Types and Sources
of Treatment
of Treatment
Define Involuntary Treatment
Therapy that is not the individuals choice (ex: hospitalization, weekly counseling sessions, drug testing, etc. that has been court ordered)
Define Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Talk therapy based on belief that the unconscious and childhood conflicts impact behavior
Define Behavior Therapy
Principles of learning are applied to change undesirable behaviors. Based on the belief that dysfunctional behaviors can be changed by teaching more constructive behaviors.
Define Voluntary Treatment
The patient chooses to attend therapy, hospitalize themselves, take medication, etc. of their own volition
Define Play Therapy
Psychoanalytic therapy wherein interaction with toys is used instead of talk; used in child therapy
Define Classical Conditioning
Conditioning techniques are used to help recondition patients and change their behavior.
Name 3 Sources of Psychological Treatment
School Social Workers, School Psychologists, Community Mental Health Centers, etc.
Define Behavior Therapy
Principles of learning applied to change undesirable behaviors
Define Counter Conditioning
Client learns a new response to a stimulus that has previously encouraged an undesirable behavior. Includes aversive conditioning and exposure therapy.
Name 3 Treatment Providers
Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, etc.
Define Cognitive Therapy
Awareness of cognitive process helps patients eliminate thought patterns that lead to distress
Define Aversive Conditioning and Exposure Therapy
Aversive Conditioning: Uses an unpleasant stimulus to help encourage the end of an undesirable behavior.
Exposure Therapy: Helps to change the response of a conditioned stimulus through repeated exposure.