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Humanistic Therapy
CHAPTER 15 - Therapy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| catharsis | in psychoanalysis, the release of repressed emotional energy as a consequence of insight into the unconscious cuases of one's psychological problems |
| trephining | an ancient technique in which sharp stones were used to chip holes in the skull, possibly to let out evil spirits that supposedly caused abnormal behavior |
| moral therapy | an approach to therapy, developed by philippe pinel, that provided mental patients with humane treatment |
| psychotherapy | the treatment of psychological disorders through psychological means generally involving verbal instruction with a professional therapist |
| cultural competence | the consideration of social-cultural factors such as gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and religion in psychological training and practice |
| psychoanalysis | the early school of psychology that emphasized the imporatance of unconscious causes of behavior |
| analysis of free association | in psychoanalysis, the process by which the therapist interprets the underlying meaning of the client's uncensored reports of anything that comes to mind |
| analysis of resistances | in psychoanalysis, the process by which the therapist interprets client behaviors that interfere with therapeutic progress toward uncovering unconscious conflicts |
| analysis of dreams | in psychoanalysis, the process by which the therapist interprets the symbolic, manifest content of dreams to reveal their true, latent content to the client |
| analysis of transference | in psychoanalysis, the process by which the therapist interprets the feelings expressed by the client toward the therapist as being indicative of the feelings typically expressed by the client toward important people in his or her personal life |
| behavior therapy | the therapeutic application of the principles of learning to change maladaptive behaviors |
| counterconditioning | a behavior therapy technique that applies the principles of classical conditioning to replace unpleasant emotional responses to stimuli with more pleasant ones |
| systematic desensitization | a form of counterconditioning that trains the client to maintain a state of relaxation in the presence of imagined anxiety-inducing stimuli |
| in vivo desenstization | a form of counterconditioning that trains the client to maintain a state of relaxation in the presence of anxiety-inducing stimuli |
| aversion therapy | a form of behavior therapy that inhibits maladaptive behavior by pairing a stimulus that normally elicits a maladaptive response with an unpleasant stimulus |
| token economy | an operant condioning procedure that uses tokens as positive reinforcers in programs designed to promote desireable behaviors, with the tokens later used to purchase desired items or privileges |
| flooding | an extinction procedure in which a phobic client is exposed to a stimulus that evokes intense anxiety |
| participant modeling | a form of social-learning therapy in which the client learns to perform more adaptive behaviors by first observing the therapist model the desired behaviors |
| rational-emotive behavior therapy (R-E-B-T) | a type of cognitive therapy, developed by albert ellis, that treats psychological disorders by forcing the client to give up irrational beliefs |
| cognitive therapy | a type of therapy, developed by aaron beck, that aims at eliminating exaggerated negative beliefs about oneself, the world, or the future |
| person-centered therapy | a type of humanistic therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, that helps clients find their own answers to their problems |
| Gestalt therapy | a type of humanistic therapy, developed by fritz perls, that encourages clients to become aware of their true feelings and to take responsibility for their own actions |
| transactional analysis (TA) | a form of psychoanalytic group therapy, developed by eric berne, that helps clietns change their immature or inappropriate ways of relating to other people |
| social-skills training | a form of behavioral group therapy that improves the client's social relationships by improving his or her interpersonal skills |
| assertiveness training | a from of social-skills training that teaches clients to express their feelings constructively |
| family therapy | a form of group therapy that encourages the constructive expression of feelings and the establishment of rules that family members agree to follow |
| psychosurgery | the treatment of psychological disorders by destroying brain tissue |
| electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) | a biopsychological therapy that uses brief electric currents to induce brain seizures in victims of major depression |
| antianxiety drugs | psychoactive drugs that are used to treat anxiety disorders |
| antidepressant drugs | psychoactive drugs that are used to treat major depression |
| antimania drugs | psychoactive drugs, most notably lithium carbonate, that are used to treat bipolar disorder |
| antipsychotic drugs | psychoactive drugs that are used to treat schizophrenia |
| deinstitutionalization | the movement toward treating people with psychological disorders in community settings instead of mental hospitals |
| spontaneous remission | the improvement of some persons with psychological diosrders without their undergoing formal therapy |
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Jessica C
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