Psychological Disorders: An Overview of Different Therapeutic Approaches, Study notes of Psychology

Download Psychological Disorders: An Overview of Different Therapeutic Approaches and more Study notes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! Chapter 13: Treatment of Psychological Disorders Treatment n _______________________________________________________________________ – Treatment in which a trained professional – a therapist – uses psychological techniques to help someone overcome psychological difficulties and disorders n _______________________________________________________________________ – Relies on drugs and other medical procedures to improve psychological functioning Psychodynamic Approaches to Therapy n Based on the premise that the primary sources of abnormal behavior are _________________________ and the possibility that unacceptable _________________________ impulses may enter consciousness n Psychoanalysis – Frequent sessions that lasts for many years • Free association • Dream interpretation • Resistance • Transference Behavioral Approaches to Therapy n Building on the basic processes of learning (classical and operant conditioning) poses that abnormal and normal behavior are _____________________________________________ Classical Conditioning Approaches to Treatment n __________________________________________________________________________ – Create unpleasant reactions to stimuli that an individual previously enjoyed n ___________________________________________________________________________ – Gradual exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus is paired with relaxation in order to extinguish the response of anxiety Operant Conditioning Techniques to Treatment n _____________________________________________________________________system – Person rewarded for desired behavior with a token that is later exchanged for something they want n Contingency contracting – Written agreement that outlines ____________________________________________ if achieved n __________________________________________________________________________ – Learning by watching others’ behavior Cognitive Approaches to Therapy n __________________________________________________________________________ – Assumption that anxiety, depression, and negative emotions develop from maladaptive thought processes Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy n Attempts to restructure a person’s ___________________________________________ system into a more realistic, rational, and logical set of views Cognitive Therapy n Psychotherapy developed by Beck to change people’s ____________________________ about themselves and the world n Less confrontational and challenging than RET Humanistic Approach to Therapy n Based on the assumption that people control their own behavior, can make _____________ about the kinds of life they want to lead, and are responsible for solving their own difficulties