General Concepts
Methods for cultivating positive behavior change to reduce psychological suffering and increase well-being
What is therapy?
The ability to generalize a study's findings outside of a lab setting
external validity
Terri has always been afraid of spiders. She is too afraid to go into the woods because she feels that she is going to see spiders and become fearful. In order to help her with her fear, Terri's therapist slowly exposes her to spiders with the hopes of decreasing this feeling.
What is exposure therapy?
This intervention is used to cultivate open and accepting awareness of the present moment
What is mindfulness?
Use of psychological interventions to change behavior
What is action-based therapy?
A comprehensive description of an individual or group of people that focuses on the assessment or description of abnormal behavior or its treatment
What is a case study?
Being aware of one's experience "in the moment"
What is mindfulness?
This intervention is used to develop tolerance of and willingness to approach and contact emotional distress
What is exposure?
Use of psychological interventions to better understand one’s self and one’s motivations
What is insight-based therapy?
Research that maximizes external validity
What is effectiveness research?
Jim feels bad about himself and constantly tells himself that he will never amount to anything. His therapist encourages him to change this unhelpful ways of thinking by helping him learn to think in more helpful and flexible ways.
What is cognitive restructuring?
This intervention is used to modify core beliefs
What is cognitive restructuring?
A form of psychodynamic treatment that targets interpersonal disputes and conflicts, interpersonal role transitions, and complicated grief reactions
What is interpersonal psychotherapy?
Research designs that attempt to maximize internal validity
What is efficacy research?
This type of treatment emphasizes increased contact with positive reinforcement for healthy behaviors. This increases positive mood
Behavioral activation
This process involves the therapist being accepting of and caring toward the client
What is psychodynamic therapy?
Beliefs, theories, or practices that are believed to be scientific but are not supported by fact
What is pseudoscience?
This type of therapy assumes that mental health problems are understood using scientific principles
What is evidence-based psychological therapy?
This process involves the emotional bond and agreements between the client and therapist
What is therapeutic alliance?