Therapy and Treatment Flashcards

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from the Therapy and Treatment lecture.

Deinstitutionalization

Discharging patients from mental institutions to community-based services.

Biomedical Therapies

Treatments that involve drugs, brain stimulation, and surgery to address mental health issues.

Psychotherapies

Talk therapy approaches used to treat mental health conditions.

Psychoanalysis

A type of psychotherapy focused on understanding unconscious conflicts and early relationships.

Behavioral Therapy

A type of therapy that aims to modify maladaptive behaviors based on conditioning and learning principles.

Cognitive Therapy

A therapeutic approach that focuses on identifying and reframing faulty beliefs to alleviate distress.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

A therapy that aims to change maladaptive beliefs and behaviors.

Humanistic Therapy

A therapeutic approach emphasizing personal growth, self-actualization, and the present moment.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

A brain stimulation technique that uses electrical currents to induce seizures for treating severe depression.

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)

A brain stimulation technique that uses repeated magnetic pulses to treat depression.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic method where patients freely express their thoughts and feelings without censorship.

Resistance

In psychoanalysis, the blocking of free flow of associations, indicating a sensitive area.

Dream Analysis

A psychoanalytic technique used to interpret the manifest (literal) and latent (symbolic) content of dreams.

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the patient's redirection of feelings from a significant person to the therapist.

Counterconditioning

A behavioral therapy technique that uses classical conditioning to replace unwanted responses with new ones.

Aversive Conditioning

Pairing an unpleasant stimulus with an undesirable behavior.

Exposure Therapy

A behavioral therapy technique that exposes individuals to anxiety-producing stimuli to reduce fear.

Systematic Desensitization

A type of exposure therapy that substitutes a response incompatible with anxiety, often using a hierarchy of fears.

Flooding

A type of exposure therapy that involves facing the most anxiety-producing situation directly and without escape.

Token Economy

A system using tokens as rewards to reinforce desired behaviors.

ABC Therapy

A cognitive therapy method (Ellis) where A=Activating event, B=Behavior, and C=Consequence; therapy focuses on changing B.

Client-Centered Therapy

A humanistic therapy approach that is non-directive and emphasizes active listening and unconditional positive regard.

Unconditional Positive Regard

Accepting the client without judgment

Group Therapy

A therapy approach where multiple individuals with similar issues meet together with a therapist.

Couples Therapy

A therapy approach that focuses on improving communication and resolving conflicts between partners in a relationship.

Family Therapy

A therapy approach that treats the family as a unit, aiming to improve communication and relationships among family members.

Culturally Competent Therapists

Therapists who possess knowledge about a client's culture and can provide appropriate and effective treatment.