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Counciling and Theraputic Methods (R WIlliams)
Text: Foundations of Counseling adn Psychotherapy: Evidence-based practices for diverse society
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
09/30/2013

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First person to use hypnotic technique for therapy
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Franz Mesmer
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Freud had the first comprehensive theory of personality and therapy
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Psychoanalytic theory
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Therapist qualities associated with treatment success that are demonstrably effective
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therapeutic alliance, empathy,goal consensus, and collaboration
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Therapist qualities associated with treatment success that are promising.
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positive regard, congruence/ genuineness, feedback, management of countertransference, and quality of interpersonal interpretations
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conformation bias
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seeing evidence that supports ones own hypothesis but ignoring evidence against it
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Therapeutic alliance
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1) an emotional or interpersonal bond between the therapist and the client, 2) mutual agreement on appropriate goals with an emphasis on changes valued by the client and 3)intervention strategies or tasks that are viewed as important and relevant by the client and therapist.
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Collaboration
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a shared process in which the views of the client are respected and his or her participation is encouraged in all phases of the therapy
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Empathy
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the ability to place oneself in the client's world, to feel or think from the client's perspective or to be attuned to the client
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Goal consensus
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an agreement on goals between the therapist and client
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Positive regard
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the demonstration by the therapist that he or she sees positive aspects in the client as a person
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Respect
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being attentive, and by demonstrating that you view the client as an important person
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warmth
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the emotional feeling received by the client from the therapist that conveys verbal and nonverbal signs of appreciation and acceptance.
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Genuineness
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therapist is responding to a client in a real manner rather than through a role and is expressing how she or he actually feels without hiding behind a facade.
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Countertransference
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involves the therapist's emotional reaction to the client based on the therapist's own set of attitudes, beliefs, values, ore experiences
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Counselor self-awareness
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values, biases, preferences and theoretical assumptions
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Case conceptualization
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an ongoing process that begins with the initial intake interview, assessment, and diagnosis, and continues throughout the course of therapy.
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Confirmatory strategy
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involves the search for evidence or information supporting our hypothesis and ignoring that which is inconsistent with our perspective
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Attribution errors
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occur when the therapist holds a different perspective of the problem than that of the client.
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Judgmental heuristics
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commonly used quick decision rules. They can be problematic because they short-circuit our ability to engage in a self-correcting scientific process.
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Diagnostic overshadowing
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the presence of a problem is minimized because attention is diverted to a more salient characteristic.
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reasons why therapy techniques should be scientifically tested
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Confirmatory strategy; attribution errors; judgmental heuristics; and diagnostic overshadowing
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