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| Mental disorder characterized by anxiety, emotional disturbance, etc; no loss of contact with reality; personality remains largely intact. |
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| Mental disorder characterized by a loss of contact with reality, gross personality distortion; there is usually a gross disturbance of perception, thought, and emotions. |
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| Fundamental Assumption of Psychoanalytic (Freudian) Therapy |
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| Psychological problems are caused by repressed thoughts/impulses/conflicts. |
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| Therapy Rationale of Psychoanalytic (Freudian) Therapy |
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| Allow impulses to enter consciousness; work through them. |
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| Tools and Methods of Psychoanalytic (Freudian) Therapy |
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| Free association, dream analysis (latent content), analysis of everyday behaviour (Freudian slips), projective tests (ink blot test), examination of resistance. |
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| Fundamental Assumption of Behaviour Therapy (Behaviour Modification) |
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| Disorders result from maladaptive learned responses to stimuli. |
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| Therapy Rationale of Behaviour Therapy (Behaviour Modification) |
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| Client must unlearn the association between the stimuli and the maladaptive response. |
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| Tools and Methods of Behaviour Therapy (Behaviour Modification) |
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| Systematic desensitization, aversive conditioning. |
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| Fundamental assumption of Humanistic (Client-Centered) Therapy [Rogers] |
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| Disorders result from low self-esteem. |
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| Therapy Rationale of Humanistic (Client-Centered) Therapy [Rogers] |
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| Encourage the patient to clarify their feelings, and strive to fulfill potential. |
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| Tools and Methods of Humanistic (Client-Centered) Therapy [Rogers] |
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| Non-confrontational, non-directive counseling (genuineness, empathic understanding, unconditional positive regard). |
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| Fundamental Assumption of Humanistic (Client-Centered) Therapy [Gestalt] |
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| The tendency to self-actualize is blocked when important thoughts, emotions, and wishes remain outside conscious awareness. Disorders result when we become preoccupied with social roles and expectations. |
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| Therapy Rationale of Humanistic (Client-Centered) Therapy [Gestalt] |
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| Frustrate client; bring true thoughts/emotions into awareness; get person to stop being "phony" and to take personal responsibility for who they are. |
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| Tools and Methods of Humanistic (Client-Centered) Therapy [Gestalt] |
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| Pay attention to non-verbal behaviour, point out phony behaviour, focus on the "here and now," empty chair trick, ask client to behave in a manner opposite to the way he/she feels. |
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