ap psychology 5.5 treatment (psychological therapies)

free association (psychodynamic therapies)

Allowing the client to discuss thoughts, i.e. saying what comes to mind, for them to open up and reveal innermost private thoughts

dream interpretation (psychodynamic therapies)

Imagery is translated to better understand underlying thoughts and emotion

hypnosis (psychodynamic therapies)

Client’s attention is detached from the immediate environment, making them less likely to repress troubling thoughts

cognitive restructuring (cognitive therapies)

Client identifies self-defeating beliefs and modifies thinking to be adaptive and reasonable

fear hierarchies (cognitive therapies)

Client is gradually exposed to fear in safe and controlled environment

dialectical behavior therapy (cognitive therapies)

Pros and cons are compared

rational emotive behavior therapy (cognitive therapies)

challenges irrational and unproductive feelings and replaces them with healthier beliefs

cognitive behavioral therapy (cognitive therapies)

focuses on maladaptive schemas that lead to feelings of worthlessness and incompetence, making the client engage in pursuits that bring more success

cognitive triad (cognitive therapies)

Question client’s maladaptive thoughts about self, world, and future

aversion therapies (behavioral analysis)

Associating unpleasant response with unwanted behavior

token economics (behavioral analysis)

individual rewarded for behavior

exposure therapies (behavioral analysis)

confronts the fear by gradually exposing in safe environment

systematic desensitization (behavioral analysis)

associates a pleasant state with gradually increasing, anxiety-triggering stimuli

biofeedback (behavioral analysis)

relaxation techniques used to turn down brainwaves that cause maladaptive behavior

person centered therapy (humanistic therapies)

therapist addresses problem in a productive way, building self-esteem while the client chooses the course of action

active listening (humanistic therapies)

therapist verbally and nonverbally communicates interest

unconditional positive regard (humanistic therapies)

therapist is accepting of client w/o judgement or evaluation

antidepressants (biological therapies)

agonist, increase serotonin and norepinephrine

lithium (biological therapies)

treats bipolar disorder by blocking norepinephrine production

antianxiety drugs (biological therapies)

drugs that decrease activity of the central nervous system

antipsychotic medication (biological therapies)

block dopamine and treat schizophrenia

tardive dyskinesia (biological therapies)

side effect which causes involuntary movements (similar to tics)

psychosurgery - lobotomy (biological therapies)

removal or destruction of parts of brain to alter behavior

transcranial magnetic stimulation (biological therapies)

magnetic field used to induce electric current in parts of the brain

electroconvulsive therapies (biological therapies)

brief electrical stimulation to brain while patient is under anesthesia