Psych 101 Chapter 16

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Psychotherapy

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any nonbiological, noninvasive psychological technique or procedure designed to improve a person's adjustment to life

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Psychoanalysis

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Technique developed by Freud in which an individual's revelations of normally unconscious cognitions are interpreted

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Dream Analysis

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Psychoanalytic technique involving the interpretation of dreams to learn about hidden aspects of personality

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Resistance

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in psychoanalysis, a patient's unwillingness to describe freely some aspects of his or her life.

shows that the therapist is getting close to the problem

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Transference

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in psychotherapy, a process in which a patient begins to relate to the therapist in much the same way as to another important person in his or her life (such as a parent)

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Cognitive Therapies

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approaches to therapy that are based o the premise that most behavioral disorders result from distortions in cognitions or thoughts

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Rational-emotive therapy (RET)

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approach to therapy based on the premise that psychological problems result when people interpret their experiences based on self-defeating, irrational beliefs.

Ellis was more interested in increasing clients self-worth and by removing stumbling blocks to their personal growth

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Cognitive Restructuring Therapy

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aimed at restructuring irrational thinking patterns such as the tendency to use negative self-labels

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Behavior Therapy

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therapy based on the assumption that maladaptive behavior has been learned and can therefore be unlearned

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Pavlovian conditioning therapy

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any behavior therapy that involves Pavlovian conditioning. for example: systematic desensitization therapy

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Systematic Desensitization

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behavioral therapy using a Pavlovian conditioning technique that pairs the slow, systematic exposure to anxiety-inducing situations with relaxation training

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Virtual Reality

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Utilization of virtual reality simulations to generate a variety of stimuli for systematic desensitization

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Operant Conditioning Therapes

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behavior modification techniques that attempt to influence behavior by manipulating reinforcers

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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biomedical intervention in which electrical current applied to the brain induces a convulsive seizure. used to treat depression

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Psychoactive drugs

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drugs that have the effect of altering perceptions and behavior by changing conscious awareness

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Antipsychotic drugs

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drugs used to treat psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia

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antidepressant drugs

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drugs used to treat major depressive disorder. these include the tricyclics, MAOIs, and SSRIs

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Antimanic Drug

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drugs used to control the manic symptoms of bipolar disorder. lithium

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Antianxiety drugs

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drugs used to reduce symptoms of anxiety and tension in disorders that are not severe enough to warrant hospitalization. Sometimes called minor tranquilizers.