DSM
This chronic mental disorder is characterized by symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and impaired social functioning.
What is schizophrenia?
This term describes the process by which clients project feelings they have for significant people in their lives onto the therapist.
What is transference?
Group Solidarity.
What is cohesion?
The opposite of disengagement, when family members have overly diffuse boundaries, is called this.
What is enmeshment?
This Piagetian concept refers to the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched.
What is object permanence?
This anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive worry about everyday life events, often without a clear cause.
What is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?
This psychiatrist developed Transactional Analysis, a theory of personality that identifies the Parent, Adult, and Child ego states.
Who is Eric Berne?
Expectations of group members about how they and others should be behaving in group.
What are norms?
When family members cut off contact to avoid emotional pain, it is called this.
What is emotional cutoff?
This Russian physiologist discovered classical conditioning through his experiments with dogs salivating at the sound of a bell.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
This disorder involves recurrent panic attacks, intense fear, and physical symptoms like rapid heartbeat.
What is panic disorder?
This is an example of which defense mechanism: Smokers may refuse to admit to themselves that smoking is bad for their health.
What is denial?
Voluntary associations of nonprofessionals with common needs or issues, no real leader.
What are self-help groups?
This term describes the person who expresses the family’s underlying tension.
What is the identified patient?
The gap between what children are able to learn on their own & what they are potentially able to learn with help.
What is the zone of proximal development?
This disorder, typically diagnosed in children, involves severe and recurrent temper outbursts that are disproportionate to the situation and persistent irritability between episodes.
What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)?
This psychologist developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), which focuses on identifying and changing irrational beliefs.
Who is Albert Ellis?
Relatively full functioning members with mild decision making or situational problems. exploration and growth oriented.
What is a counseling group?
If a husband and wife are in conflict, one of them may involve a child in their conflict.
What is a triangle.
This behaviorist developed the concept of operant conditioning, emphasizing reinforcement and punishment as key drivers of behavior.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
This mood disorder is diagnosed when a person has experienced at least one manic episode, which may be preceded or followed by hypomanic or depressive episodes.
What is Bipolar I Disorder?
The founder of existential therapy.
Who is Rollo May?
During this stage of group you will see members competing for roles, testing the leader, or forming alliances.
What is storming/transition?
This therapist is considered a founder of Experiential Family Therapy, known for his emphasis on authenticity and spontaneity.
Who is Carl Whitaker?
This psychologist developed a psychosocial theory of development with eight stages, each marked by a central crisis such as identity vs. role confusion.
Who is Erik Erikson?