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antipsychotic drugs
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drugs used primarily in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
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antidepressant drugs
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Drugs used primarily in the treatment of mood disorders, especially depression and anxiety.
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tranquilizers
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Drugs commonly but often inappropriately prescribed for patients who complain of unhappiness, anxiety, or worry.
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lithium carbonate
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A drug frequently given to people suffering from bipolar disorder.
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placebo effect
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The apparent success of a medication or treatment that is due to the patient's expectations or hopes rather than to the drug or treatment itself.
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psychosurgery
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Any surgical procedure that destroys selected areas of the brain believed to be involved in emotional disorders or violent, impulsive behavior.
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electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
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A procedure used in cases or prolonged and severe major depression, in which a brief brain seizure is induced.
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psychoanalysis
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A method of "depth" psychotherapy developed by Sigmund Freud, emphasizing the exploration of unconscious motives and conflicts.
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free association
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In psychodynamic therapies, the process of saying freely whatever comes to mind in connection with dreams, memories, fantasies, or conflicts.
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psychodynamic therapies
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Psychotherapies that share the goal of exploring the unconscious dynamics of personality, although they differ from Freudian analysis in various ways.
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transference
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In psychodynamic therapies, a critical process in which the client transfers unconscious emotions or reactions, such as emotional feelings about his or her parents, onto the therapist.
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behavior therapy
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A form of therapy that applies principles of classical and operant conditioning to help people change self-defeating or problematic behaviors.
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graduated exposure
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In behavior therapy, a method in which a person suffering from an anxiety disorder, such as a phobia or panic attacks, is gradually confronted with the feared object or situation until the anxiety subsides.
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flooding
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in behavior therapy, a form of exposure treatment in which the client is take directly into the feared situation until his or her panic subsides.
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systematic desensitization
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In behavior therapy, a step-by-step process of desensitizing a client to a feared object or experience; it is based on the classical-conditioning procedure of counterconditioning.
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behavioral self monitoring
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In behavior therapy, a method of keeping careful data on the frequency and consequences of the behavior to be changed.
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skills training
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in behavior therapy, an effort to teach the client skills that he or she may lack, as well as new constructive behaviors to replace self defeating ones.
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cognitive therapy
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A form of therapy designed to identify and change irrational, unproductive ways of thinking and, hence, to reduce negative emotions and their behavioral consequences.
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rational emotive behavior therapy
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A form of cognitive therapy devised by Albert Ellis, designed to challenge the client's unrealistic or irrational thoughts.
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humanist therapy
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A form a psychotherapy based on the philosophy of humanism, which emphasized people's free will to change, not past conflicts.
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client-centered (nondirective) therapy
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A humanist approach to therapy devised by Carl Rogers, which emphasizes the therapist's empathy with the client and the use of unconditional positive regard.
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existential therapy
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A form of therapy designed to help clients explore the meaning of existence and face the great questions of life, such as death, freedom, alienation, and loneliness.
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family-systems perspective
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An approach to doing therapy with individuals or families by emphasizing how each family member forms part of a larger interacting system.
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therapeutic alliance
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1The bond of confidence and mutual understanding established between therapist and client, which allows them to work together to solve the client's problems.
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randomized controlled trials
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Research designed to determine the effectiveness of a new medication or form of therapy, in which people with a given problem or disorder are randomly assigned to one or more treatment groups or to a control group.
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