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psychotherapy
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an interaction between a therapist and someone suffering from a psychological problem, with the goal of providing support or relief from the problem
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eclectic psychotherapy
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treatment that draws on techniques from different forms of therapy, depending on the client and the problem
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psychodynamic psychotherapies
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a general approach to treatment that explores childhood events and encourages individuals to develop insight into their psychological problems
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resistance
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a reluctance to cooperate with treatment for fear of confronting unpleasant unconscious material
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transference
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an event that occurs in psychoanalysis when the analyst begins to assume a major significance in the client's life and the client reacts to the analyst based on unconscious childhood fantasies
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interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)
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a form of psycholtherapy that focuses on helping clients improve current relationships
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behavior therapy
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a type of therapy that assumes that disordered behavior is learned and that symptom relief is acheived through changing overt maladaptive behaviors into more constructive behaviors
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token economy
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a form of behavior therapy in which clients are given "tokens" for desired behaviors, which they can later trade for rewards
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exposure therapy
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an approach to treatment that involves confronting an emotion-arousing stimulus directly and repeatedly, ultimately leading to a decrease in the emotional response.
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systematic desensitization
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a procedure in which a client relaxes all the muscles of his or her body while imagining being in increasingly frightening situations
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cognitive therapy
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a form of psychotherpay that involves helping a client identify and correct any distorted thinking about self, others, or the world
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cognitive restructuring
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a theraputic approach that teaches clients to question the automatic beliefs, assumptions, and predictions that often lead to negative emotions and to replace negative thinking with more realistic and positive beliefs
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mindfulness meditiation
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a form of cognitive therapy that teaches an individual to be fully present in each moment; to be aware of his or her thoughts, feelings, and sensations; and to detect symptoms before they become a problem.
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cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
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a blend of cognative and behavioral therapeutic strategies
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person-centered therapy
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an approach to therapy that assumes all individuals have a tendency toward growth and that this growth can be facilitated by acceptance and genuine reactions from the therapist.
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Gestalt therapy
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an existentialist approach to treatment with the goal of helping the client become aware of his or her thoughts, behaviors, experiences, and feelings and to "own" or take responsibility for them.
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group therapy
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therapy in which multiple participants (who often do not know one another at the outset) work on their individual problems in a group atmosphere
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antipsychotic drugs
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medications that are used to treat schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders
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psychopharmacology
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the study of drug effects on psychological states and symptoms
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antianxiety medications
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drugs that help reduce a person's experiece of fear or anxiety
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antidepressants
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a class of drugs that help lift people's mood
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electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
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a treatment that involves inducing a mild seizure by delivering an electrical shock to the brain
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transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
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a treatment that involves placing a powerful pulsed magnet over a person's scalp, which alters neuronal activity in the brain
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psychosurgery
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surgical destruction of specific brain areas
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placebo
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an inert substance or procedure that has been applied with the expectation that a healing response will be produced
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iatrogenic illness
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a disorder or symptom that occurs as a result of a medical or psychotherapeutic treatment
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