Intro To Psych Chapter 14

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psychotherapy

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interaction with the therapist with the goal of providing support from the problem

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electic psychotherapy

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treatment that draws on techniques from different forms of therapy depending on the client and problem

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psychodynamic psychotherapies

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general approach to treatment tat explores childhood events and encourages ind to develop insight ino their problems

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resistance

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reluctance to cooperate with treatment for fear of confronting unpleasant unconscious material

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transference

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analyst assumes a major significance in the client's life and the client reacts based on unconscious childhood fantasies

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behavior therapy

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disordered behavior is learned and relief is achieved through changing maladaptive behaviors into more constructive behaviors

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token economy

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clients are given "tokens" for desired behaviors which they can later trade for rewards

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exposure therapy

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confronting an emotion-arousing stimulus directly and repeatedly leading to a decrease in the emotional response

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cognitive therapy

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help client identify and correct any distorted thinking about self, others, or world

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cognitive restructuring

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teaches clients to question automatic beliefs that lead to negative emotions and thinking replaced with realistic and positive ones

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mindfulness meditation

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teaches ind to ve fully present in each moments

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cognitive behavioral therapy

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blend of cognitive and behavioral therapeutic strategies

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person-centered therapy

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assumes ind have a tendency toward growth and can be facilitated by acceptance and genuine reactions from the therapist

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gestalt therapy

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help the client become aware of their thoughts and take "own" or take responsibility to them

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group therapy

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multiple participants work on their ind problems in a group atmosphere

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antipsychotic drugs

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medications that treat schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders

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psychopharmacology

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study of drug effects on psycholgoical states and symptoms

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antianxiety medications

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drugs that reduce fear or anxiety

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antidepressants

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class of drugs that lift people's mood

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electroconvulsive therapy

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inducing mild seizure by delivering an electrical shock to the brain

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transcranial magnetic stimulation

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placing pulsed magnets over person's scalp to alter neuronal activity in brain

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phototherapy

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treats seasonal depression with repetaed exposure to bright light

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psychosurgery

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surgical destruction of brain areas

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placebo

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substance or procedure that has been applied with the expectation that a healing response will be produced

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latrogenic illness

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disorder or symptom that occurs from a medical or psychotherapeutic treatment