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16 Cards in this Set
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Psychotherapy
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The generic name given to formal psychological treatment.
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Biological Therapies
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Treatment based on medical approaches to illness and to disease.
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Insight
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A goal of some types of therapy; a patient's understanding of his or her own psychological processes.
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Client-Centered Therapy
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An empathetic approach to therapy; it encourages personal growth through greater self-understanding.
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Cognitive Therapy
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Treatment based on the idea that distorted thoughts produce maladaptive behaviors and emotions.
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Cognitive Restructuring
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A therapy that strives to help patients recognize maladaptive thought patterns and replace them with ways of viewing the world that are more in tune with reality.
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Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT)
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A therapy that incorporates techniques from behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy to correct faulty thinking and change maladaptive behaviors.
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Exposure
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A behavioral therapy technique that involves repeated exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus or situation.
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Expressed Emotion
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A pattern of interactions that includes emotional over-involvement, critical comments, and hostility directed toward a patient by family members.
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Psychotropic Medications
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Drugs that affect mental processes.
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Anti-Anxiety Drugs
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A class of psychotropic medications used for the treatment of anxiety.
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Antidepressants
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A class of psychotropic medications used to treat depression.
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Antipsychotics
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A class of drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other disorders that involve psychosis.
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Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
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A procedure used to treat depression; it involves administering a strong electrical current to the patient's brain.
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy
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A form of therapy used to treat borderline personality disorder.
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Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
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An intensive treatment for autism, based on operant conditioning.
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