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Psychotherapy |
the treatment of mental disorder by psychological rather than medical means.
A way to relieve the pains of a mental disorder without using drugs. |
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Psychoanalysis |
a system of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind
brings repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind by techniques such as dream interpretation and free association |
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Resistance |
the phenomenon often encountered in clinical practice in which patients either directly or indirectly oppose changing their behavior or refuse to discuss, remember, or think about presumably clinically relevant experiences.
An inability to be vulnerable with a therapist because memories are too strong |
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Transferring |
Transference is a phenomenon where patients undergoing clinical therapy begin to transfer their feelings of a particular person in their lives to the therapist
For example, the patient may begin to feel the same feelings towards his or her therapist as the patient does for his or her lover. |
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Psychodynamic Therapy |
a form of depth psychology, the primary focus of which is to reveal the unconscious content of a client's psyche in an effort to alleviate psychic tension
It is very similar to psychoanalysis |
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Humanistic Perspective |
an approach to psychology that emphasizes empathy and stresses the good in human behavior
In politics and social theory, this approach calls for human rights and equality. |
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Client-centered Therapy |
a counseling approach that requires the client to take an active role in his or her treatment with the therapist being nondirective and supportive.
AKA Rogerian Therapy |
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Active Listening |
a way of listening and responding to another person that improves mutual understanding
This prevents distraction while listening to someone |
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Behavior Therapy |
the treatment of neurotic symptoms by training the patient's reactions to stimuli.
A behaviorism perspective |
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Counterconditioning |
A treatment of phobias and similar conditions in humans in which behavior incompatible with a habitual undesirable pattern is induced Employed in animal training as well |
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Exposure Therapies |
a technique in behavior therapy used to treat anxiety disorders
It involves the exposure of the patient to the feared object or context without any danger, in order to overcome their anxiety. |
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Systematic Desensitization |
a treatment for phobias in which the patient is exposed to progressively more anxiety-provoking stimuli and taught relaxation techniques.
Effective in overcoming fears over time |
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Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy |
an increasingly common treatment for anxiety and specific phobias.
Lacking is a quantitative meta-analysis that enhances understanding of the variability and clinical significance of anxiety reduction outcomes after VRET. |
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Aversive Conditioning |
a type of behavior conditioning in which noxious stimuli are associated with undesirable or unwanted behavior that is to be modified or abolished
Like the use of nausea inducing drugs in the treatment of alcoholism |
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Token Economy |
A token economy is a system of behavior modification based on the systematic reinforcement of target behavior The reinforcers are symbols or "tokens" that can be exchanged for other reinforcers |
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Cognitive Therapy |
a type of psychotherapy developed by American psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck. CT is one of the therapeuticapproaches within the larger group of cognitive behavioral therapies(CBT) and was first expounded by Beck in the 1960s. Another way to provide therapy to patients in the U.S. |
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Cognitive-behavior Therapy |
originally designed to treat depression, but is now used for a number of mental disorders. It works to solve current problems and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. A form of psychotherapy |
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Family Therapy |
a type of psychological counseling (psychotherapy) that helps family members improve communication and resolve conflicts Family therapy is usually provided by a psychologist, clinical social worker or licensed therapist |
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Meta-analysis |
a method for systematically combining pertinent qualitative and quantitative study data from several selected studies to develop a single conclusion that has greater statistical power. A subset of systematic reviews |
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing |
a psychotherapy developed by Francine Shapiro that emphasizes disturbing memories as the cause of psychopathology. It is used to help with the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). |
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Seasonal Affective Disorder |
depression associated with late autumn and winter and thought to be caused by a lack of light. I have had this personally, the darker months make you feel darker. |
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Psychopharmacology |
is the scientific study of the effects drugs have on mood, sensation, thinking, and behavior. (from Greek ψῡχή, psȳkhē, "breath, life, soul"; φάρμακον, pharmakon, "drug"; and -λογία, -logia) |
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Tardive Dyskinesia |
a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face and jaw. can be treated but cannot be cured |
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Antidepressants |
A drug used to treat depression EX: Fluoxetine |
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Selective-Serotonin-Reuptake-Inhibitors |
a class of drugs that are typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders EX: Citalopram |
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Mood-Stabilizing Medications |
psychiatric pharmaceutical drug used to treat mood disorders characterized by intense and sustained mood shifts, typically bipolar disorder type I or type II or schizophrenia. EX: Depakene |
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Electroconvulsive Therapy |
a psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from psychiatric illnesses. formerly known as electroshock therapy |
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation |
a non-invasive and relatively painless tool that has been used to study various cognitive functions as well as to understand the brain–behavior relationship in normal individuals as well as in those with various neuropsychiatric disorders. Helps understand mental disorders without invasive procedure |
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Psychosurgery |
brain surgery used to treat mental disorders EX: lobotomy |
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Lobotomy |
a surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness. A form of psychosurgery |
