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| Transferring treatment of mental illness from inpatient institutions to community based facilities that emphasize outpatient care |
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Drawing ideas from 2 or more systems of therapy instead of committing to just 1 system
1. Theoretical integration - 2+ systems blended to take advantage of strengths in each
2. Technical eclecticism - borrowing ideas/thoughts from variety of sources while tailoring strategy to unique needs of client |
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Thin electrode is surgically implanted in the brain and connected to an implanted pulse generator so that various electrical currents can be delivered to brain tissue adjacent to the electrode
*Treats motor distubances of Parkinson's and seizure disorders |
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| Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation |
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New technique that permits scientists to temporarily enhance or depress activity in a specific area of the brain
*Used to treat depression |
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| Electroconvulsive Therapy |
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Biomedical treatment in which electric shock is used to produce a cortical seizure accompanied by convulsions
*Used to treat depression and schizophrenia
*Relapses are high |
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Drugs used to control mood swings in patients with bipolar mood disorders
*Lithium |
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Temporarily elevate mood and bring people out of depression
*Not as effective for bipolar
*SSRIs may increase risk for suicide |
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Neurological disorder marked by involuntary writhing, tic like movements of mouth, hands and feet
*Caused by antipsychotic drugs |
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Used to gradually reduce psychotic symptoms like hyperactivity, hallucinations and delusions; decrease activity at dopamine synapses
*Used to treat schizophrenia |
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Relieve tension, apprehension and nervousness; effective immediately but short lived
*Valium, Xanex (tranquillizers)
*Can cause bad side effects |
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| Uses specific strategies to correct habitual thinking errors that underlie various types of disorders |
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| Cognitive Behavioural Treatments |
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| Uses varied combinations of verbal interventions and behaviour modification technique; techniques to help clients change maladaptive patterns of thinking |
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| Behaviour therapy designed to improve interpersonal skills that emphasizes modelling, behaviour rehearsal and shaping |
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Behaviour therapy in which an aversive stimulus is paired with a stimulus that elicits an undesirable response
*alcoholics have 'emetic drug' parked with drinks |
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| Systematic Desensitization |
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Behaviour therapy used to reduce phobic clients anxiety responses through counterconditioning
1. Build anxiety hierarchy
2. Train client in deep muscle relaxation
3. Client learns to remain relaxed while imagining each stimulus |
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| Recovery from a disorder that occurs without formal treatment |
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| Simultaneous treatment of several (4-15) clients in a group. Participants function as therapists for each other.Therapist selects participants, sets goals, initiates process, protects clients from harm |
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1. Genuineness
2. Unconditional positive regard
3. Empathy |
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| An insight therapy that emphasizes providing a supportive emotional climate for clients, who play a major role in determining the pace and direction of their therapy |
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Clients unconsciously start relating to their therapist in ways that mimic critical relationships in their lives
*often encouraged |
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Largely unconscious defensive manoeuvres intended to hinder the progress of therapy. Clients show up late, show hostility to therapist
*Clients don't want to face buried conflicts in their unconscious |
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| Therapist's attempts to explain the inner significance of the client's thoughts, feelings, memories and behaviours |
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| Therapist interprets symbolic meaning of clients dreams |
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Clients spontaneously express thoughts and feelings exactly as they occur, with as little censorship as possible
*Studies for clues about what's going on in clients unconsciousness |
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Insight therapy that emphasizes the recovery of unconsciousness conflicts, motives and defences through techniques such as free association and transference
*Mostly used for anxiety |
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Physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders
*Meds = principle treatment |
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| Slanted towards treatment of everyday problems |
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| Emphasizes treatment of full fledged disorders |
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| Emphasizes treatment of full-fledged disorders |
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- Intervention into a person's biological functioning
- Procedures such as drug therapy or ETC therapy
- Usually by psychiatrists |
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- Therapists make direct efforts to alter problematic responses (phobias) or maladaptive traits (drug use)
- Procedures involve classical and operant condition, observational learning |
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"Talk therapy"
- Complex verbal interaction with therapists
- Sort through possible solutions to client's difficulties
- Individual or group (family or martial therapy) |
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