Important People
Psychological Approaches
Disorders
Biomedical Therapies
Psychotherapy Pros
100

Invented and developed the technique of psychoanalysis

Who is Sigmund Freud

100

Goal is to increase self esteem

client centered

What is humanistic therapy

100

lack of interest, lethargic, sadder than usual

treated with SSRIs

Depressive disorders

100

Restore balanced brain chemistry through medication

i.e antipsychotics, anti-anxiety, antidepressants, mood stabilizers

What is drug therapy

100

Therapeutic alliance, the therapist believes the therapy is working and hopefully the patient does too

What is the self serving bias

200

Developed rational emotive behavioral therapy which led to CBT

Who is Albert Ellis

200

Chemical imbalance, medications, can be genetic

What is biological therapy

200

Emotional extremes high mania very, low depressive state

What is bipolar and related disorders

200

Alleviate depression if other methods have failed through electroshock or transcranial stimulation

What is brain stimulation

200

Things tend to workout overtime, not a lot of outliers

What is regression to the mean

300

Developed exposure therapy

techniques to reduce or eliminate phobias in children

Mother of behavioral therapy

Who is Mary Cover Jones

300

Thinking disorders, fix irrational thoughts

What is cognitive therapy

300

Maladaptive ways of behaving that badly affect the ability to function

Often stressful to those around them rather than themselves

What are personality disorders

300

Relieve severe disorders with procedures such as a lobotomy

What is psychosurgery

300

New perspectives, hope, trust, coping skills, validation, placebo

What does therapy provide

400

Coined unconditional positive regard

Who is Carl Rogers

400

Combination of all therapies, stress, trauma, memory

What is biopsychosocial

400

Manifests a psychological effect through a physiological symptom

i.e Conversion disorder

What are somatic symptom disorders

400

Choose healthier behaviors to improve your quality of life

i.e natural sunlight, social interaction, exercise

What is Therapeutic Lifestyle Change

400

Clients generally prefer therapists of their own race, religion, or gender

More effective this way

What is outcome research

500

Developed systematic desensitization

subjective anxiety scale

Who is Joseph Wolpe

500

Works well for phobias, change rewards and consequences

What is behavioral therapy

500

Flashbacks and nightmares based off of an extremely stressful event

What are trauma/stressor related disorders

500

This drug can be used to decrease levels of this neurotransmitter in patients with schizophrenia

What is L-Dopa

500

PhD or psychology degree ~ 5-7 years

psychological testing, diagnosis

What is a clinical psychologist

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