Psychoanalysis and Humanistic therapies
Insight in psychoanalytic therapy suggests that bringing _______________ conflicts into conscious awareness can help a person achieve emotional healing.
Unconscious
Sandy was struggling to turn off her show in the mornings when she needed to get ready for school. Her mom told her that she cannot watch TV tomorrow morning because she is not listening. What type of learning is this?
Operant conditioning
This type of therapy focuses on helping define roles and purposes within families to improve communication, have awareness of roles in dynamics and have better conflict resolution.
Family therapy
What kind of study would this be considered: While testing a new antidepressant, neither the patients nor the therapists administering the medication know who is receiving the real drug and who is receiving a sugar pill.
Double blind study
Compare and contrast eustress and distress.
Eustress: good things that are stressful
Distress: harmful and difficult stress
Both refer to day-to-day stressors
Your friend has a difficult time with a therapist, their last experience left them feeling misunderstood and alone. You mention maybe seeing a new therapist and their response is “I don’t need to go to a therapist, I can handle it myself”. Is this change talk? What factors were lacking in her initial therapeutic experience?
Not change talk, there is no recognition of a problem, no concern and no desire to change. Missing relational/non-specific factors: trust, safety, validation, disclosure, connection and rapport, regardless of theory and techniques
_____________ _______________ are focused on the outward expression of behaviors while _____________ _______________ are more focused on the psychological problems that stem from faulty thinking patterns.
Behaviorist theories are focused on the outward expression of behaviors while cognitive theories are more focused on the psychological problems that stem from faulty thinking patterns.
What are some advantages of group therapy? How about challenges?
Reduced isolation and supportive community, diverse perspectives, build social skills, self-awareness through feedback (empathetic and kind), cost-effectiveness (cheaper), increased accountability
What are some of the benefits of peer support? What about the downfalls?
There is a decrease of stigma with mental health professionals, increased access, increased social networks, improves self-efficacy, self esteem, and problem solving skills for both parties.
It's not as professional and can have a conflict of interest.
Tom wakes up late for work, gets stuck in traffic, spills coffee on his shirt, and forgets an important file at home. What are these kinds of stressors called and how can they impact a person?
These are called daily stressors and can influence the way that people experience stressors in general, decreasing available mental resources to cope with more intense stressors.
Janice has been smoking for 11 years and says to you “I keep getting out of breath when playing with my kids. I have cut down on half a pack a day and looked up quitting programs nearby. I am going to fully stop in 2 weeks.” What stage in the cycle of change is she in?
Preparation
A kid's parents only reward them when they get an A, which leads them to believe they must always be perfect to receive approval, and therefore are often stressed and overworking to maintain perfection. What is this referring to in behavior therapies?
The ABC’s
A: Activating event
B: Beliefs
C: Consequence
What are some challenges of group therapy?
Less individualized focus, privacy concerns, scheduling conflicts and convenience challenges, potential for uncomfortable interactions and conflict, lack of depth or disclosure (stuck in superficial/shallow disclosure)
Give some reasons why medications are complicated forms of treatment.
Very beneficial to treatment, especially in conjunction with psychotherapy
Also come with side effects that can be severe
Jordan uses a wheelchair and works in a corporate office. He is fully capable and highly skilled, but he faces barriers like buildings without proper ramps, coworkers who underestimate his abilities, and occasional insensitive comments. Jordan feels ongoing pressure to prove himself and worries about being seen as "less capable." What kind of stress is this an example of?
Minority stress model
A client confesses that they are struggling with a relapse after months of sobriety, the therapist calmly says, 'I understand this is difficult for you, and it doesn’t change how I feel about your worth and potential.” What component of humanistic therapy is this an example of?
Unconditional positive regard
Your group of friends often listens to a specific few songs and it’s playing in fun car rides or just enjoyable hang outs. Whenever you hear this song, you feel happy. What type of learning is this?
Classical conditioning
A group is developing a hierarchy and a sense of power, there is conflict and boundary testing. Some group members are gaining more autonomy and leadership. What stage of group development is this?
Differentiation (storming)
Antipsychotics, antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds are all types of what kind of therapy?
Psychotropic therapies
Derick is a nurse who has been working extra shifts for months during a busy season at the hospital. He has been feeling emotionally drained, physically exhausted, and disconnected from her patients. Tasks are overwhelming and his motivation is low. What may these symptoms be indicative of?
Burnout
How do Carl Rogers' big 3 components of humanistic therapies compare to psychoanalytic therapies from Freud?
Unconditional positive regard: must believe that they have the potential for good, not believing they
Freud : instincts make us inherently act a certain way
Empathy: empathize with clients and connect
Freud: lack of connection, more just why and how to fix
Congruence: must be true to self and represent self to others in the way you actually feel
Freud: the therapist was only there to assist the client, no matter the feelings they
had
This type of therapy focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to emotional distress, helping clients develop healthier coping mechanisms.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
This family member is often facilitating conversations and problem solving between members. They are different from the family member who rescues and saves people from conflict.
The Mediator
This kind of stress is related to abuse, neglect and household dysfunction. It is also related to severe mental and physical health conditions.
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Sarah has a naturally sensitive nervous system and has an intense reaction to big changes. She recently moved to a new city where she doesn’t know anyone. She feels isolated and lacks the close friendships and family support she used to rely on. Using the biopsychosocial model, what factors are interacting that are influencing Sarah’s stress.
Biological (medicine or health condition) and social (interpersonal relationships and community)