Intro to Psychology-Chapter 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Psychotherapy

An interaction between a socially sanctioned clinician and someone suffering from a psychological problem, with the goal of providing support or relief from the problem

Eclectic Psychotherapy

A form of psychotherapy that involves drawing on techniques from different forms of therapy, depending on the client and the problem

Psychodynamic Psychotherapies

Therapies that explore childhood events and encourage individuals to use this understanding to develop insight into their psychological problems

Person/Client Centered Therapy

Assumes that all individuals have a tendency toward growth and that this growth can be facilitated by acceptance and genuine reactions from the therapist

Gestalt Therapy

Has the goal of helping the client become aware of his or her thoughts, behaviors, experiences, and feelings and to "own" or take responsibility for them

Behavior Therapy

A type of therapy that assumes that disordered behavior is learned and that symptom relief is achieved through changing overt maladaptive behaviors into more constructive behaviors

Token Economy

A form of behavior therapy where clients are given "tokens" for desired behaviors, which they can later trade for rewards

Exposure Theory

An approach to treatment that involves confronting an emotion-arousing stimulus directly and repeatedly, ultimately leading to a decrease in the emotional response

Cognitive Therapy

Focuses on helping a client identify and correct any distorted thinking about self, others, or the world.

Cognitive Restructuring

Therapeutic approach that teaches clients to question the automatic beliefs, assumptions, and predictions that often lead to negative emotions and to replace negative thinking with more realistic and positive beliefs

Mindfulness Meditation

Teaches an individual to be fully present in each moment; to be aware of his or her thoughts, feelings, and sensations; and to detect symptoms before they become a problem

Cognitive Behavioral Theory

A blend of cognitive and behavioral therapeutic strategies

Group Therapy

A technique in which multiple participants (who do not know each other) work on their individual problems in a group atmosphere

Antipsychotic drugs

Medications used to treat schizo and related to psychotic disorders

Psychopharmacology

Study of drug effects on psychological states and symptoms

Antianxiety meds

Drugs that help reduce a person't experience of fear or anxiety

Antidepressants

Class of drugs that help lift people's moods

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

A treatment that involves inducing a brief seizure by delivering an electrical shock to the brain

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Treatment that involves placing a powerful pulsed magnet over a person's scalp, which alters neuronal activity in the brain

Phototherapy

Therapy that involves repeated exposure to bright light

Psychosurgery

Surgical destruction of specific brain areas

Placebo

An inert substance or procedure that has been applied with the expectation that a healing response will be produced

iatrogenic illness

a disorder or symptom that occurs as a result of a medical or psychotherapeutic treatment itself