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BELL AND PAD TREATMENT
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A behavior therapy technique to treat nighttime bedwetting by conditioning arousal from sleep in response to body signals of a full bladder.
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TRANSFERENCE
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In psychoanalysis, the process by which emotions and desires originally associated with a significant person in the patient's life, such as a parent, are unconsciously transferred to the psychoanalyst.
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FREE ASSOCIATION
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A technique used in psychoanalysis in which the patient spontaneously reports all thoughts, feelings, and mental images as they come to mind, as a way of revealing unconscious thoughts and emotions.
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PSYCHOANALYSIS
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A type of psychotherapy originated by Freud in which free association, dream interpretation, and analysis of resistance nad transference are used to explore repressed or unconcious impulses, anxieties, and internal conflicts.
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ANTIANXIETY MEDICATIONS
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benzodiazepines
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FAMILY THERAPY
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A form of psychotherapy that is based on the assumption that the family is a system and that treats the family as a unit.
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ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS
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SCHIZOPHRENIA
alters dopamine levels - reserpine, chlorpromazine |
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DREAM INTERPRETATION
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A technique used in psychoanalysis in which the content of dreams is analyzed for disguised or symbollic wishes, meanings, and motivations.
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BIPOLAR DISORDER (MEDICATIONS)
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lithium, depakote
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Why does the value of psychotherapy decrease when the client and psychotherapist hold different cultural beliefs?
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values of Western psychotherapy:
*focus on individual *emphasis on the importance of insight *assumption that clients are willing to seek professional help for their problems *empasis on emotional openness and disclosure **The APA has established guidelines for psychotherapists who work with culturally diverse populations. |
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ANTIDEPRESSANTS
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triculics, MAO inhibitors, second-generation antidepressants
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ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT)
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A biomedical therapy used primarily in the treatment of depression that involves electically inducing a brief brain seizure; also called SHOCK THERAPY and ELECTRIC SHOCK THERAPY.
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HUMANISTIC PERSPECTIVE
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*emphasizes human potential, self-awareness, and freedom of choice
*most important factor in personality is the individual's conscious, subjective perception of himself *people are innately good and motivated by the need to grow psychologically |
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BIOMEDICAL THERAPIES
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The use of medications, electroconvulsive therapy, or other medical treatments to treat the symptoms associated with psychological disorders.
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PSYCHOTHERAPY
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The treatment of emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal problems through the use of psychological techniques designed to encourage understanding of problems and modify troubling feelings, behaviors, or relationships.
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COGNITIVE THEARPY (CT)
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A type of cognitive therapy, developed by Aaron T. Beck, that focuses on changing the client's unrealistic beliefs.
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RATIONAL-EMOTIVE THERAPY
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A type of cognitive therapy, developed by psychologist Albert Ellis, that focuses on changing the client's irrational beliefs.
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AVERSIVE CONDITIONING
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A relatively ineffective type of behavior therapy that involves repeatedly pairing an aversive stimulus with the occurance of undesirable behaviors or thoughts.
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SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION
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A type of behavior therapy in which phobic responses are reduced by pairing relaxation with a series of mental images or real-life situations that the person finds progressively more fear-provoking; based on the principle of counterconditioning.
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COGNITIVE THERAPIES
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A group of psychotherapies that are based on the assumption that psychological problems are due to maladaptive patterns of thinking; treatment techniques focus on recognizing and altering these unhealthy thinking patterns.
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CLIENT-CENTERED THERAPY
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A type of psychotherapy developed by humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers in which the therapist is nondirective and reflective, and the client directs the focus of each therapy session; also called PERSON-CENTERED THERAPY
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BEHAVIOR THERAPY
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A type of psychotherapy that focuses on directly changing maladaptive behavior patterns by using basic learning principles and techniques; also called BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
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