Therapies in Mental Health

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms and definitions related to various mental health therapies, disorders, and concepts discussed in the lecture.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

A goal-oriented therapy focused on restructuring the thinking process to address how thoughts and feelings affect behavior.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

A therapy combining CBT strategies with mindfulness to help with emotional dysregulation.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

A therapy designed to alleviate distress associated with traumatic memories, particularly effective for PTSD.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

A mindfulness-based therapy aimed at helping individuals accept difficult feelings and commit to making changes.

Psychodynamic Therapy

A type of therapy based on Freudian principles focusing on unconscious processes and past experiences.

Person-Centered Therapy

A humanistic approach that emphasizes creating a non-hierarchical therapeutic environment where the client is viewed as the expert.

Gestalt Therapy

A therapy that encourages awareness of the present moment and self-acceptance while promoting understanding of one's own experience.

Solution-Focused Therapy

A brief therapy that focuses on finding solutions in the present and exploring hope for the future rather than uncovering problems.

Narrative Therapy

A therapeutic approach that views individuals as the authors of their own stories, encouraging them to reshape their narratives.

Emotion-Focused Therapy

A therapy focusing on the importance of emotions in understanding and managing psychological struggles.

Family Therapy

A therapeutic approach that involves family members in treatment to address issues affecting relationships and dynamics.

Substance Use Disorder

A condition characterized by an individual's compulsive use of substances despite harmful consequences, often requiring multidisciplinary management.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

A mental health condition triggered by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, characterized by intrusive memories and hyperarousal.

Bipolar Disorder

A mood disorder characterized by extreme mood swings including emotional highs (mania) and lows (depression).

Personality Disorders

A group of mental health disorders characterized by rigid and unhealthy patterns of thinking, functioning, and behaving.

Social Anxiety Disorder

A mental health condition involving significant anxiety or fear in social situations, leading to avoidance behavior.

Eating Disorders

A range of psychological disorders characterized by unhealthy or disordered eating habits, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

A type of therapy that integrates mindfulness practices with cognitive behavioral techniques to prevent relapse in depression.

Neurodiversity

The concept that neurological differences, such as autism and ADHD, are part of normal human variation.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

A non-invasive therapy using magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression.