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Cards Term Psychotherapy Definition a term used to describe any treatment in which a trained professional uses psychological techniques to help someone in the need of assistance (counseling psychologist, psychiatric social worker, clinical psychologist and psychiatrist) Term 4 types of therapies Definition Psychoanalytic, Humanistic, Cognitive and Behavioral Term Psychoanalysis Definition Transference, Resistance, Free-association, catharsis. neo-freudians have altered this 'out of sight' therapy to one more conversational and with the purpose of facilitation Term Criticisms for psychoanalysis Definition 1. takes too long and too expensive 2. interpretations can never be disproved, and disagreement is taken as resistance 3. not truly therapeutic (but has been disproved) Term Behavioral therapies/ cognitive-behavioral therapies Definition techniques used to modify disordered thoughts, feeling and behaviors through principles of learning Term Classical-conditioning techniques used in behavioral therapies Definition 1. Flooding- person is exposed to anxiety casuing stimuli until anxiety is extinguished 2. Systematic Desensitization- pairing gradual exposure to stimuli with relation techniques 3. Aversive conditioning- given Antabuse, to make person sick while exposed to stimuli eg alchohol or drugs Term 3 Systematic desensitization steps Definition 1)relaxation training 2) construction of anxiety hierarchy 3) gradual exposure in imaginal exposure then in vivo exposure Term Operant Conditioning Techniques used in Behavioral therapies Definition 1. Reward and punishment- token economy that earns priviliges or desired items eg cigarettes 2. Biofeedback- pple learn to ctrl physiological responses with help of feedback about internal states eg seeing sensors on screen show heart rate etc 3. Social-skills training- teach interpersonal skills through modeling, rehearsal, reinforcement eg assertiveness training Term Differences imn assumptions between operant conditiong and classical conditioning Definition Classical- if responses can be conditioned, cthey can similarly be erased, as with disorders Operant- reinforcement can be used to promote as well as extinguish behaviors based on desirability Term Cognitive therapies Definition form of psychotherapy in which pple are taught to think in more adaptive ways 1. Rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT)- confronted with maladaptive beliefs 2. Beck's Cognitive therapy- collaborativ and gentler approach to confronting maladaptive beliefs, more counselor like Term Humanistic Therapies Definition Focused on patient helping self heal, therapist was only a facilitator 1. Person-centered Therapy- warm and accepting, safe environment is provided to foster acceptance and insight 2. Gestalt therapy- clients are aggressively prompted to express feelings. challenged to answer while in the 'hot-seat' Term Group Therapy Approaches Definition simultaneous treatment of clients in a group setting eg Alcoholics Anonymous 1. Transactional analysis- analysis of the interactions in a group 2. Sensitivity training- a group of people are encourages to openly interact with sensitivity 3. Encounter group- members express themselves with brutal honesty with crying, yelling, laughing etc Term Assumptions and goals of humanistic therapy Definition 1) trusts a client's growth instincts 2) focus on feelings, not cognition 3) oriented in the here and now, not the past 4) makes the client responsible for change Term Family therapy Definition prefered form instead of inidivduals in Gestalt therapy, because believe tt family is a system tt must all work tgt for the sum to work Term Does psychotherapy work? Definition Yes, 80% of no-treatment patients had lower improvement rates than those treated (Smith 1980) Term 3 factors that contribute to successful treatment Definition 1) Supportive relationship 2) A ray of hope (placebo effect with shamans etc) 3) opportunity to open up, catharsis Term Eclectic approach to psychology Definition psychotherapists employ and incorporate various therapies depending on the need and situation, not declaring to be single oriented in therapy techniques Term Drug Therapies Definition Psychopharmacology, study of effects of drugs on disorders and cognitive processes 1. Antianxiety drugs- Valium, Xanax, buspirone (slow release) 2. Antidepressants- Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft 3. Mood Stabilizers- lithium 4. Antipsychotic drugs- chlorpromazine (does not relieve neg symptoms of schizophrenia, and side effects like shaking) new one Clorazil is better Term Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) Definition in the winter, pple get melancholy, therapy is being exposed to fluorescent lights every day Term Medical therapies Definition 1) drug therap 2) Electroconvulsive therap 3) Psychosurgery Term Electroconvulsive therapy Definition (ECT), shock is delivered to inside of head, muscle relaxant to prevet hurtful convulsions. shock treatments to relieve severe depression by triggering seizures Term Psychosurgery Definition surgically removing parts of the brain ie lobotomy