Nutrition Basics
Behavioral Health Treatment Techniques
Nutrients
Diets
Therapy Basics
100

The basic unit of energy as a nutrient

Calorie (kilocalorie)

100

Helping clients set small, measurable steps toward larger goals is an example of this type of goal setting

SMART goals (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, timely)

100

Try drinking a glass of this with your iron supplement, to increase iron absorption

Orange juice (vitamin C)

100

This diet, originally created as a treatment for pediatric epilepsy, is high in fats and protein and very low in carbohydrates.

Keto diet

100

This type of therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thought patterns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

200

This current USDA model of healthy eating replaced the Food Pyramid

MyPlate 

200

This trauma-focused approach uses bilateral stimulation to process memories.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

200

This nutrient helps fight inflammation, lower cholesterol, and may even be good for your mental health.

Omega 3 Fatty Acids

200

This diet emphasizes fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and was designed to lower your blood pressue.

DASH diet

200

He’s known as the “father of psychoanalysis.”

Sigmund Freud

300

This government organization is responsible for regulating meat, poultry and some egg products

USDA

300

When a therapist helps clients challenge their irrational beliefs they are using this method.

Cognitive Restructuring

300

A vitamin C deficiency is also called this.

Scurvy

300

Milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, treenuts, peanuts, wheat, soy, and newly added sesame

"Big 7" food allergens

300

A therapist projecting their own feelings and biases onto a client is an example of this

Countertransference

400

This nutrient was banned in the US in 2017, though it is still required on the nutrition facts label.

Trans Fat

400

5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste

5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Exercise

400

Vitamins A, D, E and K

Fat soluble vitamins

400

If you are looking for relief with IBS symptoms, try following this.

Low FODMAP diet

400

This type of relationship exists when a therapist has multiple roles with the same client

Dual Relationship

500

This government agency is responsible for regulating seafood, produce and processed food

FDA

500

This therapy uses "empty chair" dialogues to resolve internal conflicts

Gestalt Therapy

500

Mg, Na, P, K, Ca, Cl

Electrolytes

500

This two-word term describes someone intentionally lowering their energy intake for weight loss

Calorie Deficit

500

This two-word term describes the professional relationship between the therapist and client.

Therapeutic Alliance

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