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Psycotherapy
psychological intervention designed to help people resolve emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal problems and improve the quality of their lives
In general ___ are more likely to seek psychotherapy
women
Hispanic Americans are __ likely than non hispanic americans to seek mental health services
less
people ___ be helped by therapists who differ from them in significant ways
can
Individuals who experience some anxiety or minor, temporary problems are ___ to benefit from therapy
likely
paraprofessional
a person with no professional training who provides mental health services.
A therapist who talks a lot about their personal life is likely to be ___.
ineffective
In most states the term Therapist __ legally protected
isn't
free association
clients are allowed to express themselves without censorship of any sort
neo-freudians places ___ emphasis on the unconscious than freudians
less
Individualization
(Jung) the integration of opposing aspects of the patients personality into a harmonious whole namely the self
Critics of psychodynamic therapies assert that understanding our emotional history (is/isn't) required to relieve psychological distress.
isn't
Person-centered therapy
(Rogers, Humanisitic) the therapist uses reflection to communicate empathy to the client. 4 elements are reflection, Unconditional positive regard, empathy, and genuineness.
Gestalt two chair technique
aims to integrate opposing aspects of the clients personality such as the "good boy" and "spoiled brat". Role playing, planned experiences, accept all of their feelings.
it is __ for self help groups to form on the internet
common
The relapse prevention approach teaches people to not feel ashamed or discouraged when they lapse in an effort to avoid the _____ _____ effect.
abstinence violation
Strategic Family Interventions
are designed to remove barriers to effective communication
In _____ family therapy, the therapist is actively involved in the everyday activities of the family to change the structure of the interactions.
structural
Exposure Therapy
A class of procedures that confronts patients with that they fear with the goal of reducing fear
Systematic Desensitization
clients are taught to relax as they are are gradually exposed to what they fear in a stepwise manner
Flooding is when...
patients are exposed right away to images of stimuli that they fear the most for prolonged periods
A crucial component of flooding is _____ _____ in which the therapist blocks patients from performing their typical avoidance behaviors.
response prevention
Insight therapy
main goal is to gain insight with respect to behavior thoughts and feelings
Action Therapy
main goal is to change disordered or inappropriate behavior directly
Biomedical Therapy
biological/medical methods are used to relieve symptoms
Psycoanalysis (freud)
an insight therapy emphasizing the revealing of unconscious therapy though dream interpretation, free association, resistance, transference.
During __ __ the therapists first models a problematic situation and then guides the client through steps to cope with it
participant modeling
Non-directive
part of psychodynamic therapy. where a therapist remains neutral and does not interrupt or take directions with the client
Psychodynamic Therapies
importance of the unconscious, shorter treatment, more direct approach, childhood experiences, expressing emotions and reexperiencing past events,
directive
part of psychodynamic theories. therapist gives interpretations of clients statements and may suggest certain behaviors or actions.
behavioral therapies
action therapies based on on classical or operant conditioning, aimed at changing disordered behavior without concern for the original causes of such behavior
Applied Behavior Analysis or Behavior Modification
use of learning techniques to modify or change undesirable behavior and increase desirable behavior. EX: flooding, aversion therapy, modeling, reinforcement, token economy, contingency contract.
In _____ _____ programs, desirable behaviors are rewarded through the consistent application of operant conditioning principles.
token economy
Ellis Rational emotive behavior therapy REBT emphasizes that our ___ systems play a key role in how we function psychologically
belief
Cognitive Therapies
focus on helping the clients recognize distortions in their thinking and replace distorted unrealistic thoughts or beliefs with more realistic helpful thoughts.
Cognitive behavorial therapy
helps clients overcome problems by learning to think more rationally- Action therapy
Stress Inoculation Training
(Meichenbaum) therapist teaches clients to prepare and cope with future stressful life events
Action Therapy 3 Goals
relieve symptoms and solve problems, develop strategies for solving new problems, & help change irrational and distorted thinking
The Dodo bird verdict suggests that all types of psychotherapies are equally _____.
effective
Among researchers there is (strong consensus/no consensus) that the Dodo bird verdict is correct
no concensus
Research shows that behavioral and cognitive behavioral therapies are (more/less) effective than other treatments for children and adolescents with behavioral problems
more
Most studies show that (20 percent/80 percent) of people who receive psychotherapy do better than the average person who does not.
80 percent.
Empirically Supported Therapies
are treatments for specific disorders that are supported by high quality scientific evidence
Even when they don't improve clients who have invested time money and effort in psychotherapy may convince themselves they been helped this phenomenon known as the____ ___
self-serving bias
According to the regression to the mean phenomenon, if a client comes into treatment extremely depressed the chances are ___ that she'll be less depressed in a few weeks.
high
Americans spend $650 million a year on ________ the promote self- improvement
self help books
the use of medications to treat psychological problems is called
psychpharmacotherapy
The first major drug for a psychological disorder, throazine was used to treat what
schizophrenia
Prozac and Zolof are among the best know _________ inhibitors
selective serotonin reputake
There ___ scientific evidence for an "Optimal level" of serotonin or other neurotransmitters in the brain
isn't
people of different cultures and race _____ respond equally to the same dose of medication
do not
The safety and effectiveness of SSRIs when prescribed to ___ and ___ have been called into question because of increased risk of suicidal thoughts
children and adolescence
The drug Ridalin, used to treat ADHD, is an example of a medication that many feel has been _____ and may substitute for effective coping strategies for focusing attention.
overperscribed
During _____ _____ patients receive brief electrical pulses to the brain that produce a seizure to treat serious psychological problems.
electroconvulsive therapy
psychosurgery
a biomedical treatment in which specific areas of the brain are destroyed. causing impaired memory diminished emotion and creativity and personality change
Electrical Stimualtion to the vagus nerve
in jigsaw classrooms children cooperate on a multipart project with each child assuming a small but essential role

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