Techniques
Pairs the trigger stimulus with a new response that is incompatible with fear
What is counterconditioning?
Idea that patients' free associations and the therapists interpretations of them release previously repressed feelings
What is psychoanalysis?
Therapy used primarily for anxiety, PTSD, insomnia, and depression
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy?
Idea that therapeutic techniques should use the best available research and expertise
What is evidence-based practice?
What is psychopharmacology?
The study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior
Behavioral techniques that treat anxieties by exposing people to the things they fear and avoid
What is exposure therapy?
A humanistic therapy that focuses on active listening and unconditional positive regard for the client
What is person-centered therapy?
Therapy primarily used for behavioral problems, such as bed-wetting, specific phobias, compulsions, etc.
What is behavioral conditioning therapies?
A bond of trust and mutual understanding between a therapist and client
What is a therapeutic alliance?
Drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other forms of severe thought disorders
A type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-inducing stimuli
Therapy that applies learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviors
What is behavioral therapy?
Therapy used for depression and anxiety
What is psychodynamic therapy?
- Aim to do no harm to the client
- Retain confidentiality of client
- Be honest and truthful to clients
- Respect the client and avoid invalidations
Drugs used to control agitation
What are antianxiety drugs?
Associates an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior
What is aversive conditioning?
Therapy that teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking
What is cognitive therapy?
Therapy used for mild to moderate depression
What is person-centered counseling?
Why is the medical model criticized in therapy?
The medical model treats clients as patients who need to be cured by medicine, while therapy aims to focus on the individual's strengths and treat them organically rather than immediately prescribing them medication
Drugs used to treat depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD
What are antidepressant drugs?