Psychological Perspectives
A therapist concludes that Nancy has severe anxiety because of something that happened in her childhood. What perspective?
Psychodynamic
A caring, accepting, non judgemental attitude that a therapist uses toward a client
Unconditional positive regard
A type of counterconditioning that associates an unpleasant state, such as nausea, with an unwanted behavior, such as drinking
Aversive conditioning
A psychosurgical procedure once used to calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients. The procedure cut the nerves connecting the frontal lobes to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain
Lobotomy
What are the 5 ethical guidelines?
1. Informed consent
2. Confidentiality
3. Protection from harm
4. Debrief
5. Right to withdraw/ approval from IRB
A therapist concludes that Greg is scared of heights because he learned to be scared based on past experiences. What perspective?
Behavioral
Therapy that views individuals as responding to unconscious forces and childhood experiences, and seeks to enhance self-insight
Psychodynamic therapy
an operant conditioning procedure in which people earn a reward for exhibiting a desired behavior and can later exchange these rewards for privileges or treats
Token economy
a biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
phenomenon where a person experiences genuine health improvements after receiving an inert, non-active treatment
Placebo effect
A therapists concludes that Stacy has schizophrenia because she has a genetic predisposition to the disorder. What perspective?
Biological
When a therapist, repeats what the client says, restates, and clarifies
Active listening
a type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli
systematic desensitization
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are what kind of drug?
Antidepressant drug
the process of moving people with psychological disorders out of institutional facilities
deinstitutionalization
A therapist concludes that Dan has a phobia of snakes because humans have learned to be terrified of things that will kill them. What perspective?
Evolutionary
A humanistic therapy in which the therapist uses techniques such as active listening with an accepting, genuine, empathetic environment to facilitate clients’ growth
Person-centered therapy
A popular integrative therapy that combines changing self-defeating thinking with changing behaviors
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Tardive dyskenesia is a symptom of what kind of drug?
Antipsychotic drug
A tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence
Confirmation bias
A therapists concludes that Anna developed anorexia due to the countless hours she spends of Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube watching beauty influencers. What perspective?
Sociocultural
A step in psychoanalysis; the analyst’s noting supposed dream meanings, resistances, and other significant behaviors and events in order to promote insight
Interpretation
A confrontational cognitive therapy that vigorously challenges people’s illogical, self-defeating attitudes and assumptions
Rational-emotive behavior therapy
This medication effectively levels the emotional highs and lows of bipolar disorder
Lithium
A procedure for statistically combining the results of many different research studies
Meta-analysis