Psych 150 1st Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I. Antisocial disordera. 2 theories about origins of antisocial personalityi. biologicalii. social learningII. boarderline personality disorderIII. methods of therapyIV. therapy typesV. psychoanalytic therapya. exposing the unconsciousb. manifest content vs. latent contentc. therapy criticismsVI. client centered therapya. 3 key ingredients for the formation of healing therapeutic relationshipVII. Outline of Current Lecture II. therapeutic approacha. 6 conditions necessary for changeb. personal growthIII. gastalt therapyIV. behavioral therapiesa. classical conditioning techniques (flooding/systematic desensitization, exposure and responsive prevention, aversive conditions)V. treating a phobia, key behavioral techniquesa. systematic desensitization b. floodingVI. classical conditioning of aversionVII. operant conditioning and contingency managementVIII. cognitive therapiesa. rational emotive behavior therapyb. common irrational beleifsCurrent Lecture- Therapeutic approacho “non directive”, “client centered” and “person centered” These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o involves removing obstacles so the client can move forward, freeing him or her for normal growth and developmento 6 conditions necessary for therapeutic change 1. Two persons are in psychological contact 2. The first person, the client, is in the state of incongruence 3. The second person, or therapist, is congruent 4. The therapist experiences unconditional positive regard for the client 5. The therapist experiences an empathetic understanding of the clients internalframe of reference and communicates this experience to the client 6. The communication to the client of the therapist’s empathetic understanding and unconditional positive regard must be minimally achieved- personal growtho clients tend to move way from pleasing others as a goal in itself and tend to move toward positively valuing oneself and ones own feelings.- Gastalt therapyo Founded by fritz perlso Therapist directs client to get in touch with feelings, resolve unfinished business- Behavior therapieso Collection of techniques based on learning theory designed to fix problem behavioro If problem behavior is due to unusual conditioning experiences, the problem behavior can be changed through similar conditioning experienceso Classical conditioning techniques= flooding/ systematic desensitization, exposure & response prevention, and aversive conditions- Treating a phobia.. key behavioral techniqueso Relaxation exercises (anxiety is the villan)o Exposure= facing the feared object (with relaxation) Systematic desensitization= pairing an imagined feared object with relaxation Ex: holding a real rat vs. holding a realistic rubber rat vs seeing a rat in a cage vs seeing a picture of a rat (this is virtual therapy)o Flooding=immersing someone in their fear until it loses power- Classical conditioning of aversiono Goal is NOT to get rid of conditioned responseso Goal IS to acquire a conditioned response- Operant conditioning and contingency managemento Change undesirable behavior by changing patterns of reinforcement Increase reinforcement after desired (alternative) behavior Decrease reinforcment of undesired behavioro Examples Reducing childhood obesity Reducing noncompliant behavior in children- Cognitive therapieso Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) –albert elliso Beck’s cognitive (behavioral) therapy (CBT)- Rational emotive behavior therapyo Attempts to modify the irrational beliefs that cause distresso Confrontational and directive- Common irrational beliefso I must be perfecto Everyone must love meo It is catastrophic when things don’t go as planned- Common irrational beliefso I have no control over my happinesso Perfect solutions must be found for life’s problemso I must be competent, adequate and achieving to be