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| also called biomedical therapies, treatments that reduce or eliminate symptoms of psychological disorders by altering aspects of body functioning |
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| tranquilizers, drugs that reduce anxiety by making individuals less excitable |
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| the lightest of the solid elements in the periodic table, widely used to treat bipolar disorder |
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Powerful drugs that diminish agitated behavior, reduce tension, decrease hallucinations, improve social behavior, and produce better sleep patterns in individuals with a severe psychological disorder, especially schizophrenia. |
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ECT
electroconvulsive therapy |
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Also called shock therapy a treatment, commonly used for depression, that sets off a seizure in the brain |
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| a procedure for treatment-resistant depression that involves the implantation of electrodes in the brain that emit signals to alter the brains electrical circuitry |
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| a biological therapy with irreversible effects that involves removal or destruction of brian tissue to improve persons adjustment |
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| a nonmedical process that helps individuals with psychological disorders recognize and overcome their problems |
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| treatments that stress the importance of the unconcious mind, extensive interpretation by the therapist, and the role of early childhood experiences in the development of an individual's problems |
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| Freud's theraputic technique for analyzing an individuals unconcious thoughts |
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| a psychoanalytic technique that involves encouraging individuals to say aloud whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing |
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| a psychoanalysts search for symbolic, hidden meanings in what the client says and does during therapy |
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| a clients relating to the psychoanalyst in ways that reproduce or relive important relationships in the individuals life |
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| a clients unconcious defense strategies that interfere with thepsychoanalysts understanding of their problems |
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| treatments unique in their emphasis on peoples self healing capacities that encourage clients to understand themselves and to grow personally |
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also called rogerian therapy or non directive therapy
developed by rogers
theapist uses warm supportive atmosphere to improve clients self concept and encourage them to gain insight into their problems |
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| technique in which therapist mirrors clients own feelings back to the client |
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| treatments based on behavioral and social cognitive theories of learning that use principles of learning to reduce or eliminate maladaptive behavior |
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| treatments that point to cognitions (thoughts) as the main source of psychological problems and that attempt to change the individuals feelings and behaviors by changing cognitions |
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REBT
rational-emotive behavior therapy |
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| a therapy based on Ellis's assertion that individuals develop a psychological disorder because of irrational and self-defeating beliefs and whose goal is to get clients to eliminate these beliefs by rationally examining them |
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| cognitive-behavior therapy |
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| therapy that combines cognitive therapy and behavioral therapy to develop self efficiency |
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| combination of techniques from different therapies based on the therapists judgement of which particular methods will provide the greatest benefit for a client |
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| sociocultural approach to the treatment of psychological disorders, brings together people with same disorder for sessions led by a professional |
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| relationship between therapist & client |
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| short-term problem-focused directive therapy that encourages clients to accentuate the positive |
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| deviant, maladaptive, distressful behavior for a long period of time |
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| view that psychological disorders are medical diseases with a biological origin |
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
major classification of psych disorders in the US |
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ADHD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
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| one of most common psychological disorders of childhood when people have hyperactivity, impulsitivty, inattention |
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| psychological disorders involving fears that are uncontrollable, disruptive, exaggerated |
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| generalized anxiety disorder |
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| disorder characterized by 6+ months of anxiety without a reason |
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| anxiety disorder with recurrent sudden onsets of intense apprehension or terror without warning or specific cause |
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| individual has anxiety provoking thoughts that will not go away, have to do things a certain way |
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post-traumatic compulsive disorder
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| anxiety disorder that develops through exposure to a traumatic event that has overwhelmed the persons ability to cope |
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| depressive, bipolar disorders |
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| mood disorder that is generally more chronic and has fewer symptoms than major depressive disorder, at least 2 years of being depressed most days |
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| sudden loss of memory or change in identity due to seperation of individuals concious awareness from previous memories and thoughts |
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| extreme memory loss cause by extreme stress |
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dissociative disorder
individual develops amnesia and sometimes travels from home and assumes new identity |
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dissociative identity disorder
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multiple personality
2 or more distinct personalities
each has own relationships, memories, etc |
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| severe psych disorder with highly disordered thought processes referred to as psychotic because they're not at all realistic |
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| false unusual beliefs not part of someones culture |
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| ascribing personal meaning to completely random events |
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| state of immobility and unresponsiveness for long periods of time |
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display of little or no emotion
common symptom of schizophrenia |
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| view of schizophrenia emphasizing that a combo of biogenetic disposition and stress causes the disorder |
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