elements of treatment process
treatment: how many types?
clients: who seeks therapy?
therapists: who provides professional treatment?
insight therapies
psychoanalysis
aims/methods/goal/gain insight into unconscious origins of disorder by exploring childhood experiences
free association
dream analysis/royal road to unconscious
resistance
transference
client-centered therapy
growth/human potential
active listening
genuineness
acceptance
empathy
cognitive therapy
assumptions/goals of the cognitive therapies/application to the treatment of depression
thinking distorts feelings/teach new constructive ways of thinking
ellis/rational emotive therapy (RET)/treatment of problems based on distorted cognitive processes or irrational belief system
beck/treatment of depression-discover irrational beliefs
group therapy
rationale and benefits of group therapy, including family therapy
share similar views/serve as support for other members/not alone with the problem
self help groups
support groups
family therapy
treatment is faster and less expensive for clients
evaluation/insight therapies
behavior therapies
systematic desensitization
basic assumptions of behavior therapy and discuss the classical conditioning techniques of systematic desensitization, flooding, and aversive conditioning
systematic desensitization/counter conditioning-treatment of phobias
aversive therapy/unpleasant stimuli
social skills training
evaluation/behavioral therapies
biomedical therapies
drug treatments/common forms of drug therapy
psychopharmacology
antipsychotic drugs/thorazine
antidepressant drugs/prozac and lithium
antianxiety drugs/valium and Librium
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)/shock treatment for severely depressed individuals
psychosurgery/removal of brain tissue in order to change behavior such as lobotomy
current trends and issues/treatment
constraints of managed care
identifying empirically supported treatments
blending approaches to treatment
combining insight therapy and medication
increasing multicultural sensitivity in treatment
institutional treatment/transitional period
disenchantment with mental hospitals
deinstitutionalization
preventive mental health programs/deal with behavior as it relates to society
foster nurturing environments that bring about growth and self-confidence
mental illness/the revolving door and homelessness
looking for a therapist
where does one find therapeutic services?
is the therapist’s profession or sex important?
is treatment always expensive?
is the therapist’s approach/style important?
what should you look for in a prospective therapist?
what if there isn’t any progress?
what is therapy like/expectations?
therapy/from crisis to wellness but was it therapy (placebo effect)