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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is egodystonic | a psychological term referring to thoughts and behaviors (e.g., dreams, impulses, compulsions, desires, etc.) that are in conflict, or dissonant, with the needs and goals of the ego, such as obsessive compulsive disorder |
| what is egosyntonic | a medical term referring to behaviors, values, feelings, which are in harmony with or acceptable to the needs and goals of the ego.Many personality disorders are considered egosyntonic and are therefore difficult to treat. Anorexia Nervosa, |
| Korsakoff's Syndrome | A neurological condition caused by chronic alcoholism |
| Complimentarity of need | roles of a family are different, but fit together. I.e., a talkative story teller pairs with a good listener. |
| Behavior therapists concentrate mainly on... | a client's conscious motivation |
| In Family Treatment the identified patient... | Reflects the pain of the whole family |
| The Structural model of family therapy | use individual and family session, goals of therapy include reorganizing the family structure to reflect the parental hierarchy and define clear and flexible boundaries |
| a key component in the behavior modification approach in marital counseling is... | bargaining and negotiating |
| gestalt therapy | focuses on the here and now |
| the technique by which a social worker helps a client break down a large number into manageable segments | Partializing the problem |
| what does Haley's strategic family therapy emphasize? | active clinician role |
| Conversion disorder | characterized by the presence of symptoms or deficits that involve motor or sensory functions |
| self help programs- credit unions, peer tutoring, non-profit housing | rarely develop effective social action programs they rarely influence larger institutions |
| epidemiology | uses statistics to identify relationships between diseases, populations, and environment or behavior |
| stages of group therapy | 1.2. power and control3. intimacy4. differentiation5. separation |
| reliability | replicating the same results over time |
| validity | measures what it is supposed to study |
| the two most common defenses used by married couples with relationship problems are | projection and displacement |
| supportive therapy | the social worker allows the client to reveal and manage his own unconscious material by responding with empathy and understanding |
| ego psychology | holds that the unconscious is in conflict around the expression of primitive or taboo wishes- keeping unconscious desires from consciousness |
| pattern dynamic reflection | the intervention that helps the client think about psychological determinants of his/her behavior and their dynamics |
| contingency management | an agreement to specific consequences if the client back slides |
| abreaction | an emotional release associated with recollection of a repressed memory |
| sustainment | beginning an interview by showing interest, understanding, expressing a desire to help and reassuring the client |
| Pattern dynamic reflection | an intervention that helps the client think about psychological determinants of his/her behavior and their dynamics |
| person in situation | intervention done in the here and now |
| inflection | a change in tone |
| assertive casework | within a short period of time, the caseworker asks probing questions and provides direct interventions |
| symptoms of borderline personality disorder | poor self-esteem, power and control issues, mood shifts, somaticization, projecting |
| epidemiology is the study of... | the relationship between diseases, behaviors and populations |
| the technique of modifying the environment helps diminish | objective anxiety |