Psychology final

a psychological intervention designed to help people resolve emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal problems and improve the quality of their lives

medical doctor w/ prescribing privileges.

physicians, private practice, hospitals, medical centers, schools, academic and others.

freudian therapists and those influenced by freuds techniques

technique in which patients express themselves without censorship of any sort

the therapist task is to interpert the relation of the dream to the patients daytime experience and the dreams symbolic significance

therapies that share an emphasis on the development of human potential and belief that human nature is basically postitive

stress the importance of assumming responisibility for decisions

therapy centering on the patients goals and ways of solving problems. Rogers.

Unconditional positive regard, empathy

therapist who focus on specific problems behaviors and current variables that maintain problematic thoughts, feeling and behaviors.

Focus on PRESENT and only on behavior

patients are taught to relax as they are gradually exposed to what they fearin a stepwise manor, helps with phobias

treatment that attempts to replace maladaptive or irrational cognitions with more adaptive, rational cognitions.

therapy that treats more than one person at a time, cost effective and more time and safe.

Clients are not alone, get social support from other group members and very efficient.

most effective therapies

HOPE.

treatments for sepcific diorders supported by high-quality scientific evidence

based upon research only science shuld inform a therapist about treatment

can lead to significant symptom relief because clients "want" the therapy to work.

medicine

use of medication to treat psychological problems.

medication is necessary.

antidepressant prozac is for

psychostimulant ritalin is for...