ch 14 psych 1-mental health therapies

psychoanalysis

originated by freud

importance of free association, dream interpretation & analysis of resistance & transference

client centered therapy

aka rogerian therapy or person centered therapy

carl rogers

therapist is nondirective & reflective, client directs focus of session

behavior therapy

focuses on changing maladaptive behavior patterns by using basic learning principles & techniques

cognitive therapy

focus on recognizing & altering unhealthy thinking patterns

rational emotive behavior therapy

focuses on changing the clients’ irrational beliefs

cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

used with disorders, focus on how clients thoughts & feelings affect their behavior

marriage & family therapy

based on assumption the family is a system & treats family as a unit

group therapy

one or more therapists working together with small group of clients

psychotropic medications

drugs that alter mental functions, alleviate psychological symptoms & treat mental disorders

antipsychotic medications

drugs used to reduce psychotic symptoms

atypical antipsychotic medications

newer antipsychotic medications that block specific dopamine receptors rather than globally throughout the brain

supervision

helpful for counselors to understand what they need to work on

ethical dilemmas

clients want to know that you have their best interest in mind

transference

transferring feelings towards therapist that may remind them of someone in the past

countertransference

counselors transferring of feelings towards counselor