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psychotherapy
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a term used to describe any treatment in which a trained professional uses psychological techniques to help someone in need of assistance.
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free association
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a basic technique of psychoanalysis in which the patient says whatever comes to mind- freely and without censorship
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resistance
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the tendency for patients to actively block, or "resist", psychologically painful insights
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transferance
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the tendency of patients to displace intense feelings for others onto the therapist
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behavioral therapies
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techniques used to modify disordered thoughts, feelings, and behaviors through the principles or learning.
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flodding
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a behavioral technique in which the patient is saturated with a fear-provoking stimulus until the anxiety is extinguished.
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systematic desensitization
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a behavioral therapy used to treat phobias and other anxiety disorders by pairing gradual exposure to an anxiety-provoking situation with relaxation.
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aversion therapy
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a behavioral therapy technique for classically conditioning people to react with aversion to alcohol and other harmful substances
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token economy
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a large-scale behavior-changing program in which the participants earn valuable tokens for engaging in desired target behaviors.
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biofeedback
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an operant procedere in which people learn to control physiological responses with the help of "feedback" about their internal states
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social-skills training
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a form of behavioral therapy used to teach interpersonal skills through modeling, rehearsing, and reinforcement
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cognitive therapy
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a form of psychotherapy in which people are taught to think in more adaptive ways.
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rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT)
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a form of cognitive therapy in which people are confronted with their irrational, maladaptive beliefs.
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person-centered therapy
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a humanistic psychotherapy in which a warm and accepting enviornment is created to foster self-insight and acceptance.
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Gestalt therapy
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a humanistic form of psychotherapy in which clients are aggresively prompted to express their feelings
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group therapy
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the simultaneous treatment of several clients in a group setting.
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family therapy
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form of psychological treatment that treats the members of the family as an interactive system
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placebo effect
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the curative effect of an inactive treatment that results simply from the patients belief that the treatment in legitament.
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psychopharmacology
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the study of the effects of drugs on psychological processes and disorders.
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antianxieity drugs
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tranquilizing medications used in the treatment of anxiety
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antidepressants
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drugs that relieve depression by increasing the supply of norepinephrine, serotonin, or dopamine
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lithium
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a drug used to control mania and mood swings in bipolar people
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antipsychotic drugs
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drugs that are used to control the positive symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
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electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
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electric-shock treatments that often relieve severe depression by triggering seizures in the brain
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psychosurgery
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the surgical removal of portions of the brain for the purpose of treating psychological disorders
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