Clinical Psych Ch 6

Front 1

clinical interventions

Back 1

treatment offered by trained mental health professionals that helps clients overcome psychological problems. more than 400 types, 12 of essence!

Front 2

TRUE! Mostly outpatient therapy is used.

Back 2

True or False..

Psychotherapy is underutilized.

Front 3

demographics of a person most likely to go to psychotherapy

Back 3

age 34-54, female, white, attended high school or further education, divorced/separated, publicly insured and unemployed.

Front 4

FALSE! Gender is unrelated. If they come to therapy, it shows they want help.

Back 4

True or False..

Females are more likely to have a more positive treatment outcome.

Front 5

FALSE! Small significance.

Back 5

True or False..

Age is significantly related to treatment outcome.

Front 6

cooperation vs. resistance

and

openness vs. defensiveness

Back 6

two client personality traits (four possiblities altogether) that predict treatment outcomes

Front 7

TRUE!

Back 7

True or False..

The therapist skills most related to treatment outcome are interpersonal skills.

Front 8

relationship building, self monitoring, and communication.

Back 8

therapist interpersonal skills

Front 9

strongest predictor

Back 9

the therapeutic alliance is the strongest or weakest predictor of treatment outcomes?

Front 10

emotional bond (liking, trust) and shared understanding (what is to be done and goals to be achieved)

Back 10

the therapeutic alliance is comprised of what two dimensions?

Front 11

role investment (personal effort devoted to the work), empathic resonance (degree to which both parties are on the same page), and mutual affirmation (extent to which both parties care about each others well-being)

Back 11

the therapeutic alliance is strongest when both parties contribute these three elements

Front 12

five goals of clinical interventions

Back 12

1. reducing emotional discomfort

2. fostering insight (interpretation)

3. educating/providing new information

4. assigning homework/extratherapy tasks

5. developing faith, hope, and expectations for change

Front 13

reducing emotional discomfort

Back 13

building rapport and giving confidence

Front 14

fostering insight

Back 14

see why the client does certain things

Front 15

educating/providing new information

Back 15

provide info so the client understands. sometimes direct, sometimes subtle

Front 16

assigning homework/extratherapy tasks

Back 16

homework for positive changes in the real world. reminds client of important therapy goals.

Front 17

developing faith, hope, and expectations for change

Back 17

hoping that if everything goes well, the client will change for the better

Front 18

confidentiality, competency, informal consent, conflicts of interest

Back 18

the four primary ethical standards of clinical psychology

Front 19

confidentiality

Back 19

protects the client's privacy. can only be broken under certain circumstances (abuse, homicidal, suicidal)

Front 20

competency

Back 20

professional responsibility, practicing within the limits of one's ability (present yourself accurately)

Front 21

informed consent

Back 21

obligation to inform client of anything that might affect their willingness to participate

Front 22

conflicts of interest

Back 22

therapist obligation to maintain therapy boundaries and framework. must be avoided/minimized and discussed as a part of informed consent.