The past
A place where people with mental illness were placed
What is an asylum
forms of psychotherapy that focus on how a person's thoughts lead to feelings of distress and trying to change those thoughts
What is cognitive therapy?
a therapist meets with several clients with similar problems
What is group therapy?
The potential client does not speak the same language as the therapist
What is language differences?
Work by altering levels of neurotransmitters such as serotonin and neorepinephrine
What is antidepressant drugs?
A procedure involving prayers and incantations to remove possessing spirits
What is exorcism?
technique in psychoanalysis in which patients recall their dreams and the psychoanalyst interprets them
The therapist cannot disclose information about the client to third parties unless mandated or permitted by law
What is confidentiality?
Need for therapists and psychologists to develop knowledge and skills to support different ethnic and cultural groups
Used to treat schizophrenia and other types of thought disorders
What is antipsychotics?
A small hole made in the skull to release spirits from the person and heal them
What is traphining?
Form of therapy that focuses on unconditional positive regard and self acceptance
What is no psychotherapeutic approach is more effective than another?
This group focuses on self reliance or uses spiritual practices to boost wellbeing (e.g., within churches) rather than seeking out mental health support
Who are African American populations?
An unpleasant stimulus is used to stop an undesirable behavior
What is Aversive Conditioning?
A brief application of electric stimulus used to create a generalized seizure
What is electroshock or electroconvulsive therapy?
Type of therapy often used with children
What is play therapy?
The most important aspect of effective therapy
What is the relationship with the therapist?
Minority groups have fears about prejudice and discrimination
What is additional stigma?
Helps clients explore how their thoughts affect their behavior
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
In the 1400s and 1500s some religious groups believed that people made pacts with the devil and performed terrible acts including eating babies.
What is belief in witchcraft?
A particular form of exposure therapy used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders through a hierarchy of stimuli
What is systematic desensitization?
Offers both a helping role and process that uses modalities and defines goals consistent with the life experiences and cultural values of clients.
What is Multicultural counseling and therapy?
Statistically, this group utilizes mental health services less than White, middle class Americans
Who are ethnic minorities?
Often used in psychiatric hospitals and uses operant conditioning principles to reinforce desirable behaviors with tokens for privileges and items.
What is the token economy?