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what is the DSM4 definition of personality disorders?
an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the individuals culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has onset in adolescence or early childhood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment
what is one thing you should always prescribe medicine for?
sleeping problems
what are 3 components to the definition of psychotherapy?
the relationship/therapeutic bond
the problems can be emotional, cognitive, or behavioral
trained professional is involed
what is a good early goal of psychotherpay?
acceptance in order to try to make the problem less dramatic
what are three negative therapist factors?
overstructuring therapy
too much self disclosure
silence
what are 3 important patient factors in psychotherapy?
motivation
psychological status
intra-personal factors
why is the therapeutic alliance so important?
because it may be the only healthy relationship that the patient has in their life
according to consumer reports, what were the best results of psychotherapy?
those who received both psychotherpay and medication
what is psychodynamic psychotherapy?
resolution of the unconscious conflict, less focused on symptom reduction, and more focused on restructuring fundamental relationships
what is behavioral psychotherapy?
expose people to new learning situations that will modify their maladaptive responses; desensitization
what is cognitive therapy?
based on the theory that thoughts influence feelings
what is a schema and what is it related to?
a core belief someone has about themselves and the world; related to cognitive therapy and connect cognitive distortions and how people can process similar events with very different outcomes
how will patients usually present for cognitive therapy?
usually entirely based on how they feel or events leading up to how they feel, yet the agent of change is their belief about the event
what are 5 examples of cognitive therapy tenets?
all or nothing thinking
overgeneralizations
mental filter and special case of disqualifying the positive
labeling
magnifying
what is one of the most significant aspects of cognitive distortions?
should statements and the inflexibility related to them
who has cognitive therapy been effective in? (3)
people with personality disorders
depression
marital problems
who might cognitive therapy be effective with?
people with early onset dementia but not severely dementing people