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12 Cards in this Set
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Psychotropic Medication
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alter the biochemistry
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Psychosurgery
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lesion/destroy problematic areas of brain to eliminate disruptive behaviors
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Electroconvulsive Therapy
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Shock therapy, beneficial to those with severe depressions which are not responsive to medication/therapy.
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Psychoanalysis
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based on Freudian principles believing in the impact of early childhood
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Psychodynamic Therapies
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Looks at unconscious conflicts, defense mechanisms and symptom resolution in a broader manner than Freud
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Systematic Desensitization
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step by step processing of eliminating a fear. Uses counter conditioning: pair relaxation techniques with a feared situations
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Aversion Therapy
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Substitutes punishment for the reinforcement of a bad habit
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Flooding
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Immersion into the feared situation/circumstances as an intervention to decrease the phobic/feared response
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Humanistic Therapies
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Belief that people need to be self-actualized, unconditional acceptance
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Cognitive Therapies
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Help identify beliefs and exceptions which maintain problems and conflicts Challenges distortions in thinking
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Families and Couples Therapy
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Focus on the dynamics in the family as a system with different rules, roles and motivations
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Group Therapy
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People with similar or different problems come together to provide support strategies
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