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What is the concept of the hermeneutic round?
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The idea that interpretations beget further interpretations
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Description of how demoralized pts. present
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Present feeling they've failed to fulfill their own or others' expectations
(helplessness, hopelessness, confusion, SUBJECTIVE incompetence) |
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All attitudes involve what three components?
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Emotions
Cognition Behavior |
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4 Shared features of psychotherpies
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Emotionally charged, confiding relationship
Healing setting Plausbile explanation of pts. symptoms, w/ a proc. for resolving them Ritual/procedure that requires both pt. and therapist (believed in by both) |
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What is the efficacy of psychotherapy
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Successful in about 70-80% of cases
(curve shows final response rate of 85%) |
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Breakdown of % of people who respond, and in how long, to psychotherapy
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50% show improvement in first 2 months
Additional 25% show improvement over next 4 months (Curve rises very slowly from 6 months - 2 years) (Final response rate reaches about 85%) |
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What does expressive therapy emphasize?
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"Insight" and resolving conflicts
NOTE: this therapy may be too much for some patients (i.e. psychotic illness, brain injury, severe personality disorders) |
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What does supportive therapy emphasize?
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Support and bolstering of defenses
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