Treatment Techniques In Therapy

Figuratively speaking, learning to stand without being pushed down or pushing back. Rehearsal of saying "no".

A cognitive-behavioral technique using punishment and critics to eliminate undesirable response. Commonly used in dysfunctional families.

A form of treatment whereby pairing a stimulus or behavior with an averse or unpleasant stimulus reduces the attractiveness of that particular stimulus or behavior.

A set of procedures for changing human behavior, especially by using behavior therapy and operant conditioning techniques.

A technique consisting of trying out in therapy new behaviors that are to be used in everyday situations.

A technique utilized in feminist therapy where a therapist provides reading material such as books, poems or any written material to help personal growth as a supplement to the sessions

Linking behaviors ina series resulting in each behavior being both the reinforcement (or consequence) for the previous behavior, and stimuli(or antecedent) for the next behavior.

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A method of learning by pairing a neutral (conditioned)stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus which then induced a reflex or response. Eventually the neutral (conditioned)stimulus evokes the reflex or response whether the unconditional stimulus is present or not.

Aims at cognitive restructuring, a process for undestanding how the client interprets the experiences affect behaviors. The emphasis is on altering irrational ideas, perceptions, and interpretations o individual experiences.

It is a simple intervention to use. The activity of coloring itself is used as a way to begin to quiet the mind, listen inwardly and open up to higher knowledge, healing, and creativity. This alternative to formal meditation practices can help people of ll age in recovery to improve coping and awareness sills through an enjoyable activity.

An exercise for which examinees must create their own responses

A behavior therapy technique whereby agreements are made between family members to exchange rewards for their desired behavior.

A technique whereby the therapist asks the client question to bring awareness to their own resources and natural coping skills that may have gone unnoticed.

This program combined extinction of unwanted behavior with positive reinforcement for desirable behavior.

Process in which the therapist challenges or disputes the client's irrational beliefs, therapy teaching the client how to recognize the irrational problems him/or herself.

Used in structural family therapy, a therapist has the family re-create i therapy sessions, conflict situations that typically occur at home.

The process by which the client is invited to get in touch and expand on their own knowledge and experience sin order to cultivate their desired change or goals.

"Draw picture of how you see yourself as a family".

A behavioral technique used to treat phobias in which the client is treated through prolonged magical or in vivo exposure to the fear stimulus until the extinction of the response (anxiety/fear).

A technique utilized in feminist therapy where therapist helps the client become aware of how gender-role expectations have negatively affected them.

Rather than focusing on the past or what might happen, the therapist helps the client to fully appreciate and experience the present moment.

A cognitive behavioral intervention and behavioral therapy technique used for anxiety ad phobias, aimed at reduction of anxiety and improved management of stress. The client is directed to face head on the issue they fear.

In this process a person is asked to speak to or do something with another person within a group setting in order to try new behaviors such as taking risks, confrontation, or disclosing self.

A technique used in solution-focused therapy whereby the therapist asks the client a question based on "if" a miracle occurred overnight and their problem or problems were solved. The client is then encouraged to describe what would be different in order to help the client envision solutions or goals.

A form of intense mental practice for learning new emotional an physical habits-clients imagine themselves thinking, feeling, and behaving in exactly the way they would like to in everyday situations.

Refers to techniques in which the person being appraised is asked directly for his/her ow evaluation on the dimension of interests (e.g. surveys rating scales, checklists).

When the client is asked,"If you continue to practice the things you are doing, will it keep you on the path towards your goals?"