Psychological Therapies

behavioral therapies

action based, focused on change not causes

behavior modification

learning techniques to decrease undesirable behaviors

biomedical therapy

use of biological or medical methods to solve problems (medicine)

cognitive-behavioral therapy

learning to think more rationally and logically

goals of cognitive-behavioral therapy

relieve symptoms, develop problem solving strategies, change irrational thinking

arbitrary interference

jumping to conclusions without evidence

selective thinking

focusing on one aspect of a situation instead of the whole

over-generalization

make sweeping conclusions based on one incident

exposure and response prevention

exposure to feared stimulus, prevent escape of avoidance response

psychotherapy

talk to professional about problems

insight therapy

helps understand motives and actions

action therapy

focused on changing behavior

systemic desensitization

for people dealing with phobias

steps for systemic desensitization

relaxation training (breathing), fear hierarchy, progressive exposure

therapy

treatment aimed at making people feel better and function more effectively