Therapy and Treatment Flashcards

Flashcards for PSYC 100: Introduction to Psychology, Chapter 16: Therapy and Treatment

Clinical Psychology

A type of psychology training focusing on severe mental illness and psychological disorders.

Counseling Psychology

A type of psychology training focusing on personal and interpersonal functioning across the life span.

Social Work (clinical)

A profession concerned with helping individuals, families, groups and communities to enhance their individual and collective well-being.

Psychiatry

A branch of medicine dealing with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.

Stigma

A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

Psychotherapy

Also known as insight therapy, it is a type of therapy that focuses on exploring the unconscious and conscious behavior.

Biomedical Approach

A type of therapy that focuses on treating mental disorders with medication or other medical interventions.

Psychoanalysis

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on unconscious sources of problems.

Manifest Content

The apparent and conscious content of a dream.

Latent Content

The hidden and unconscious meaning of a dream.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique where a patient says whatever comes to mind.

Behavioral Approach

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on treating phobias created with classical conditioning and perpetuated with operant conditioning.

Implosion Therapy (Flooding)

A behavioral therapy technique that involves exposing the patient to a large dose of the stimulus until the anxiety is diminished.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique that involves teaching relaxation techniques and creating a fear hierarchy.

Aversive Conditioning

A type of behavioral therapy that involves pairing an unpleasant stimulus with an unwanted behavior.

Humanistic Therapy

A type of psychotherapy, the client must be the source of answers.

Unconditional Positive Regard

A concept from humanistic therapy, therapists must provide genuine feedback and show empathy, with active listening.

Conditions of Worth

Obstacles to self-actualization.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

A type of psychotherapy, also called cognitive restructuring, focuses on maladaptive thought patterns.

Global, Stable, Internal Attributions

Focuses on maladaptive thought patterns.

Ruminating

Compulsive fretting, overthinking about our problems and their causes

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI)

First-generation antidepressants that inhibit MAO, which destroys serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine in the synapse.

Tyramine

Foods to avoid when taking MAOI such as cheese, pickles, wine, cold medicine, etc; if not avoided can shut down one or more organs (hypertensive crisis)

Tricyclic Antidepressants

Second-generation antidepressants that block the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine.

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)

Third-generation antidepressants, most commonly prescribed antidepressant, is safer, with fewer side effects.

Anxiolytics (Benzodiazepines)

Anti-anxiety drugs that have drawbacks such as impairment, are addictive, and have synergistic effects with alcohol.

Neuroleptics

Antipsychotic medications that block dopamine receptors used to treat schizophrenia.

Tardive Dyskinesia

A major side effect of neuroleptics (antipsychotic medication).

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Last line of defense for severe depression and/or suicide risk, works immediatley.