treatment of psycholgical disorders

meta-analytic studies

combines the results of multiple independent studies to arrive at a general conclusion

evidence-based interventions

clinicians apply therapies suited to thier own skills and client situations

therapist showing culutural humility to their clients

understanding and respecting different cultural groups and values, in some cultures there is a stigma around therapy

therapeutic alliance

trust between a therapist and their client

psychotrpic medications

medications that affect the brain, altering mental processes

deinstitutionalization movement

more human treatments for patients of psychiactric hospitals

combination therapy

using two or more drugs to treat one disease

benefits of group therapy

• saves therapists time and clients money

• explores social behaviors and social skills

• enables people to see that others share their problems

• provides feedback

psychodynamic approach

systematic study of human behavior, mostly usedto treat depression and anxiety

somatic therapy

psychotherapy that focuses on the body-mind connection

cognitive therapy

helps people change their mind with new ways of interpreting events

humanistic therapy

help clients discover new insights

behavior therapy

the belief that problem behaviors are the problems — strategies to reduce these behaviors

gestalt therapy

psychotherapy that focuses on the present moment and the individuals experience

token economy

rewarding good behaviors with coins that they can cash in for a reward

psychosurgery

surgery that removes or destroys brain tissue to change behavior

aversive conditioning

helps you have a more relaxed, positive response to a harmless stimulus

systematic desensitization

a type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety

counterconditioning

exposure therapy that pairs the response with a new response that is incompatible with fear

unconditional positive regard

providing care and acceptance for a patient without judgement

active listening

listening attentively, only interrupting to check their understanding or confirm feelings

transference

redirecting your emotions from the past onto someone new in the present

free association

when one word or image may spontaneously suggest another thing without any apparent connection

anxiety heirarchy

a list of feared situations or stimulu, ranked from most to least distressing

psychiatrist

a medical doctor who specializes in mental disorders

sigmund freud

a psychiatrist who is considered the father of psychoanalysis

aaron beck

a cognitive therapist who questioned current thinking and corrected faulty conceptions and beliefs

b.f. skinner

a psychologist who is considered the father of operant conditioning

carl rogers

a psychiatrist who founded humanistic psychology

eclectic approach

blends different types of therapies