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| Treatments, based on the behavioral and social cognitive theories, that use principles of learning to reduce or eliminate maladaptive behavior. |
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Also called Rogerian therapy or nondirective therapy, a form of humanistic therapy, developed by Rogers, in which the therapist provides a warm, supportive atmosphere to improve the client's self-concept and to encourage the client to gain insight into problems.
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| cognitive- behavior therapy |
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| A therapy that combines cognitive therapy and behavior therapy with the goal of developing self-efficacy. |
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| 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 psychoanalytic technique that involves encouraging individuals to say aloud whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing |
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| Treatments, unique in their emphasis on people's self-healing capacities, that encourage clients to understand themselves and to grow personally. |
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A combination of techniques from different therapies based on the therapist's judgment of which particular methods will provide the greatest benefit for the client.
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The lightest of the solid elements in the periodic table of elements, widely used to treat bipolar disorder.
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Freud's therapeutic technique for analyzing an individual's unconscious thoughts.
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Treatments that stress the importance of the unconscious 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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| A technique in which the therapist mirrors the client's own feelings back to the client |
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| Unconscious defense strategies on the part of a client that prevent the psychoanalyst from understanding the individual's problems. |
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The relationship between the therapist and client—an important element of successful psychotherapy.
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| A client's relating to the psychoanalyst in ways that reproduce or relive important relationships in the individual's life. |
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| A short-term problem-focused, directive therapy that encourages clients to accentuate the positive. |
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