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psychotherapy
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psych intervention- designed to help people resolve emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal problems, and improve qual of lives, insight it the key to improvement
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paraprofessional
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person with no professional training who provides mental health services
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behavior therapists
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focus on specific behaviors that lead to client seeking therapy
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systematic desensitization
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clients are taught to relax as they are gradually exposed to what they fear in a s tepwise manner
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exposure therapy
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therapy that confronts clients w/ what they fear> goal of reducing the fear
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reciprocal inhibition
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clients can't experience two conflicting responses simoltaneously ( can't be anxious and relaxed at the same time )
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dismantling
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research procedure for examining the effectiveness of isolated components of a larger treatment
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response prevention
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where therapist stops client from performing typical avoidance behaviors
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virtual reality exposure therapy
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new kid on the block of exposure therapies, virtually experiencing fears
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participant modeling
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therapist models problematic situation and guides client through steps to cope
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token economy
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method in which desirable behaviors( not being scared)- are rewarded
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aversion therapy
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uses punishment to decrease frequency of undesirable behaviors
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cognitive behavioral therapies
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beliefs play central role, attempt to replace irrational cognitions with reasonable ones
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thirdwave therapies
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aim assist accepting all aspects of their experience even the scary ones they've avoided
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conclusions about effectiveness of behavioral and cognitive and behavioral therapies
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more effective than no treatment or placebo treatment
at least as effective, in some cases more effective , than psychodynamic not a very good card... |
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meta analysis
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analyzing an analysis, used to interpret large bodies of literature
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empirically supported treatment
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intervention for specific disorders supported by high quality scientific evidence
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psychopharmacotherapy
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use of medications to treat psychological problems
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polypharmacy
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prescribing many meds sometimes five or more
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electroconvulsive therapy
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patient receive brief electrical pulses to the brain that produce a seizure to treat serious psychological problems
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psychosurgery
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brain surgery to treat psychological problems
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social support
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relationships w/ people and groups that can provide us with emotional support
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proactive coping
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anticipation of problems and stresful situations that promotes effective coping
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catharsis
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disclosing painful feelings
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hardiness
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set of attitudes marked by a sense of control over events, commitment to life and work, and courage and motivation to confront stressful events, HARDY PEOPLE VIEW CHANGE AS A CHALLENGE NOT A THREAT
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