Mental Health Treatment
What are asylums?
A building used to house people with psychological disorders.
Define psychotherapy.
A type of therapy that uses methods to help a person overcome problems or to grow from it.
What does intake mean?
An intake is the first meeting between a therapist and a client.
Define relapse.
When a person returns to drugs/alcohol after improvements have been made.
What is cultural competence?
When health professionals develop the understanding of race, culture, and ethnicity. Health professionals must understand cultural differences because everyone has different beliefs.
What is deinstitutionalization?
The process of ridding large asylums in order for those people to be treated within their communities.
Define biomedical therapy.
Medical procedures are done to treat psychological disorders.
Define confidentiality.
Confidentiality means that the conversations between a therapist and a person remains between the two unless what is being said could cause harm to the person or others.
What are comorbid disorders?
A type of disorder induced when the person has two or more diagnoses.
What is involuntary treatment?
Therapy that is not the individual's decision.
Define humanistic therapy.
A type of therapy used to help a person become more accepting of themselves.
Define individual therapy.
A process where the therapist and client meet one on one.
Does a person with addiction need long-term or short-term treatment?
Long-term treatment of at least 3 months.
What is voluntary treatment?
When a person chooses to get help through therapy.
Explain cognitive-behavioral therapy.
A method used to help a person examine how the thoughts they have affect their behavior.
Define group therapy.
This therapy involves a group of people who communicate about a general topic.
What is the best treatment in regard to comorbidity?
It is advised to address both disorders simultaneously.
What are some funding sources that pay for mental health treatment?
Government, health insurance, and private pay.
Name and define one type of biomedical therapy.
ECT - This type of therapy involves an electrical current to help relieve a person of the effects of severe depression.
Define couples/family therapy.
Couples therapy involves two people in a relationship who are trying to sort out any problems.
Family therapy involves one or more families and is considered a special form of group therapy.
People who use drugs are twice as likely to be diagnosed with a mood disorder. True or False?
True