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In the technique of (blank), gestault therapists refuse to meet their client's demands or expectations. Meant to help people see how they manipulate others to meet their own needs
Skillful Frustration
In the technique of (blank) therapists ask their clients to act out various roles
Role Playing
In the early 1900s religion was considered good for mental health; whereas now it is considered taboo
False
existensialists believe that humans should take care of what? (2)
their life and their problems
The information a therapist gathers about a new patient that is thorough and helps the therapist have the fullest possible understanding of that person
Idiographic
The collecting of relevant information in an effort to understand a conclusion
Assessment
Is used to determine how and why a person is behaving abnormally and how that person may be helped
Clinical Assessment
T OR F Clinical assessment is used to see if a patient is making progress and how that treatment may be changed
True
Assessments of personalities and probe for unconsious conflicts that enable therapists to piece together a clinical picture in accordance with their model used by the psychodynamic clinicians
Personality Assessment
Assessment methods that reveal specific dysfunctional cognitions used by cognitive clinicians
Behavioral Assessment
3 categories clinical assessments fall into are:
1. clinical interviews
2. tests
3. observations
the common steps to be followed whenever a technique is administered
standardize
a group that initially takes a test where all future test results will be based
standardization sample
refers to the consistency of assessment measures
Reliability
The higher a score's correlation is the higher the test's?
reliability
different judges independantly agree on how to score and interpet it
interrater reliability
an assessment tool must accurately measure what it is supposed to measure
validity
A scale that reads 10 lbs everytime a 12 lb bag of sugar is weighed is said to have what?
reliable but not valid (accurate)
An assessment tool that may appear to be valid simply because it makes sense or seems reasonable
face validity
a tool's ability to predict future characteristics or behavior
Predicitive validity
the degree to which the measures gathered from one tool agree with the measures of another tool
concurrent validity
before any assessment technique can be fully useful it must meet the requirements of? (3)
1. standardization
2. reliability
3. validity
a face to face meeting where the therapist can see how the patient feels
clinnical interviews
a standard set of questions designed for all interviews
interview schedule
a set of questions that were prepared for the interview
structured interview
a set of questions and observations that systematically evaluate the clients awareness, orientation with regard to time and place, attention span, memory, judgement and insight, thought content and process, mood, and appearence
mental status exam
devices for gathering information about a few aspects of a person's psychological functioning, from which broader information about the person can be learned
tests
What are the 6 different types of tests used?
1. projective testss
2. personality inventories
3. response inventories
4. psychophysiological test
5. neurological tests
6. intelligence tests
test that requires a client to interpret vague stimuli, such as inkblots, or ambiguous pictures
projective tests
projective test that uses inkblots is called
Rorshach Test
Projective test using vague black and white pics and are asked to tell a story of what is going on in the pics
Thematic Apperception Test
Projective test that is asked to complete a series of phrases...
sentence completion test
Projective test that is commonly used to assess the functioning of children
drawing test
Tests designed to measure a person's response in a specific area of functioning, such as affect, social skills, or cognitive processes
response inventories
measures the severity of such disorders as anxiety, depression, and anger
Affective Inventories
Test measures how people respond in a variery of social situations
social skills inventories
tests that reveal a person's typical thoughts and assumptions and can uncover unproductive patterns of thinking that may be the root of abnormal functioning
cognitive inventories
T OR F Response inventories have strong face validity and have had strong standardization, reliability, and validity
False, 1st part true but 2nd part they have not been carefully scrutinized
Type of test that clinicians use that measure physiological responses as possible indicators of psychological problems
psychophysiological tests
A test that directly measures brain structure or activity
neurological test
A group of tests that take pics of the brain structure or activity (CAT scan, PET scan, or MRI)
neuroimaging techniques
A test that detects brain impairment by measuring a person's cognitive, perceptual, and motor performances
neuropsychological tests
A test designed to measure a person's intellectual ability
intelligence test
a score derived from intelligence test that is considered to represent a person's overall level of intelligence
IQ Intelligence Quotient
a test where clinicians observe clients in their everyday environments
naturalistic observation
a test where clients are asked to observe themselves
self-monitoring observation
clients observe them in an artificial setting like a lab or clinical setting
analogue observation
a determination that a person's problems reflect a particular disorder
diagnosis
What is a major problem with labeling?
That once it has been applied; it may stick for a very long time
proponents of this approach formed task forces that seek to id those therapies that have received clear research support, conduct new therapy research, develop treatment guidelines, and spread such info to clinicians
empirically supported or evidence based treatments
What are the problems of effective treatment?
1. how to define success
2. how to measure improvement
3. the variety and complexity of treatments
studies that measure the effects of various treatments?
therapy outcome studies
The term that no one form of therapy is generally more effective than any other form
the dodo bird effect
type of analysis that find relationships between treatment and improvement
meta-analysis
a false belief that all therapies are equivalent despite differences in the therapist's training, experience, theoretical orientations, and personalities
uniformity myth
this approach has tried to identify a set of common strategies that may run through the work of all effective therapists no matter their orientation
reapproachment movement
A psychiatrist who primarily prescribes medications. AKA a pharmacotherapist
psychopharmacologist
therapy that is best for treating phobias?
behavioral therapy
therapy that is best for treating schizophrenia
drug therapy
what the humanistic-existential model says humans do to fulfill this goodness and growth
self-actualize
these theorists agree that human beings must have an accurate awareness of themselves and live meaningful (authentic) lives in order to be psychologically well adjusted
existenialists
theorists of this group believe that human beings are born with a natural tendencey to be friendly, cooperative, and constructive
humanistic
warm and supportive approach of therapy at the turn of the century that differed than that of psychodynamic therapy
client-centered therapy
considered the pioneer of the humanisitic perspective?
Carl Rogers
According to Carl Rogers those that receive (blank) early in life are likely to receive (blank) later in life
unconditional positive regard
unconditional self regard
If children do not receive positive regard they aquire
conditions of worth
standards that tell children they are lovable and acceptable only when they conform to certain guidelines
conditions of worth
when therapists practice (blank) they try to create a supportive climate in which clients feel able to look at themselves honestly and acceptingly
client-centered therapy
when a client feels accepted by his therapist and can look honestly at themselves is called
experiencing
who paved the way for psychologists to practice psychotherapy
Carl Rogers
who developed the gestault approach
Frederick (Fritz) Perls
the theory that also guides clients to self recognition; but does so by challenging or frustrating the client
gestault approach
processes that are at the center of behaviors, emotions, and thoughts and that we can best understand abnormal functioning by looking at
the cognitve model
another source of abnormal functioning, according to cognitive theorists
illogical thinking processes
the drawing of broad negative conclusions on the basis of a single event
overgeneralizations
therapists help clients recognize the negative thoughts, biased interpretations, and errors in logic that dominate their thinking and cause them to feel depressed
cognitive therapy
Who developed the cognitive model
ellis and beck
treatment deemed very effective for depression, panic disorder, social phobia, and sexual dysfunctions
cognitive or cognitive-behavioral therapies
new approach where therapists get clients to accept their problematic thoughts rather than judge them, act on them, or try to change them
acceptance-commitment therapy (act)
teaches individuals to pay attention to the thoughts and feelings flowing through their minds during meditation
mindfullness meditation
a cluster of symptoms is called a?
syndrome
a list of categories, or disorders, with descriptions of the symptoms and guidelines for assigning individuals to the categories is known as?
calssification system
what are the (4) different types of axiety disorders?
1. generalized anxiety disorder
2. phobia
3. panic disorder
4. OCD