Chapter 5: Theories and Therapies

Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental Health Care, 8th Edition study guide

Based on a person's need to search for meaning and values in life.

Logotherapy

People learn by observing the outcomes of various events and then comparing themselves with others.

Social learning theory

Uses dream analysis and free association to uncover unconscious conflicts.

Psychoanalysis

Used by therapists to define positive behaviors and develop programs with specific reinforcements to change the specified behaviors.

Behavior modification

Teaches clients how to develop more successful daily living skills.

Coping skills therapies

Describes physical responses of the body to stress and the processes by which they adapt.

Stress adaptation theory

A process described as the act of mentally rehearsing an activity before actually engaging in the activity.

Covert Modeling

The concept of self is developed through interactions with other people.

Sociocultural theory

Helps clients to uncover how their personifications (distorted images) affect their lives.

Interpersonal therapy

The client directs the therapeutic relationship using the therapist as a guide to self-understanding.

Client-centered therapy

Teaches clients to express themselves in constructive, nonaggressive ways.

Assertiveness training

Goal of therapy is self-actualization, not cure or relief of symptoms.

Actualizing therapy

Approaches human behavior from a helping point of view.

Nursing theories

Describe how Maslow's theory is used in planning care for mentally ill clients.

Used as a method for prioritizing when planning care for mentally ill clients. To deliver effective health care, providers must be able to accurately assess and plan therapeutic interventions according to the client's most critical unmet needs.