evoking thoughts or feelings; clues to underlying issues
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Transference Relationship |
the tendency of clients to reenact earlier conflicted relationships in their lives in the relationships they develop with therapists
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Countertransference |
therapist reacts to clients in ways carried over from relationships with others |
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Behavior Therapy |
a form of therapy that involves the systematic applications of the principles of learning; lasts weeks or months, not years
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Methods of Fear Reduction |
systematic desensitisation; fear hierarchy; gradual exposure
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Systematic Desensitization |
behavior therapy technique for treating phobias through pairing of [exposure in imagination to fear-inducing stimuli] and [states of deep relaxation]
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Fear Hierarchy |
an ordered series of increasingly scary objects or situations
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Gradual Exposure |
behavior therapy technique for treating phobias based on direct exposure to series of increasingly fearful stimuli
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Modeling |
a form of observational learning used to help people overcome fear and acquire adaptive behaviors; involves observing and imitating desirable behavior in others
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Virtual Reality Therapy |
simulation of real life environments where fearful stimuli can be confronted
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Aversive Conditioning |
a form of behavior therapy in which stimuli associated with undesirable behavior are paired with unpleasant stimuli (e.g. shock, nausea inducing drug) to create a negative response; not a permanent solution
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Operant Conditioning Methods |
rewarding children for appropriate behavior and withdrawing attention following problems; time outs; token economy
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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combines behavioral techniques (e.g. gradual exposure) with cognitive techniques that focus on helping clients recognize and correct faulty beliefs and ways of thinking
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Albert Ellis |
created rational emotive behavior therapy |
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Aaron Beck |
created cognitive therapy |
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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) |
irrational beliefs are replaced by logical self enhancing beliefs; irrational or illogical thinking is at the root of emotional problems; anxiety and depression are not the direct result of life experiences but the irrational beliefs we have about those experiences
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Cognitive Therapy |
a form of therapy that helps clients recognize and correct distorted patterns of thinking associated with negative emotional states; less in-your-face than REBT
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Eclectic Therapy |
the use of multiple forms of therapy as most beneficial for the client
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Group Therapy |
clients are treated together
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Family Therapy |
help for troubled families that focuses on changing disruptive patterns of communication and improving the ways in which family members relate to each other
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Couple Therapy |
builds healthier relationships by teaching to communicate better and work out solutions to problems
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Cognitive Behavioral Treatment |
works well in treating wide range of disorders including panic disorder, social anxiety, phobias, PTSD, OCD, depression, bulimia
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Nonspecific Factors |
general features of psychotherapy, such as attention from a therapist and mobilization of positive expectancies or hope
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Placebo Effects |
responses to positive expectancies
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Types of Psychotropic Drugs |
antianxiety, antidepressants, antipsychotics |
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Antianxiety Drugs |
also called minor tranquilizers; help quell anxiety, induce calmness and reduce muscle tension; e.g. diazepam (Valium), chlordiazepoxide, alprazolam (Xanax) ; make GABA receptors more sensitive
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