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Behavioral Therapy
1. Basic Principles |
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Definition
human nature: interactional
-humans are hedonistic (pleasure seeking)
-maladaptive behavior is shaped through behavior |
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Behavior Therapy
2. Goals
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1. Extinguish maladaptive behavior by replacing it with adaptive behavior
2. not to uncover psychological conflicts |
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3. Behavior Therapy
Role of the Therapist |
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Active and correct defining the problem |
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Behavior Therapy
Techniques |
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Definition
- Token Economies
-Assertive Training
-Vicarious Learning
- Modeling
-In vivo
-relaxation training
-Systematic desensitization
-Flooding |
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Behavior Therapy
Strengths/Limitations
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Definition
1. Strengths: a. abudance of techniques b. can be manualized c. |
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Basic Principles for Person Centered Therapy |
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Definition
-views all people as basically good
-people have a self actualizing tendency
-evil is a result from people creating conditions of worth
-given proper conditions, normal growth and development can occur |
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The process of change in person centered |
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Definition
-by creating a safe and trusting environment, the client eliminates the needs for faccades and becomes more authentic |
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Goals for person centered therapy |
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Definition
-help the client become more authentic and not someone else just to please |
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Role of the Therapist for person centered |
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Definition
-creates an environment of safety and trust
- must provide empathetic understanding, congruence/genuiness and unconditional positive regard
-rarely gives advise or teaches |
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Strengths and limitations of Person Centered |
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Strengths- used universally, suited for diversity by using empathy and reflection.
Limitations- people want more structure, difficult to translate the core therapeutic conditions into actual practice in certain cultures, this approach also extols the value of an internal locus of evaluation |
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What are the basic principles for self psychology |
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Definition
a. the emphasis is on the relationship
b. very positive view of human nature and focus on individual
c. the need for self cohesiveness and self esteem are the superordinate motives that replace instinctual gratification |
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Some key concepts of ego psychology |
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Definition
a. importance of empathy
b. empathy as the projection of ones own personality into the personality of another in order to understand him/herself better
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