Types of Therapy
Which type of therapy focuses on changing negative thoughts and unhealthy behaviors?
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
This psychologist developed psychoanalysis and believed that unconscious thoughts influence behavior.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
What type of medication is most commonly prescribed to treat depression?
What are antidepressants (SSRIs)?
What term describes accepting a client without judging them, even if you don't agree with their choices?
What is unconditional positive regard?
A child is afraid of dogs after being bitten a few years ago. Which type of therapy would most likely help them overcome this fear?
What is Systematic Desensitization?
Which therapy encourages clients to talk freely about their thoughts, dreams, and childhood experiences to uncover unconscious conflicts?
What is Psychoanalysis?
This psychologist created client-centered therapy and believed therapists should show empathy and unconditional positive regard.
Who is Carl Rogers?
This treatment uses electrical currents to help people with severe depression who have not responded to other treatments.
What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?
What is the term for when a client unconsciously transfers feelings about someone else onto their therapist?
What is transference?
A person struggles with negative thoughts like "I'm worthless" and "Nothing will ever get better." Which therapy would most effectively help them change these thinking patterns?
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
This therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and helping clients reach their full potential.
What is Humanistic (Client-Centered) Therapy?
This psychologist developed cognitive therapy, which focuses on changing negative thought patterns.
Who is Aaron Beck?
What type of medication is used to reduce symptoms of anxiety, such as panic attacks or excessive worry?
What are anti-anxiety medications?
What is the confidential relationship between a therapist and client that allows personal information to be shared privately?
What is confidentiality?
A client wants a therapist who mostly listens, shows empathy, and lets them find their own solutions instead of giving advice. Which therapy would be the best fit?
What is Client-Centered Therapy?
A high school student is terrified of public speaking. Their therapist first teaches them relaxation techniques, then has them practice speaking in front of one person before gradually working up to larger groups. Which type of therapy is being used?
What is Systematic Desensitization (Exposure Therapy)?
A therapist challenges a client’s irrational belief that one mistake means total failure. Which psychologist’s ideas does this connect to?
Who is Albert Ellis ?
What treatment uses magnetic pulses to stimulate certain areas of the brain to help treat depression?
What is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)?
A therapist notices they are becoming overly protective of a client because the client reminds them of their younger sibling. What psychological term best describes the therapist's reaction?
What is Countertransference?
A patient with severe depression has tried several medications and months of therapy without improvement. Which treatment would doctors most likely consider next?
What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?
A child earns tokens for completing homework and can trade them in for extra free time.
Answer: What is a Token Economy?
What is a Token Economy?
A therapist helps a client overcome a fear by slowly exposing them to the fear while they stay relaxed. Which psychologist is most connected to this method?
Who is Joseph Wolpe ?
A person with schizophrenia is experiencing hallucinations and delusions that interfere with daily life. Their psychiatrist prescribes medication to reduce these symptoms. What type of medication was most likely prescribed?
What are antipsychotic medications?
A client believes they are getting better because they think they are taking a powerful new medication. Later, they learn they were actually given a sugar pill during a clinical study. What explains their improvement?
What is the Placebo Effect?
A psychologist wants to help a client uncover unconscious conflicts from childhood that may be causing current emotional problems. Which therapy would best accomplish this?
What is Psychoanalysis?