Chp. 15: Treatment of psychological disorders

Psychoanalysis

insight therapy emphasizing the recovery of unconscious conflicts, motives, defenses through techniques such as gree association and transference

neurosis

anxiety-dominated distrubances

free association

clients spontaneously express thoughts and feelings exactly as they occur with as little censorship as possible

dream analysis

therapist interprets the symbolic meaning of the client’s dreams

resistance

unconscious defensive maneuvers intended to hinder the progress of therapy

transference

occurs when clients start relating to their therapists in ways that mimic critical relationships in their lives, client trasfers conflicting feeling onto the therapist

client-centered therapy

insight therapy that emphasizes providing a supportive emotional climate for clients, who play a major role in determining the pace and direction of their therapy, Carl Rogers

spontaneous remission

psychological disorders clear up on their own

behavior therapies

involve the application of the principles of leanring and conditioning to direct efforts to change maladaptive behavior

exposure therapies

clients confronted with situations they fear so they learn that these situations are really harmless

social skills training

improve interpersonal skills that emphasize modeling, behavioral rehearsal, shaping

cognitive-behavioral treatments (CBT)

use combinations of verbal interventions and behavior modification techniques to help clients change maladaptive patterns of thinking

cognitive therapy

disorders caused by error in thinking, uses specific strategies to correct habitual thinking erorr and change negative thoughts

antianxiety drugs

reduce tension apprehension and nervousness (valium, xanax)

antipsychotic drugs

used to treat schizophrenia and severe mood disorders with delusion

tardive dyskinesia

side effect of antipsychotic drugs: involuntary writhing and tick like movements of face, hands, feet

atypical antipsychotic drugs

help some treatment resistance patients, less risk for tardive dyskinesia, increased vulnerability to diabetes and cardiovascular problems

antidepressant drugs

gradually elevate mood and help bring people out of a depression

mood stabilizers

used to control modd swings in patient with bipolar mood disorders, litium and valproate

electroconvulsive therapy

biomedical treatment where electric shock is used to produce a cortical seizure accompanied by convulsions

eclecticism

drawing ideas from 2 or more systems of therapy instead of committing to just 1 systems