Therapies

Flashcards about therapies

Psychoanalysis

Attempts to provide insight by interpreting the underlying unconscious motives and conflicts

Humanistic Therapies

Aims to promote self-fulfillment by increasing self-acceptance and self-awareness

Behavior Therapies

Therapy that applies learning principles to eliminate unwanted behaviors

Cognitive Therapies

Therapy that teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking and acting

Family and Group Therapies

Therapy that views an individual's unwanted behaviors as influenced by or directed at other members of the family

Drug Therapy

Any substance other than food that is used to treat certain symptoms of a mental illness

Electroconvulsive Therapy

A brief electric current that is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient until a convulsion is produced

Psychosurgery

Field of surgery which consists of stereotactic operations on the brain focused on altering abnormal physiology

Deep Brain Stimulation

Alleviate symptoms

Lobotomy

Possible side effects include infection, seizures, personality changes, and cognitive difficulties