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| According to Freud, what triggers neurosis? |
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| Unresolved conflict and repression of sexual desires. |
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| When does neurosis begin? |
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| How can neurosis be treated? |
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| Openly talk to try and find source of anxiety and allow Ego to solve conflice between Id and Superego |
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| Why does psychoanalytic therapy make people lay down on a couch? |
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| Patients need to relax to allow the unconscious to be expressed |
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| Patients use defense mechanisms to decrease pain of bringing sexual conflicts to consciousness |
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| Patients redirect childhood emotions to the therapist |
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| Therapist projects emotions to patient |
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| What is the main problem with Freud's psychoanalysis |
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| He did not put a definite end to therapy (Open-ended technique) |
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| Solution for Freud's problems with psychoanalysis? |
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| Short-term psychodynamic therapy |
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| What are the two general characteristics of humanistic therapy |
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| Rejection of mechanistic and biological views; Importance of the human spirit, individual goals, and aspirations |
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| Acoording to Roger's person-centered therapy, what defines personality? |
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| How are healthy people defined? |
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| Fulfilled; they love and are loved |
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| Goal of person-centered therapy |
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| Provide a supportive environment that allows people to develop a better self concept |
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| What produces psychological problems of anxiety? |
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| Discrepancy between self concept and the opinion of others |
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| Why is Roger's approach known as person-centered |
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| Is non-judgemental; unconditional positive regard of clients |
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| What is the main technique used during person centered therapy? |
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| Non directive/Reflective listening; Therapist affirms client's words to allow them to hear what their thoughts sound like to others |
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| What is behavioral therapy? |
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| Application of basic principles of conditioning and learning to alleviate psychological disorders |
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| What principles are used during behavior modification? |
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| Target behavior is modified via reinforcement and punishment; use of social skills training and modeling |
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| Systematic desensitization |
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| Conditioning of relaxation to the fear-causing stimulus |
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Ex: antabuse for alcohol addiction
Rapid smoking |
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| According to Beck's cognitive therapy, what should therapists be interested in discovering? |
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| What the client thinks is wrong |
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| What is the goal of cognitive therapy? |
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| Allow clients to examine themselves to discover inconsistencies in their thought (Ex: use of writing about experiences, reading self-help books, ect) |
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| Ellis' RET; what triggers psychological dysfunction? |
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| Individual's interpretation of events |
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| What is the goal of RET therapy? |
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| Get the clients to think clearly about their problems |
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| Immediate confrontation rather than lengthy analysis |
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| Phase 1 of CBT in Eating disorders |
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| Behavioral contingencies; reward for eating and not vomiting |
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| Phase 2 of CBT in eating disorders |
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| Cognitive therapy; find the source of anxiety; change self-concept |
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| Electroconvulsive therapy |
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| What is ECT mostly used for |
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| Tools used by CBT therapist to address OCD |
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Extinction and Response prevention
Cognitive therapy |
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| Goal of CBT on depression |
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| Make the client think more adaptively, leading to improved mood and behavior |
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| Three alternative treatments for depression |
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1. Exposure to sunlight
2. Exercise
3. ECT |
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