Psycho
therapy
General Information about therapy
Humanistic Approach
Cognitive/ Behavioral Approach
Biological therapy
100
a psychologically based therapy in which a person goes back to childhood to resolve unresolved problems from past
What is psychotherapy?
100
term for variety of approaches that mental health professionals use to treat psychological problems and disorders
What is therapy?
100
We are basically good and want to be our best.
What do humanists believe?
100
To replace maladaptive, self-defeating behavior with adaptive, self-enhancing behavior
What is the goal of behavior therapy?
100
a type of biological therapy that is most used
What is drug therapy?
200
a technique used in psychotherapy where the analyst interprets the content of the client's dreams to unlock unconscious thoughts and feelings
What is dream analysis?
200
psychological and biological
What are two categories that methods of threating psychological disorders fall into?
200
¾ of those who receive this treatment benefit
What is the success rate of humanistic therapy?
200
To replace irrational, self-defeating attitudes and beliefs with rational, self-enhancing attitudes and beliefs
What is the goal of cognitive therapy?
200
Antianxiety drugs Antidepressant drugs Lithium- for bipolar Antipsychotic drugs- for schizophrenia
What are types of drugs used to treat patients with psychological disorders?
300
ask patient to say whatever comes to mind; used instead of hypnosis
What is free association?
300
when participating in this type of therapy, one can get individual attention and privacy
What is individual therapy?
300
client equal to therapist in working relationship
What is person-centered/ client-centered therapy?
300
Encouraging clients to challenge irrational beliefs and replace them with rational beliefs; teaching clients to evaluate their beliefs and attitudes rationally
What are key techniques for cognitive therapy?
400
helps a patient expose unresolved problems in an earlier relationship by having patient viewing their relationship with their therapist as being similar to one they have or had with someone important in their life
What is transference?
400
when participating in this type of therapy, one can see that he/she is not alone; therapist can treat multiple people at the same time
What is group therapy?
400
Active listening; unconditional positive regard
What are key techniques used in humanistic therapy?
400
Systematic desensitization, modeling; aversive conditioning; operant conditioning
What are key techniques of behavioral therapy?
400
produces convulsions in patients Memory problems
What are side effects of ECT (Electroconulsive (shock) therapy)?
500
To replace avoidant behavior with coping behavior reducing inappropriate feelings of anxiety and guilt
What are the goals of psychotherapy?
500
psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers are professionals who practice this
Who are (what are types of) professionals that primarily practice psychotherapy?
500
To remove obstacles in the path of self-actualization
What are goals of the humanistic approach to therapy?
500
I want to eliminate my bad habit of smoking. What type of therapy would be most appropriate?
What is behavioral therapy?
500
distractibility, reduced learning ability, overeating, apathy, social withdrawal, seizures, reduced creativity and even death
What are side effects of psychosurgery (lobotomy)?
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