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Module 24: Therapies
Vocabulary concerning psychotherapy, insight therapies, and behavior therapy.
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Psychology
12th Grade
04/28/2011

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Psychotherapy
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three basic units: verbal interaction between therapist and client; development of a supportive relationship in which a client can bring up and sicuss traumatic or bothersome experiences that may have led to current problems; and analysis of the client's experiences and/or suggested ways for the client to deal with or overcome his/her problems.
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Moral Therapy
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was the belief that mental patients could be helped to function better by providing humane treatment in a relaxed and decent environment.
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Phenothiazines
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discovered in 1950s; block or reduce the effects of the neurotrasnmitter dopamine and reduce schizophrenic symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations.
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Deinstitutionalization
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refers to the release of mental patients from mental hospitals and their return to the community to develop more independent, fulfilling lives.
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Community Mental Health
Definition
offer low-cost or free mental health care to members of the surrounding community, especially the underprivileged; the services may include psychotherapy, support groups, or telephone crisis counseling.
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Insight Therapy
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the therapist and client talk about the client's symptoms and problems with the goal of reaching or identifying the cause of the problem; once the client has an insight into the cause of the problem, possible solutions can be discussed.
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Eclectic Approach
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involves combining and using techniques and ideas from many different therapeutic approaches.
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Medical Therapy
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involves the use of various psychoactive drugs to treat mental disorders by changing biological factors, such as the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain.
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Meta-Analysis
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powerful statistical procedure that compares the results of dozens or hundreds of studies to determine the effectiveness of some variable or treatment examined in these studies.
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Neuroses
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Freud; maladaptive thoughts and actions that arise from some unconscious thought or conflict and indicate feelings of anxiety.
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Free Association
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a technique that encourages clients to talk about any thoughts or images that enter their heards; the assumption is that this kind of free-flowing, uncensored talking will provide clues to unconscious material.
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Transference
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process by which a client expresses strong emotions toward the therapist because the therapist substitutes for someone important in the client's life, such as a mother or father.
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Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
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which is a shortened version of psychoanalysis, assumes that symptoms are signs of more basic underlying problems, that transference needs to be worked out, and that the client's behaviors need to be interpreted; the main goal is to bring the client's underlying feelings to the surface.
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Client-Centered Therapy
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assumes that each person has a actualizing tendency, which is a tendency to develop one's full potential; the therapist's task is to be nondirective and show compassion and positive regard in helping the client reach his/her potential.
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