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| generic name given to formal psychological treatment. |
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| - treatment based on medical approaches to illness and to disease. |
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| A goal of some types of therapy; a patient's understanding of his or her own psychological processes. |
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| An emphatic approach to therapy; it encourages personal growth through greater self-understanding. |
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| Unconditional Positive Regard |
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(Carl Rogers)
- basic acceptance and support of a person regardless of what the person says or does. |
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| Treatment based on the idea that distorted thoughts produce maladaptive behaviors and emotions. |
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| Cognitive-behavioral therapy |
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| A therapy that incorporates techniques from behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy to correct faulty thinking and change maladaptive behaviors. |
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| Drugs that affect mental processes. |
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| MAO Inhibitors (monoamine oxidase inhibitors) |
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| - class of antidepressant drugs prescribed for the treatment of depression. They are particularly effective in treating atypical depression. |
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| Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors |
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| (Anti-depressant) SSRIs, such as prozac, work by blocking re-uptake into the presynaptic neuron, thereby allowing serotonin to remain in the synapse, where it effects on post-synaptic receptors are prolonged. |
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| *deal with mostly dopamine*: A class of drugs used to treats schizophrenia and other disorders that involve psychosis. |
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| Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) |
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| A procedure used to treat depression; it involves administering a strong electrical current to the patient's brain |
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| Cognitive-behavioral therapy can treat OCD along with pharmacy drugs. |
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| Cognitive Behavioral therapy and depression |
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goal of therapy is to help the client think more adaptively, a change intended to improve mood and behavior.
- Combining this therapy with an antidepressant medication is more effective than using one of the treatments alone. |
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| Bipolar Disorder treatment? |
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- SSRIs have made an impact
- Psychotropic medicines like Lithium, have been effective, but have major side effects. |
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