Name That Therapy
This intervention involves scheduling and engaging in important and/or enjoyable activities so as to increase mood.
What is behavioral activation?
The degree to which a study's findings generalize to other populations and contexts.
What is external validity?
Methods for cultivating positive behavior change to reduce psychological suffering and increase well-being
What is psychological therapy?
This relational process involves a therapist identifying with and expressing understanding of the client's emotional experience.
What is empathy?
A form of psychodynamic treatment that targets interpersonal disputes and conflicts, interpersonal role transitions, and complicated grief reactions
What is interpersonal psychotherapy?
A comprehensive description of a treatment applied to a single individual.
What is a case study?
According to Sackett (2000), this "leg" is the most important component of evidence-based practice.
What is clinical research?
This intervention is used to develop tolerance of and willingness to approach and contact emotional distress.
What is exposure?
This therapy uses free association and dream interpretation to better understand the subconscious processes that supposedly produce abnormal behavior.
What is psychodynamic therapy?
Research that maximizes external validity
What is effectiveness research?
This approach to psychological therapy focuses on changing behavior.
What is action-based therapy?
Jim feels bad about himself and constantly tells himself believes that he will never amount to anything. His therapist encourages him to modify these beliefs and develop more helpful and flexible ways of thinking.
What is cognitive restructuring?
This research design is often used to compare one therapy to another therapy, or to compare one therapy to a "placebo" version of therapy.
What are randomized group designs?
The goal of this type of psychological therapy is to better understand one’s motives, actions, and self.
What is insight-based therapy?
This process involves the therapist being accepting of and caring toward the client.
What is positive regard?