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| Any form of treatment in which a trained professional helps someone in need using psychological techniques. |
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| The patient says whatever is on his or her mind without being stopped or censored by the analyst. |
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| The tendency for a patient undergoing psychoanalysis to block painful insights. |
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| A patients tendency to transfer intense feelings about other onto the therapist. |
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| Techniques used to change thoughts, feelings, and behaviors through the principles of learning. |
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| A technique in which the patient is exposed to high quantities of the fear-causing stimulus until the feat is gone. |
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| Systematic Desensitization |
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| A technique in which the patient is gradually exposed to higher and higher levels of an anxiety-causing stimulus while practicing relaxation techniques. Three steps are relaxation training, producing an anxiety hierarchy, and exposure. |
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| A technique in which an undesirable behavior is paired with a negative stimulus in an attempt to stop the behavior. |
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| A program in which patients receive valuable tokens for engaging in desirable behaviors. |
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| A procedure in which people who are provided with feedback about their internal states develop the ability to control those states. |
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| Intended to improve a person's social-skills through rehearsal. |
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| Attempts to change the way people think about the things that happen to them. |
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| A technique which fosters self-insight and acceptance in a warm, accepting enviroment. |
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| A type of therapy in which clients are encouraged to express their feelings. |
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| The scientific study of the positive aspects of humans and human experiences. |
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| A type of therapy in which people are treated in a group setting. |
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| Involves all members of a family, who are treated as an interacting social system. |
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