Psychotherapy & Evaluations
What is Free association?
Saying whatever comes to mind when prompted.
What is insight therapy?
Aims to improve psyc functioning by increasing self-awareness and underlying motives.
What is counter-conditioning?
Using classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli.
What is rational - emotive behavior therapy?
A confrontational therapy that vigorously challenges people’s illogical, self-defeating attitudes.
What is psychopharmacology?
The study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior.
What is tranference?
The patient’s transfer of emotions to your analyst.
What is person centered therapy?
Active listening with a genuine, accepting, empathetic environment to facilitate growth.
What is systematic desensitization?
Associates a relaxed state with GRADUALLY increasing stimuli that causes anxiety, baby steps.
What is Ms.Kate's favorite color?
Pink, yellow, tiffany blue, or orange?
Yellow!
What is psychosurgery?
Surgery that removes or destroys brain tissue.
Who is the "father" of psychodynamics?
Sigmund Freud.
What is active listening?
Empathic listening in which the listener echoes, restates, and clarifies.
What is aversive conditioning?
Associates an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior.
What is group therapy?
Therapy conducted with others permitting therapeutic benefits from group interaction.
What is electroconvulsive therapy?
A therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient.
What is the eclectic approach?
An approach to psychotherapy that uses various therapy techniques.
Who is Ms. Kate's favorite music artist?
Taylor Swift
What is a token economy?
Using tokens of some sort to encourage wanted behaviors
-gradually shifts rewards to those seen more common in the real world
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
Combines cognitive therapy with behavior therapy to change the way they think and behave.
What is Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)?
The application of repeated pulses of magnetic energy to the brain.
What is a meta-analysis?
A procedure for statistically combining the results of many different research studies.
What is unconditional positive reguard?
A caring, accepting, and nonjudgmental attitude.
What is modeling?
Observing other people who have overcome disordered behavior.
What is a self-help group?
A group that can be joined in the community like AA or joined on social media.
They meet regularly to offer mutual support, share experiences, and engage in collective action for personal growth, social empowerment, or economic self-reliance.
What is light-exposure therapy typically used to treat?
Depression or Seasonal affective disorder (SAD).