Basi Psych Therapies- Ch 14

Founder of psychoanalysis:

French physician who started a movement towards treating mentally ill patients more humanely.

Type of therapy that involves talking things out with a professional is called

Main goal of ____ therapies is to give people better understanding of their feelings & actions.

Type of therapies aimed at changing disordered behavior are called

An ________ therapist would help a client change his/her maladaptive behavior.

__________ is a type of insight-oriented therapy.

____________ is a key component of Freud's theory of psychotherapy.

According to Freud, the storyline content of your dreams are called ______ content.

In interpreting a dream, a psychoanalyst would attempt to uncover the ______ content.

Client's tendency to transfer his/her feelings onto the therapist is called

When a client starts to block the forward movement of therapy, Freud called this

Humanistic therapy emphasizes personal choice and _______

Carl Rogers believed most personal troubles were the result of mismatch between ideal self &

Warmth & respect without conditions attached is called

Gestalt therapy was developed based on the work of

A good candidate for humanistic therapy may be someone who is looking to change

__________ therapy is based on various learning principles.

Behavior therapy often works based upon __________ modification.

Relaxing clients in the presence of a feared object or situation is __________ desensitization.

_______ therapy pairs an undesirable behavior with and aversive stimulus.

Systematic desensitization works best on people who have anxiety and/or __________.

Techniques like flooding & systematic desensitization are known as _____ therapies/techniques.

Process of learning through observation and imitation of others is

When a therapist models a specific learning technique to a client

_______ strengthens a response by following it with a pleasurable consequence.

______ strengthens a response by removing an unpleasant stimulus.

Involves awarding tokens for good behavior which can be traded for desired items.

A formal agreement regarding rules of behavior and consequences of not following them.

Removal of reinforcer to reduce the frequency of a behavior.

Beck's cognitive therapy is most effective at treating

Taking responsibility for many things, even though you are not responsible for the problems.

When one focuses on only one negative aspect while ignoring the positive aspects (Aaron Beck).

Draws sweeping conclusions that your worst nightmare will come true & interfere with your life.

A therapist who tries to change client's irrational thoughts and increase coping mechanisms

Type of therapy in which clients meet regularly in a group setting to discuss problems

Medication, electroconvulsive shock therapy and psychosurgery are all types of

Alcoholics Anonymous is a well-known __________

Hallucinations, delusions and bizarre, erratic behavior can be treated with

Traditional antianxiety drugs or minor tranquilizers are called