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Chapter 15 therapies
Psychology-Chapter 15-therapies Mcgraw Hill
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| drugs used to reduce anxiety by making individuals calmer and less excitable | Antianxiety Drugs or Tranquilizers |
| Drugs used to regulate mood | Antidepressant Drugs |
| Three ring molecular structure, believed to work by increasing the level of certain neurotransmitters, especially norepinephrine and serotonin | Tricyclics |
| Antidepressant used to block the enzyme monoamine oxidase | MAO Inhibiter |
| Antidepressant drug that works by interfering with the reabsorption of serotonin in the brain | SSRI (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake inhibiter |
| Powerful drugs that diminish agitated behavior, reduce tension, decrease hallucinations, improve social behavior and produce better sleep patterns in individuals who have a severe psychological disorder, especially schizophrenia | Anti-Psychotic Drugs |
| Blocks the dopamine systems action in the brain | Neuroleptics |
| Potential side effect of neuroleptic drugs: A neurological disorder characterized by grotesque, involuntary movements of facial muscles and mouth, as well as twitching of the neck, arms and legs | Tardive Dyskinesia |
| Shock Therapy used mainly to treat severely depressed individuals | Electroconvulsive Therapy |
| A surgical procedure in which a surgical instrument is inserted into the brain and rotated, severing fibers that connect the frontal lobe | Pre frontal Lobotomy |
| Combination of psychodynamic and humanistic therapies | Insight therapy |
| type of therapy that stresses the importance of the unconscious mind, extensive interpretation by the therapist, and the role of early childhood experience in the development of an individuals problems | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| encourages individuals to say aloud whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing | Free Association |
| the release of emotional tension a person experiences when reliving an emotionally charged and conflicting experience | Catharsis |
| In Analysis, A persons statements and behavior are not taken at face value | Interpretation |
| Psychoanalytic term for the conscious remembered aspects of a dream | Manifest Content |
| Unconscious, unremembered parts of a dream | Latent Content |
| Psychoanalytic term for the person's relating to the analyst in ways that reproduce or relive important relationships in the individual's life | Transference |
| the psychoanalytic term for the clients unconscious defense strategies that prevent the analyst from understanding the person's defense problems | Resistance |
| therapy that encourages people to understand themselves and grow personally | Humanistic Therapy |
| Therapy in which the therapists provides a warm, supportive atmosphere to improve the clients self concept and encourage the client to gain insight into problems | Client Centered Therapy |
| A technique in which the therapist mirrors the clients own feelings back to the client | Reflective Speech |
| Creating a warm and caring environment and never disapproving of the client | unconditional positive regard |
| Feeling the emotions the client is feeling or putting yourself in their shoes | empathy |
| Humanistic therapy in which the therapist challenges clients in order to help them become more aware of their feelings and face their problems | Gestalt Therapy |
| therapy which uses principles of learning to reduce or eliminate maladaptive behavior | Behavior Therapy |
| method of behavior therapy based on classical conditioning that treats anxiety by getting the person to associate deep relaxation with increasingly intense anxiety producing situations. Generally effective for treating phobias | Systematic Desensitization |
| Therapy which consists of repeated pairings of the undesirable behavior with aversive stimuli | Aversive Conditioning |
| The application of operant conditioning principles to change human behaviors; especially to replace unacceptable,maladaptive behaviors with acceptable, adaptive behaviors | Behavior Modification |
| Emphasize individuals cognitions or thoughts are the main source of abnormal behavior and psychological problems, and attempt to change the individuals feelings and behavior by changing cognitions | Cognitive therapies |
| belief that one can master a situation and produce positive outcomes | self-efficacy |
| group therapy with family members | family therapy |
| group therapy with married or unmarried couples whose major problem lied within the relationship | Couples therapy |
| someone who has been taught by a professional to provide some mental health services but who does not have formal mental health training | paraprofessional |
| Lay counseling provided by trained teachers, ministers, nurses, and others who directly interact with community members | Community Mental Health |
| The relationship between the therapist and client in psychotherapy | therapeutic alliance |
| Strategies for controlling health care costs,including mental health treatment, and demand for accountability treatment success | Managed care |
| short term(eight sessions), problem focused, directive therapy that encourages clients to accentuate the positive | Well-being therapy |
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