psych unit 13

3 reasons psychologists are skeptical about client testimonials of how effective therapy is

people often enter therapy in crisis, clients may need to believe the therapy was worth the effort, clients generally speak kindly of therapistsl

therapeutic lifestyle change

physical activity and social engagement - 77% had relief from depression by the end of the 12 week program

2 other things that make people think therapy works better than it actually does probably

placebo effect and regression towards the mean (aka things will get less shitty naturally)

biomedical therapy

prescribed medications or procedures that act directly on the persons physiology

4 types of talk therapies

psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioral, and cognitive

behavior modification

reinforcing desired behaviors and withholding reinforcement for undesired behaviors

ssri

selective serotnonin reuptake inhibitors

psychosurgery

surgery that removes or destroys brain tissue in an effort to change behavior

stress inoculation training

teaching people to restructure their thinking in stressful situations

eclectic approach

techniques from various forms of therapy

interpretation

the analysts noting supposed dream meanings, resistances, and other significant behaviors and events in order to promote insight

repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

the application of repeated pulses of magnetic energy to the brain to treat depression

neurogenesis

the birth of new brain cells

resistance

the blocking from consciousness of anxiety laden material

transferring

the patients transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with other relationships

resilience

the personal strength that helps most people cope with stress and recover from adversity and trauma

psychopharmacology

the study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior

why are minorities less likley to utilize mental health services

their cultural values dont match up

progressive relaxation

therapist trains you to relax one muscle group after another until you achieve a blissful state of complete relaxation and comfort

client centered therapy

therapist uses techniques such as active listening within a genuine accepting empathetic environment to facilitate clients growth

eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy

therapists move their hands around the patients face (making their eyes follwo their hands quickly) while making the patient recall traumatic memories

fam therapy

therapy as a fam

psychodynamic therapy

therapy deriving from the psychoanalytic tradition that views individuals as responding to unconscious forces and childhood experiences, and that seeks to enhance self-insight

group therapy

therapy in groups

behavior therapy

therapy that applies learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviors

cognitive therapy

therapy that teaches people new more adaptive ways of thinking based on the assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our emotional reactions

criticism of antiaxiety drugs

they reduce symptoms without resolving underlying problems

examples of names of antipsychotics

thorazine, risperdal, zyprexa

is therapy effective????????????????/

those not undergoing therapy often improve. but those undergoing therapy are more likley to improve faster and with less risk of relapse

light therapy

timed daily dose of intense light that treats major depressive disorder

why is psychoanalysis not used anymore

underlying theory isnt supported by science..........analysts interpretations objective......takes a lot of time and $$$$

ex names of antianxieties

xanax or ativan

evidence based practice

clinical decision making that integrates the best available research with clinical expertise and patient charactersistivcs and preferences

what happens to people who have a lobotomy

decreases their misery or tension, but also produces a permanantly lethargic, immature, uncreative person

antianxiety drugs

drugs used to control anxiety and agitation

antidepressant drugs

drugs used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, ocd, and ptsd

antipsychotic drugs

drugs used to treat scizophrenia and other forms of severe thought disorder

active listening

empathetic listening in which the listener echoes restates and clarifies

what does psychoanalysis assume

everything is repressed

psychoanalysis

freud's therapeutic technique that tries to release repressed feelings through free association, resistances, dreams and transferences

how would aaron beck treat depression

he would ask gentle questions to reveal irrational thinking and then persuade ppl to not be as depressd

3 benefits of all forms of therapy

hope for demoralized people, a new perspective, and an empathetic trusting caring relationship

how is pychoanalytic therapy different from humanistic therapy

humanistic more focused on human fulfillment, less focused on subconscious, more focused on growth not curing illness, etc

does aversive conditioning work

in the short run, sometimes in the long run no

which neurotransmitter to antidepressants affect

increase availability of norepinephrin or serotonin

psychotherapy

interactions between a trained therapist and someone seeking to overcome psychological difficulties or achieve personal growth

how is behavior therapy different from psychodynamic and humanistic therapies?

it doubts the healing power of self awareness

person who created exposure therapy and systematic desensitization

joseph wolpe

what is the name of the salt that is a mood stabilizer

lithium

free association

patient relaxes and says aloud whatever comes to mind

unconditional positive regard

caring, accepting, nonjudgmental attitude, which carl rogers believed would help clients to develop self awareness and self acceptance

founder of client centered therapy

carl rogers

electroconvulsive therapy

a biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electrical current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient

therapeutic alliance

a bond of trust and mutual understanding between a therapist and a client

rational emotive behavior therapy

a confrontational cognitive therapy that vigorously challenges peoples illogical self defeating attitudes and assumptions

what test needs to be done when a new drug comes up to make sure it works

a double blind study study with the drug and a placebo

cognitive behavioral therapy

a popular integrative therapy that combines cognitive therapy (changing self defeating thinking) with behavior therapy (changing behavior)

lobotomy

a psychosurgical procedure once used to calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients

aversive conditioning

a type of counterconditioning that associates an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior

systematic desensitization

a type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasant, relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli

insight therapies

a variety of therapies that aim to improve psychological functioning by increasing a persons awareness of underlying motives and defenses

what 3 characteristics do therapists have to exhibit

acceptance, genuineness, and empathy

person who created rational emotive behavior therapy

albert ellis

virtual reality exposure therapy

an anxiety treatment that progressively exposes people to electronic simulations of their greatest fears

token economy

an operant conditioning procedure in which people earn a token of some sort for exhibiting a desired behavior and can later exchange the token for cool stuff

exposure therapy

behavior techniques that treat anxieties by exposing people to the things they fear and avoid

counterconditioning

behavior therapy procedures that use classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors

what disorder are mood stabilizing drugs used to treat

bipolar disorder