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psychology

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psychotherapy   any treatment used by therapists to help troubled individuals overcome their problems  
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eclectic approach   method that combines various kinds of therapy or combinations of therapies  
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psychoanalysis   a form of therapy aimed at making patients aware of their unconscious motives so that they can gain control over their behavior and free themselves of self-defeating patterns  
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humanistic therapy   an approach to psychology that focuses on the value, dignity, and worth of each person and holds that healthy living is the result of realizing one's full potential  
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cognitive therapy   an approach in which thoughts are used to control emotions and behaviors  
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behavior therapy   a form of therapy that begins with clear, well-defined behavioral goals aimed at changing undesirable behavior through conditioning techniques  
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placebo effect   the influence that a patient's hopes and expectations have on his or her improvement during therapy  
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empathy   capacity for warmth and understanding  
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group therapy   patients work together with the aid of a leader to resolve interpersonal problems  
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self-help groups   people who share a particular problem, are often conducted without the active involvement of a professional therapist  
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insight   the apparent sudden realization of the solution to a problem  
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free association   a method used to examine the unconscious; the patient is instructed to say whatever comes into his or her mind  
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resistance   the reluctance of a patient either to reveal painful feelings or to examine longstanding behavior patterns  
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dream analysis   a technique used by psychoanalysts to interpret the content of patients' dreams  
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transference   the process, experienced by the patient, of feeling toward an analyst or therapist the way he or she feel/felt toward some other important figure in his or her life  
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client-centered therapy   reflects the belief that the client and therapist are partners in therapy  
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non-directive therapy   the free flow of images and ideas, with no particular direction  
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active listening   empathetic listening; a listener acknowledges, restates, and clarifies the speaker's thoughts and concerns  
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unconditional positive regard   the therapist's consistent expression of acceptance of the patient, no matter what the patient says and does  
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behavior modification   a systematic method of changing the way a person acts and feels  
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rational-emotive therapy (RET)   a form of psychological help aimed at changing unrealistic assumptions about oneself and other people  
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counter conditioning   a technique that pairs the stimulus that triggers an unwanted behavior with a new, more desirable behavior  
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systematic desensitization   a technique to help a patient overcome irrational fears and anxieties  
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aversive conditioning   links an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior in an attempt to eliminate the behavior  
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contingency management   undesirable behavior is not reinforced, while desirable behavior is reinforced  
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token economy   desirable behavior is reinforced with valueless objects or points, which can be accumulated in exchange for various rewards  
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cognitive-behavior therapy   based on a combination of substituting healthy thoughts for negative thoughts and beliefs and changing disruptive behaviors in favor of healthy behaviors  
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drug therapy   biological therapy that uses medications  
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antipsychotic drugs   medication to reduce agitation, delusions, and hallucinations by blocking the activity of dopamine in the brain; tranquilizers  
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antidepressants   medication to treat major depression by increasing the amount of one or both of the neurotransmitters noradrenaline and serotonin  
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lithium carbonate   a chemical used to counteract mood swings of bipolar disorder  
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anti-anxiety drugs   medication that relieves anxiety and panic disorders by depressing the activity of the central nervous system  
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prefrontal lobotomy   a radical form of psychosurgery in which a section of the frontal lobe of the brain is destroyed  
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electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)   the electrical shock is sent through the brain to try to reduce symptoms of mental disturbance  
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psychosurgery   a medical operation that destroys part of the brain to make the patient calmer and freer of symptoms  
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