Psychology in Your Life: Chapter 15: Psychological Treatments

psychotherapy

treatment of psychological disorders where a therapist works with clients to help them understand their problems and work toward solutions

psychodynamic therapy

treatment for psychological disorders where a therapist works with clients to help them become aware of how their unconscious processes may be causing conflict and imparing daily functioning

goals- help clients become aware of unconscious conflicts and defense mechanisms

therapy method- psychoanalysis with free association and dream analysis

humanistic therapy

treatment for psychological disorders where a therapist works with clients to help them develop their full potential for personal growth through greater self-understanding

goals- help clients fulfill their potential for personal growth

method- client-centered therapy with active listening and unconditional positive regard

behavior therapy

treatment for psychological disorders where a therapist works with clients to help them unlearn behaviors that negatively affect their functioning

goals- help clients replace harmful behaviors with beneficial ones

methods- behavior modification, including rewards and punishments, token economies, social skills training, modeling; may also use cognitive-behavioral therapy

cognitive therapy

treatment for psychological disorders where a therapist works with clientss to help them change distorted thought patterns that produce maladaptive behaviors and emotions

goals- help clients eliminate harmful thought latterns and replace them with positive ones

methods- therapy that includes cognitive restructing and/or rational-emotive therapy; also can use cognitive-behavioral therapy

group therapy

goals- provide support while also improving social skills in a cost-effective manner

methods- often uses an electic mix of therapy approaches

family therapy

goal- heal family relationships

methods- systems approach; often uses an electic mix of therapy approaches

cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)

treatment for psychological disorders where a therapist incorporate techniques from cognitive therapy and behavior therapy to correct faulty thinking and maladaptive behaviors

biological therapy

treatment for psychological disorders that is based on medical approaches to illness and to disease

psychotropic medications

drugs that affect mental processes and that can be used to treat psychological disorders

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

a treatment for depression by electrically inducing a seizure

transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

treatment for psychological disorders that uses a magnetic field to interrupt functon in specific regions of the brain

deep brain stimulation (DBS)

treatment for psychological disorders that involves passing electricty through electrodes planted in the clients brain to stimulate the brain at a certain frequency and intensity

exposure

therapy technique that involves repeatedly exposing a client to an anxiety-producing stimulus or situation and has the goal of reducing the cilents fear. Used for phobias

systematic desensitization

therapy technique that involves exposing a cilent to increasingly anxiety-producing stimuli or situations while having the client relax at the same time. Used for phobias

exposure and response prevention

therapy technique that teaches clients to relax as they gradually exposed to increasingly feared stimuli or situations. the goal of treatment is to reduce the fear. used for OCD

phototherapy

the use of lights to treat seasonal affective disorder or other disorders

progonosis

a prediction of the likely course of a psychological disorder

dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)

a form of therapy used to treat borderline personality disorder

applied behavioral analysis

an intensive treatment for autism, based on operant conditioning