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the generic name given to formal psychological treatment

treatment based on medical approaches to illness and to disease

a goal of some types of therapy; a patient's understanding of his or her own psychological processes

an empathic approach to therapy; it encourages perosnal growth through greater self-understanding

treatment based on the idea that distorted thoughts produce maladaptive behaviors and emotions

a therapy that strives to help patients recognize maladaptive thought patterns and replace them with ways of viewing the world that are more in tune with reality

a therapy that incorporates techniques from behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy to correct faulty thinking and change maladaptive behaviors

a behavioral therapy technique that involves repeated exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus or situation

a pattern of interactions that includes emotional over-involvement, critical comments, and hostility directed toward a patient by family members

drugs that affect mental processes

a class of psychotropic medications used for the treatment of anxiety

a class of psychotropic medications used to treat depression

work by blocking reuptake into the presynaptic neuron, thereby allowing serotonin to remain in the synapse, where its effects on postsynaptic receptors are prolonged; ex. Prozac

a class of drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other disorders that involve psychosis

a procedure used to treat depression; it involves administering a strong electrical current to the patient's brain

a current flows through a wire coil place over the scalp area to be stimulated

an electrical generator placed just under the skin below the collarbone sends out continuous stimulation to the implanted electrodes

a form of therapy used to treat borderline personality disorder

an intensive treatment for autism, based on operant conditioning