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| Newer antipsychotic drugs, which do not create tadive dyskinesia |
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| A class of anxiety-reducing sedatives that can be addictive and carry a risk of overdose |
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| Therapies that apply the principles of classical and operant conditioning in the treatment of psychological disorders |
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| A class of anxiety-reducing drugs that can be addictive, but are less dangerous than barbiturates |
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| A widely used antidepressant that inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine |
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| The process of releasing intense, often unconscious, emotions in a theraputic setting |
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| A form of humanistic therapy in which the therapist shows unconditional positive regard for the patient |
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| Any type of psychotherapy that works to restructure irrational thought patterns |
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| Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy |
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| An approach to treating psychological disorders that combines techniques for restructuring irrational thoughts with operant and classical conditioning techniques to shape desirable behaviors |
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| Ways in which the mind protects itself from anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality |
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| Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
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| Treatment that integrates elements of CBT with excercises aimed at developing mindfulness without meditation and is used to treat borderline personality disorder |
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| Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT) |
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| Treatment of last resort for sever depression that involves passing an electrical current through a person's brain in order to induce a seizure |
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| Treatment choices based on empirical evidence that they produce the desired outcome |
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| An extreme form of in vivo exposure in which the client experiences extreme exposure to the phobic object |
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| A psychotheraputic technique in which the client takes one image or idea from a dream and says whatever comes to mind, regardless of how threatening, disgusting or troubling it may be |
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| Therapeutic settings in which several people who share a common problem all meet regularly with a therpist to help themselves and one another |
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| An eclectic approach in which the therapist draws on different treatment approaches and uses those that seem most appropriate for the situation |
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| A salt that is prescribed for its ability to stabilize the mania associated with bipolar disorder |
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| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) |
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| An approach that combines elements of CBT with mindfulness meditation to help people with depression learn to recognize and restructure negative thought patterns |
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| Monoamine Oxidase (MAO) Inhibitors |
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| Class of drugs used to treat depression; they slow the breakdown of monoamine neurotransmitters in the brain |
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| Drugs used to treat schizophrenia; help diminish hallucinations, confusion, agitation and paranoia but also have adverse side affects |
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| A form of psychosurgery in which the connections between the prefrontal cortex and the lower portion of the brain are severed; no longer in use |
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| Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
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| Therapy aimed at uncovering unconscious motives that underline psychological problems |
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| The use of psychological techniques to modify maladaptive behaviors or thought patterns, or both, and to help patients develop insight into their own behavior |
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| Repetitive Transcranial Magnet Stimulation |
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| Treatment for severe depression involving exposure to specific brain structures to bursts of high-intensity magnetic fields instead of electricity |
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| The unconcsious act of keeping threatening thoughts, feelings or impulses out of consciousness |
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| Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) |
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| Drugs prescribed primarily for depression and some anxiety disorders that work by making more serotonin available in the synapse |
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| Meetings of people who share a common situation, be it a disorder, a disease, or coping with an ill family member |
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| Systematic Desensitization |
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| A behavioral therapy technique, often used for phobias, in which the therapist pairs relaxation with gradual exposure to a phobic object, generating a hierarchy of increasing contact with the feared object |
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| Repetitive, involuntary movements of jaw, tongue, face and mouth and body tremours resulting from the extended use of traditional antipsychotic drugs |
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| A behavioral technique in which desirable behaviors are reinforced with a token, such as a small chip or fake coin, which can be exchaged for privileges |
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| Traditional Antipsychotics |
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| Historically, the first medications used to manage psychotic symptoms |
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| Process in psychotherapy in which the client reacts to a person in a present relationship as though that person were someone from the clients past |
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| Tricyclic Antidepressants |
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| Drugs used for treating depression, as well as in chronic pain management and in the treatment of ADHD |
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| Unconditional Positive Regard |
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| Basic tenet of client-centered therapy, the therapist's genuine liking and empathy for the client, regardless of what he or she has said or done |
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