Therapeutic Approaches and Medications

This set of flashcards covers key vocabulary and concepts related to various therapeutic approaches and medications in psychology.

Eclecticism

Combined therapy approaches that utilize various therapeutic techniques.

Psychoanalysis

A method of therapy asserting that clinical symptoms arise from unconscious conflicts rooted in childhood.

Psychodynamic Approaches

Therapeutic approaches that derive from psychoanalytic theory, focusing on insights and symptom relief.

Humanistic Approach

An approach to therapy centered around the idea that individuals must take responsibility for their lives and actions.

Cognitive Approaches

Therapeutic approaches based on the idea that maladaptive behaviors arise due to errors in thinking.

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)

A therapy where the therapist actively challenges the patient’s irrational beliefs.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Focuses on changing the patient’s habitual interpretations of the world and behaviors.

Antipsychotics

Medications that block dopamine to reduce the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.

Antidepressants

Medications used to treat depressive disorders, including MAOIs and SSRIs.

Mood Stabilizers

Medications used to treat manic, mixed, or depressive states, primarily for bipolar disorder.

Anxiolytic

A type of drug that alleviates the symptoms of anxiety.

Behavioral Approaches

Therapeutic methods aimed at eliminating unwanted behaviors and promoting desired behaviors.

Motivational Interviewing

A brief, nonconfrontational, client-centered therapy designed to change specific problematic behaviors.

Token Economy

A behavioral modification technique where patients' positive behaviors are reinforced.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobias, such as arachnophobia.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

A biological treatment involving electrical stimulation of the brain to treat severe depression.

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)

A non-invasive procedure to stimulate specific brain areas using magnetic fields.

Vagal Nerve Stimulation

A biological treatment involving electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to regulate mood.

Client-Centered Therapy

A humanistic approach assuming that individuals have a tendency toward growth.