Theoretical Orientations 1
What is the goal of behavioral therapy?
Empiricism.
What does ACT stand for?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
After what global event did the most growth occur in the area of forensic psychology?
WWII
What is the Dodo Bird Verdict?
To reach the conclusion that competing therapies work equally well.
What legal principle are child custody evaluations made on the basis of?
Best interest of the chid.
What are two main components of humanistic psychotherapy?
Empathy and unconditional positive regard.
What are some examples of third wave therapeutic orientations?
Acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, metacognitive therapy.
What two criteria are used to determine competency?
–IQ Tests
–Diagnostic Test devised by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
What is therapy efficacy and how does it compare to effectiveness?
Efficacy is the extent to which psychotherapy works in controlled research, and effectiveness is the extent to which it works in the real world.
What is the difference between externalizing and internalizing disorders?
Externalizing problems include traits such as hyperactivity, impulsivity, aggression, and rule violation, while internalizing problems are characterized by worry, anxiety, depression, and social withdrawal.
What is included within the three stage model of cognitive therapy?
Identifying automatic illogical cognitions, challenging illogical conditions, replacing with logical cognitions.
What are the goals of psychodynamic psychotherapy?
Make the unconscious conscious, provide insight, awareness of unconscious processes to control them deliberately.
What four pieces are considered to be a part of treatment for criminal offenders?
–Crisis management, maintenance, outpatient psychotherapy, targeted programs
What three pieces are included in the Tripartite model theory by Hans Strupp?
–Client
–Therapist
–Society
What are three methods of assessment used with children and adolescents?
Clinical interviews, behavioral observation, behavior rating scale, self-report scales, project/expressive techniques, or intellectual tests.
What is transference and counter transference?
Transference: Transfer of feelings, expectations, and assumptions from early relationships to therapist.
Countertransference: Psychodynamic psychotherapists call this transference by therapists toward clients.
What is the three stage model that behaviourism defines behaviour by?
Antecedent, Behaviour, Consequence.
What are four possible goals of sentencing criminals?
Retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation.
What is within the three-stage sequential model of common factors?
–Support factors
–Learning factors
–Action factors
ADHD, Conduct disorder, ODD, & separation anxiety. BONUS: ASD.
What are five defence mechanisms recognized within psychoanalysis?
Repression, projection, reaction formation, displacement, and sublimation.
What does the ABCDE model of cognitive therapy as introduced by Albert Ellis stand for?
Activating event, belief, emotional consequence, dispute, and effective new belief.
What are 6 activities that a forensic psychologists take part in?
What are the five common factors within psychotherapy?
Therapeutic Alliance, Insight, Corrective experiencing, motivation, & self efficacy.
What are three factors that contribute to resilience in children?
External supports, inner strengths, and interpersonal problem solving skills.