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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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| Monoanime oxidase inhibitors |
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| Class of drugs used to treat depression; they slow the breakdown of monomine neurotransmitters in the brain. |
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| Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors |
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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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| A widely used antidepressant that inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine. |
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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 class of anxiety reducing sedatives that can be addictive and carry a risk of overdose. |
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| A salt that is prescribed for its ability to stabilize the mania associated with bipolar disorder. |
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| Drugs used to treat schizophrenia; help diminish hallucinations, confusion, agitation, and paranoia but also have adverse side effects. |
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| Traditional antipsychotics |
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| Historically, the first medications used to manage psychotic symptoms |
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| Newer antipsychotic drugs, which do not create tardive dyskinesia. |
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| Repetitive, involuntary movemenst of jan, tongue, face, and mouth and body tremors resulting from the extended use of traditional antipsychotic drugs. |
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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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| Electro-convulsive therapy |
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| Treatment of last resort for severe depression that involves passing an electrical current through a persons brain in order to induce a seizure. |
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| Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation |
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| Treatment for severe depression involving exposure of specific brain structures to bursts of high-intensity magnetic fields instead of electricity. |
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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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| Psychodynamic psychotherapy |
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| Therapy aimed at uncovering unconscious motives that underlite psychological problems. |
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| A psychotherapeutic 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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| Process in psychotherapy in which the client reacts to a person in a present relationship as though that person were someone from the client's past. |
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| The unconscious act of keeping threatening thoughts, feelings, or impulses out of consciousness. |
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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 exchanged for privileges. |
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| Ways in which the mind protects itself from anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality. |
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| The process of releasing intense, often unconscious, emotions in a therapeutic 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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| Unconditional positive regard |
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| Basic tenet of client-centered therapy, the therapists genuine liking and empathy for the client, regardless of what he or she has said or done. |
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| Therapies that apply the principles of classical and operant conditioning in the treatment of psychological disorders. |
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| Systematic desensitization |
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| A behavioral therapy technique, often used for phobeias, in whcih 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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| Any type of psychotherapy that works to restructure irrational thought patterns. |
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| An extreme from on in vivo exposure in which the client experiences extreme exposure to the phobic object. |
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| Therapeutic settings in which several people who shard a common problem all meet regularly with a therapist to help themselves and one another. |
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| Cognitive-behavioral therapy |
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| An approach to treading psychological disorders that combines techniques for restructuring irrational thoughts with operant and classical conditioning techniques to shape desirable behaviors. |
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| Meetings of people who share a common situation be it a disorder a disease of coping with an ill family member. |
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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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| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy |
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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 though patterns. |
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| Dialectical behavior therapy |
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| Treatment that integrates elements of CBT with exercises aimed at developing mindfulness without mediation and is used to treat borderline personality disorder. |
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| Treatment choices based on empirical evidence that they produce the desired outcome. |
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