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the generic name given to formal psychological treatment
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psychotherapy
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treatment based on the medical approach to illness and disease
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biological therapy
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a goal of some types of therapy; a patient's understanding of his or her own psychological process
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insight
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an emphatic apporach to therapy that encourages personal growth through greater self-understanding
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client-centered therapy
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treatment in which principles of operant conditioning are used to reinforce desired behaviors and ignore or punish unwanted behaviors
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behavior modification
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a behavioral therapy technique that involves repeated exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus or situation
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exposure
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and exposure technique that pairs the anxiety-producing stimulus with relaxation techniques
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systematic desensitization
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treatment based on the idea that distorted thoughts produce maladaptive behaviors and emotions
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cognitive therapy
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a therapy that strives to help patients recognize maladaptive thought patterns and replace them with ways of viewing the world that are more intune with reality
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cognitive restructuring
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a therapy that incorporates techniques from behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy to correct faulty thinking and change maladaptive behaviors
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cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
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a pattern of interactions that includes emotional over-involvement, critical comments, and hostility directed toward a patient by family members
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expressed emotion
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drugs that affect mental processes
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psychotropic medications
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a class of psychotropic medications used for the treatment of anxiety
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anti-anxiety drugs
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a class of psychotropic medications used to treat depression
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antidepressants
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a category of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase
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MAO inhibitors
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the generic name given to formal psychological treatment
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psychotherapy
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|
treatment based on the medical approach to illness and disease
|
biological therapy
|
|
a goal of some types of therapy; a patient's understanding of his or her own psychological process
|
insight
|
|
an emphatic apporach to therapy that encourages personal growth through greater self-understanding
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client-centered therapy
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treatment in which principles of operant conditioning are used to reinforce desired behaviors and ignore or punish unwanted behaviors
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behavior modification
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a behavioral therapy technique that involves repeated exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus or situation
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exposure
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and exposure technique that pairs the anxiety-producing stimulus with relaxation techniques
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systematic desensitization
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treatment based on the idea that distorted thoughts produce maladaptive behaviors and emotions
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cognitive therapy
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a therapy that strives to help patients recognize maladaptive thought patterns and replace them with ways of viewing the world that are more intune with reality
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cognitive restructuring
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a therapy that incorporates techniques from behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy to correct faulty thinking and change maladaptive behaviors
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cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
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a pattern of interactions that includes emotional over-involvement, critical comments, and hostility directed toward a patient by family members
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expressed emotion
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drugs that affect mental processes
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psychotropic medications
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a class of psychotropic medications used for the treatment of anxiety
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anti-anxiety drugs
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a class of psychotropic medications used to treat depression
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antidepressants
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a category of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase
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MAO inhibitors
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a category or antidepressant medications that inhibit the reuptake of a number of different neurotransmitters
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tricyclic antidepresssants
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a category of antidepressant medications that prolong the effects of serotonin in the synapse
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SSRIs
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a class of drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other disorders that involve psychosis
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antipsychotics
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a procedure used to treat depression that involves administering a strong electrical current to the patient's brain
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ECT electroconvulsive therapy
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a procedure that transmits pulses of high intensity magnetism to the brain
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TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation
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a psychotropic medication used to treat bipolar disorder
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lithium
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a side effect of some antipsychotic medications that produces involuntary movements of the lips, tongue, face, legs, or other parts of the body
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tardive dyskinesia
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an antipsychotic medication that acts on multiple neurotransmitter receptors and is beneficial in treating botht the negative and positive symptoms of schizophrenia
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clozapine
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a treatment for borderline personality disorder that combines elements of behavioral, cognitive, and psychodynamic approaches
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DBT Dialectical behavior therapy
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a central nervous system stimulant medication used to treat ADHD
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methylphenidate
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