Psy 474

Front 1

Behavioral therapy

Back 1

Attention to specific (observable) behavoir
Current beh. most amenable to change; focus on cause and effect (change 1 or both, beh. may change)
A-B-A-B design = A is before, remove intervention; B is during

Front 2

Behavioral therapy + Therapetuic process

Back 2

Classical Conditioning= systematic desensitization, pair CS with incompatible response (relaxation); pair scary ideas w/ relaxed state; fear hierarchy

Operant Conditioning= +/- reinforcement to continute beh/ +/- punishment to decrease beh

Observational learning= modeling

Front 3

Behavioral Therapy + family context

Back 3

Parent Management Training= train parents to conceptualize problems in behavioral terms
positive reinforcement (get rid of repetitive cycles/coercive exchange)
mild punishment (reduce hostility)
Empirical support=good, highly effective

Front 4

Cognitive Therpay

Back 4

Focus on mental processes as opposed to beh; often CBT
Targets maladaptive and dysfunctional beliefs that fuel behavior
ABC Model: Activate event, Belief/cognition, Consequence
Analyze belief
Show to be effective

Front 5

Kendall's Coping Cat

Back 5

Anxiety disorders; cognitive representations of enviornment determine child's reponse to it
Address cognitions first, alter cognitions and beh patterns
Therpaist provides new learning experiences: modify maladaptive cognitions, beh, and emotional responses to stimulus

Front 6

FEAR

Back 6

Feeling frightened (recognize when anxious)
Expecting bad things (identify negative expectancies)
Attitudes/actions that can help (cognitive modification: how likely a situation is, create solutions)
Results/rewards: modify thinking

Front 7

Interpersonal Problem Solving Skills Training (IPS)

Back 7

Conduct Disorder
1.generate alternative solutions
2.consider social consequences (become less impulsive)
3.Means-ends thinking (social-causal thinking, how does my beh affect others)
4.Sensitivity to interpersonal problems (recognize others expressions, social cues)
5.Dynamic orientation (look beyond surface, sophisticated thinking)

Front 8

Family Systems Therapy

Back 8

Family= dynamic system, many parts
Established patterns difficult to change; enmeshment, triangulation
Maladaptive patterns may hold family together

Front 9

Family Systems Therapy + Therapeutic Process

Back 9

Therapist must join family; invited/accepted
Enact transactional patterns
(understand unspoken emotions, recognize perpetuating beh, facilitate communication, positive reframing)
Restructuring techniques: changing transactional process, force family to change