Ch16 Therapies

also called biomedical therapies, treatments that reduce or elminate the sympoms of psycholgoical disorders by altering aspects of body functions

commonly known as tranquilizers, drugs that reduce anxiety by making the individual calmer and less excitable

drugs that regualte mood

the lightest of the solid elements in the periodic table of elements, widely used to treat bipolar disorder

powerful drugs that diminish agitated behavior, reduce tension, decrease hallucinations, improve social behavior, and produce better sleep patterns in individuals w a severe psychological disorder, especially schizophrenia

Also called shock therapy, a treatment, commonly used for depression, that sets off a seizure in the brain

a procedure for treatment-resistant depression that involves the implantation of extrodes in the brain that emit signals to alter the brain's electrical circuity

a biological therapy, with irreversible effects, that involves removal or destruction of brain tissue to improve the individual's adjustment

a nonmedical process that helps individuals w psycholgical disorders recognize and overcome their problems

treatments that stress the importance of the unconscious mind, extensive interpretation by the therapist, and the role of early childhood experiences in the development of an individual's probs

Freud's therapeutic technique for analyzing an individual's unconcsious thoughts

a psychoanalytic technique that involves encouraging individuals to say aloud whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing

A psychoanalyst's search for symbolic, hidden meanings in in what the client says and does during therapy

a psychoanalytic technique for interpreting a person's dreams

A client's relating to the psychoanalyst in ways that reproduce or relive important relationships in the individual's life

a clients unconscious defense strategies that interfere w the psychoanalyst's understanding of the individuals probs

Treatments, unique in their emphasis on ppls self-healing capacities, that ecourage clients to understand themselves and to grow personality

Also called Rogerian therapy or nodirective therapy, a form of humanistic therapy, developed by Rogers, in which the therapist provides a warm, supportive atmosphereto improve the cients self-concept and to encourage the clients to gain insights into probs

A tech. in which the therapist mirrors the clients own feelings back to the client

Treatments based on the behavioral and social cognitive theories of learning that use principles of learning to reduce or elminate maladaptive behavior

A method of behavior therapy that treats anxiety by teaching the client to associate deep relaxation w increasingly intense anxiety-producing situations

Treatments that point to cognitions (thoughts) as the main source of psycholgoical probs and that attempt to change the individual's feelings and behaviors by changing thoughts

A therapy based on Ellis's assertion that individual's develop a psychological disorder because of irrational and self-defeating beliefs and whos goals is to get clients to elminate these beiefs by rationally examining them

a therapy that combines cognitive therapy and behavior therapy w the goal of developing self-efficacy

a combination of techs. from diff. therapies based on the therapist's judgments of which particular methods will provide the greatest benefit for the client

a sociocultural approach to the treatment of psycholgoical disorders that brings together individuals who share a particular psychological disorder in sessions that are typically led by a mental health professional

Group therapy w family members

group therapy w married or unmarried couples whose major prob lies within thier relationship

the relationship btwn the therapist and client and important elemnt of successful psychotherapy

a short-term prob-focused directive therapy that encourages clients to accentuate the positive