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what are the types of psychotherapy
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- psychoanalysis
-humanist behavioural cognitive group |
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Psychoanalysis
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an insight therapy, emphasizing the revealing of unconscious conflicts
goal: produce insight, leads to behaviour change and symptom improvement |
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aspects of psychoanalysis
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dream interpretation
manifest content- actual content of dream latent content-hidden meaning in dream free associations- encouraged to talk about anything that comes to mind |
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psychoanalysis tody
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transference, shorter treatment times, and a more direct therapeutic approach
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Humanistic
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client centred,
- a nondirective insight approach, client does all the taking, therapist listens |
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4 elements of client centred therapy
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reflection- therapist restates what the client says
unconditional positive regard: warm enviro created by the therapist empathy: therapist understands feeling of the client authenticity: honest response of therapist |
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Behavioural
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action therapies based on the principles of classical and operant conditioning and aimed at changing disordered behaviour without concern for cause of behaviour
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systematic desensitization
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treats phobias, drug addictions
clients make an ordered list of fears and are taught to relax while concentrating on those fears |
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aversion therapy
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undesirable behaviour is paired with an aversive stimulus to reduce the frequency of behaviour
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flooding
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person is exposed to the fear
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modeling
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learning through the observation and imitation of others
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cognitive
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focus is on helping clients recognize distortion in their thinking and replace it with helpful thoughts
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cognitive restructuring
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teaches clients to question autonomic beliefs, assumptions that lead to negative thinking and replace with more psotive ones
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mindfulness meditation
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teaches an individ to be fully present in each moment
- detect symptoms before they become a problem |
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cognitive behavioural therapy
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corrects faulty cognitions and trains clients to engage in healthy new activities
- good for anxiety and depression focuses on symptoms not causes |
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group therapy advantages
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low cost
social and emotional support from people with similar disorders |
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disadvantages
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share therapist
lack private setting |
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biological therapies
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therapies that directly affect the functioning of the body and brain
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psychopharmacology
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use of drug to control or relieve symptoms
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antidepressant drugs
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treatment of depression, anxiety, panic, OCD
use has 3X |
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antipsychotic drugs
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delusions, hallucinations
- reduce symptoms of schizo because it blocks dopamine receptors in the brain |
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lithium
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most effective for bipolar disorder
stabilizes mood - effect greater on amnia |
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psychosurgery
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surgical procedures that destroys selected areas of the brain believed to be involved in emotional disorders or violent, impulsive behaviour
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prefrontal lobotomy
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connections of the prefrontal lobes to the rear portions were severed
1935 |
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ECT
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creates seizures - helps with depression electric current
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