Psych- Therapy

Deinstitutionalization

moving people with disorders out of institutional facilities

psychodynamic therapies

expect peoples problems to lessen as they gain insight into their unresolved, repressed, and unconscious tensions

humanistic therapies

expect problems to diminish as people get in touch with their feelings and find ways to reach their full potential

behavior therapies

offer clients strategies for reducing unwanted behaviors

exposure therapy

pairs the trigger stimulus with a new response (relaxation) that is incompatible with fear 

Fear Hierarchy

Make a List of 1 - 10 as to what scares you

Progressive Relaxation

Work your way up the hierarchy and as you feel anxious you stop, breathe, relax, imagine your “happy place” then continue working your way up the hierarchy

Virtual Reality Therapy

Headset with fear arousing situations: slowly work through: such as flyers, spiders, or public speaking

Aversive Conditioning

associates an unpleasant state (such as nausea) with an unwanted behavior (such as drinking alcohol)

Behavior Modification

reinforce desired behavior and don’t reinforce, or sometimes punish, undesirable behavior

Applied Behavior Analysis

uses principles of learning theory to reinforce positive behaviors and decrease unwanted behaviors

Token Economy

when people do desired behavior they receive a “token” and can exchange the token(s) for “prizes”

Rational Emotive Therapy

challenge/ confront your irrational/illogical, self defeating thoughts and change them to rational thoughts

Cognitive Triad Therapy

change negative views of yourself, your situation, and your outlook on life

Cognitive Restructuring

restructure your thinking when you start down that negative path

Family Therapy

aims to help family members discover the roles they play within the family’s interactive social system, improve communication, and learn new ways to prevent or resolve conflict

Self Help Groups

Provide support to people who struggle to find it elsewhere

Evidence Based Practice

clinical decision making that integrates the best available research with clinical expertise and client characteristics and preferences

Beneficence and Nonmaleficence

Seek to benefit you (beneficence) and do you no harm (nonmaleficence)

Fidelity and Responsibility

establish a feeling of trust and a defined role as your therapist, uphold a professional standard of conduct, and be of service to the therapeutic community

Biomedical Therapies

these treatments can change the brain's chemistry with drugs

Psychopharmacology

the study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior

Tardive Dyskinesia

facial tics, shuffling of feet, tremors, twitches

Social Influence Theory

Hypnotized people