Using principles of Operant Conditioning this technique relies on giving rewards to alter a patients behavior.
What is a token economy?
Specific type of medication that works to alleviate depression by increasing the levels of serotonin in the brain.
What are SSRIs?
Used to treat bipolar disorder
What is Lithium (mood stabilizers)?
Umbrella term for the type of surgery that removes or destroys brain tissue in an effort to change behavior.
What is psychosurgery?
a bond of trust and mutual understanding between a therapist and client, who work together constructively to overcome the client’s problem.
What is a Therapeutic Alliance?
A specific psychosurgical procedure once used to calm
uncontrollably emotional or violent patients.
What is a labotomy?
A type of humanistic therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, in which the therapist uses techniques such as active listening.
What is Person-centered Therapy?
a psychosurgical procedure that destroys or removes a small part of the brain to treat psychiatric disorders by freezing, cutting, radiation, or thermo-coagulation.
What is lesioning?
Used to reduce phobic clients anxiety responses through slowly introducing them to the thing they fear based upon their fear heirarchy.
What is Exposure therapy.
Technique that produces better long-term recall through practicing over several days instead of cramming.
What is distributed practice?
Nonmaleficence, fidelity, integrity, respect for people's rights and dignity are all examples of what?
What are ethical principles of treatment?