psych101: psychological therapies pt 1

biotherapy

drugs that target biological systems

psychotherapy

therapists that talks to you using psychological techniques

psychoanalysis

free association

dream analysis

interpretation

resistance

stuttering, pausing, changing topics

transference

displacing feelings from relationships being spoken to analysts (projection)

symptom substitution

recovery from one disorder to problems with a new one

client centered therapy

unconditional positive regard, non directive

non directive

wont tell someone what to do

rogerian approach

paraphrase, clarify and reflect feelings

gestalt therapy

focus on integration of active feelings, actions, thoughts, body positive toward holistic health

existential therapy

focus on finding meaningful perception of their own life

counterconditioning

classical conditioning with a positive stimulus

aversive conditioning

negative stimulus and punishment when doing unwanted task

progressive relaxation

replacing anxiety/stress response with relaxation

in vivo desensitization

confronting the feared stimulus directly

covert desensitization

imagining or stimulating feared stimulus

flooding

exposure starting with highest anxiety scenario

systematic desensitization

starting with least anxiety-inducing stimulus and working your way up

rumination

replaying past events, focusing on “why”

catastrophizing

projecting toward future events, focusing on “what if”

reframing

pessimistic to optimistic

temporary, specific, external

aaron beck’s approach

reveal, test, change beliefs

rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT)

expose and confront dysfunctional thoughts, linking conversations surrounding maladaptive thinking and linking that to conversations/action surrounding behavior

dialectal behavior therapy (DBT)

reconciling two opposing forces; change and acceptance

acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)

accepting feelings and committing to future actions that reduce maladaptive behavior and thinking