therapy and treatment

asylums

the first institutions created for the specific purpose of housing people with psychological disorders, but the focus was ostracizing them from society rather than treating their disorders.

aversive conditioning

teqnuiqe that pairs an unpleasant stimulant with an undesirable behavior

behavior therapy

therapeutic orientation that employs principles of learning to hero clients change undesirable behaviors.

biomedical therapy

treatment that involves medication and or medical procedures to treat psychological disorders

cognitive therapy

form of psychotherapy that focuses on how a persons thoughts lead to feelings of distress, with the aim of helping them change there irrational thoughts.

cognitive behavioral therapy

form of psychotherapy that aims to change cognitive distortions and self defeating behaviors

comorbid disorder

individual who has two or more diagnosis, which often includes a substance abuse diagnose and another psychiatric diagnosis, such as depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia

counterconditioning

classical conditioning therapeutic technique in which a client learns a new response to a stimulus that has previously elicited an undesirable behavior

couple therapy

two people in an intimate relationship, such as husband and wife, who are having difficulties and are trying to resolve them with therapy

cultural competence

therapists understanding and attention to issues of race, culture, and ethnicity in prodividng treatment

deinstitutionalization

process of closing large asylums and integrating people back into the community where they can be traded locally

dream analysis

tequnique in psychoanalyusis in which patients recall their dreams and the psychoanalyst interprets them to reveal ucnoscous desired or struggles

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

type of biomedical therapy that invokes using an electrical current ti induce seizures in a person to help alleviate the effects of severe depression

exposure therapy

therapist seeks to treat a cluent’s fear or anxiety by presenting the feared object or situation with the idea that the person will eventually bet used to it,

free association

technique in pschoanalysis In which the patient says whatever comes to mind at the moment

group therapy

treatment modality in which 5-10 people with the same issue or concern meet together with a trainer clinician

humanistic therapy

therapeutic orientation aimed at hekoun people become more self aware and accepting of themselves,

intake

therapists first meeting with the client in which the therapist gathers specific information to address the clients immediate needs

involuntary treatment

therapy that is mandated by the courts or other systems

nondirecrtive therapy

therapist does not give advice or provide interpretations but helps the person identify conflicts and understand feelingsw

play therapy

often used with children that employs toys to hero them resolve opsyvhological problems

psychoanalysis

employs free association, dream analysis, and transference to uncover repressed feelings

psychotherapy

employs various methods to hero someone overcome personal problems, or to attain personal growth,

rational emotive theory RET

form of cognitive behavioral therapy

relapse

repeated drug use and or alcohol use after a period of of improvement from substance asbuse

rogerian (client-centered therapy)

non-directive form off humanistic psychotherapy developed by carl rogers that emphasizes unconditional positive regard and self acceptance

strategic family therapy

therapist guides the therapy sessions and develops treatment plans for each family member for specific problems that can addressed in a short anoubt if time.

structural family therapy

therapist examines and discusses with the fatly the boundaries and structure of the family, who makes the rules, who sleeps in the bed with whom, how decisions are made, what are the boundaries within the family,

systematic desebnsization

form of exposure therapy used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders by exposing a person to the feared object or situation though a stimulus hierarchy

token economy

controlled setting where indivudlads are reinforce for desirable behaviors either tokenst that be exchanged for items or privileges

transference

process in osychonaalsys in which the patient transfers all of the positive or negative emotions associated with the patuikts other relationship to the psychoanalyst

unconditional positive regard

fundamental acceptance of a person regardless of what they say or do, term associated with humanistic psychology

virtual reality exposure therapy

uses a stimulation rather than the actual feared object or situation to hero people conquer their fears

voluntary treatment

therapy that a person chooses to attend in order to obtain relief from her symptoms