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| psychological problems are caused by the interaction between the three parts of the personality (id, superego, ego) |
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the childish impulsive part of your personality
ex: impulsive |
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the mature part of your personality concerned with long term decision making
ex: cautious |
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the part of your personality that works as a mediator
ex: compromise |
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| study in order to figure out what kinds of internal conflicts are going on in people's unconscious mind |
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A psychoanalytic technique first developed by Sigmund Freud and still used by some therapists today that invites patients to relate whatever thoughts come to mind, without censorship or embarrassment, in order for the therapist and patient to learn more about how the patient thinks and feels.
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| beginning to think of the therapist as someone else important in your life |
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| interfering with treatment just as it gets close to revealing a hidden inner conflict |
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| the release of tension a patient undergoes when they identify and solve their inner conflicts |
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| self defeating assumptions |
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| assume that your difficulties mean something negative about you as a person, which you are focusing on instead of working to improve the situation |
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| He is regarded as the father of cognitive therapy, and his pioneering theories are widely used in the treatment of clinical depression. |
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| This man believed that it is our interpretation of events (irrational beliefs) that leads to psychological distress. |
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| In this form of psychotherapy, the therapist helps the client identify and dispute irrational beliefs. The goal is to help people become aware of their thoughts and change how they think about and respond to various situations. |
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| was a South African psychiatrist, one of the most influential figures in Behavior Therapy. Mainly intended for specific negative behaviros such as phobias |
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| a specific stressful object is exposed in slow steps |
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a treatment for phobias in which the patient is exposed to progressively more anxiety-provoking stimuli and taught relaxation techniques.
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| the patient is suddenly exposed to a stessful object while in the controlled, calm environment of therapy |
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| therapy that is usually used for behaviors like substance abuse and overeating, as well as sexual deviance. The therapist pairs unpleasant stimuli, like violent images or bad smells, with the behavior he's trying to eliminate in an effort to make the patient no longer enjoy that behavior. |
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is a form of behavior therapy used by teachers, therapists, and trainers to help persons who have difficulties relating to other people.
Read more: http://www.minddisorders.com/Py-Z/Social-skills-training.html#b#ixzz30Zf7eErL |
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was one of the most influential psychologists of modern times, and is well known for his humanistic approach and the creation of Client-Centered Therapy, also known as Person-Centered Therapy
Read more: http://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Carl+Rogers#ixzz30ZfPCQY2 |
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| a communication technique used in counselling, training and conflict resolution, which requires the listener to feed back what they hear to the speaker, by way of re-stating or paraphrasing what they have heard in their own words, to confirm what they have heard and moreover |
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| unconditional postive regard |
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| making it clear to patients in therapy that the therapist is on the patient's side. this helps the patient feel more comfortable discussing problems and solutions |
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| type of therapy where a therapist will see more than one family member at a time |
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a form of psychotherapy in which a group of patients meet to describe and discuss their problems together under the supervision of a therapist.
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is a type of psychotherapy that helps marriages of all types recognize and resolve conflicts and improve their relationships. Also known as marriage/relationship counseling
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a group of people who are available to support one another emotionally, socially, and sometimes financially. They do without the therapist group leader. Instead embers share their experiences and help each other work through problems
Examples: marijuanna anonymous |
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| These type of medications were found to improve mental functioning by changing brain chemistry in a variety of ways. |
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| this type of medication changes the levels of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and serotonin which affect emotion and mood |
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| MAOI (Monoamine Oxidase inhibitors) Tricyclics |
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| This specific type of antidepressant raises both norepinephrine and serotonin levels. Has the "worst side effects" - patients must avoid food with tyramine (beer, cheeses, cured meats) |
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| SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) |
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| This specific type of antidepressant raises only the level of serotonin in the brain. Causes lack of sexual desire and erectile dysfunction |
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| type of medication that reduces the activity of the neurotransmitter dopamine |
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| the neurotransmitter that regulates pleasure seeking behavior |
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- hallucinations and delusionsrelation in relation to schizophrenia
- Can be helped by psychotic drugs
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- Blunted emotions and loss of pleasure in relation to schizophrenia
- Can be helped by atypical antipsychotic drugs
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| a side effect of psychotic drugs that is a permanent neurological condition that causes involuntary movements. This condition will remain even after treatment stops |
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- psychiatric medication that most commonly treats bipolar disorder
- it's an element on the periodic table, and when it's used to treat psychological disorder it's given in the form of a 'salt,' or a kind of chemical compound that includes the element.
- Though it is an effective mood stabilizer, the way it works in the brain is still unclear to many psychologists.
- Treatment with this medication also requires careful monitoring, since the active dose is only slightly less than a toxic dose
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| Electroconvulsive therapy, abbreviated ECT |
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| treatment that became popular in the 1940's as a treatment for nonresponsive patients of many psychological disorders, including depression and schizophrenia. |
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| treatment used to treat schizophrenia in the 1930's-50's. Patients would receive doses of insulin, a hormone which you may associate with diabetics. The dose would be high enough to put them into a coma. Doctors would carefully monitor the patients' comas, then eventually revive them. |
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| the practice of physically altering the human brain in order to bring about psychological results. An attempt to remove or disable a 'sick' part of the brain so that overall mental health is improved. |
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| procedure where the frontal lobes of the brain are removed in an effort to control the violent and unpredictable symptoms of the severely mentally ill. |
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| successful in producing a desired or intended result. |
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| the patient's own impression of wellness, the therapist's impression, and some controlled research studies all measure this |
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| Regression to the Mean (average) |
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| when people have a tendency to move toward an average level of functioning or happiness from whatever state they are in |
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| when therapy is finished, the therapist may continue to hear from patients who are doing well, but not from patients who are dissatisfied; because therapists are reminded only of the positive results, they overestimate how often their patients have positive results |
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