NSG 526 EXAM 2 (Solved) 2022/2023.

NSG 526 EXAM 2 (Solved) 2022/2023. Group Therapy primary purpose - answerThe primary purpose of group therapy is to facilitate changes by the patient to address identified problems. A technique for dealing with an over talkative client and silence from other participants in a group during therapy - answermake an observation about the group's silence and invite the others to comment the technique of "Information Giver". - answerDuring group members sharing methods they personally use for dealing with problems CBT - answerconsists of active questioning, homework assignments, and dream survey. The therapist helps the patient consider personal ideas and beliefs in order to increase the patient's realization about how thoughts influence behaviors. Attachment - answerAttempts to explain the dynamics of interpersonal relationships between humans. A child needs to form a relationship between at least one primary caregiver. Mileu - answerMilieu therapy requires consideration of the client's social, economic, and cultural status. Complementary Alternative Medicine vs Western major difference - answerWestern medicine focuses on what is done to the patient whereas CAM focuses on mind-body interactions. Beck - answerBeck developed the cognitive model of depression and the concept that cognitive processing distortions underlie psychological disorders ACTIVE, TIME-LIMITED APPROACH depression can be understood via schemas: - answerBeck; cognitive errors, and the cognitive triad (i.e., negative views of self, tendency toward interpreting experiences in a negative manner, and holding negative views of the future). Beck assumption - answerDistorted thinking contributes to and maintains bheavior (symptoms) Ellis - answerRET (Rational Emotive Therapy) a form of cbt ret - answerunrealistic and irrational beliefs cause many emotional problems. The purpose of RET is to identify an irrational belief and dispute it through active, philosophical, confrontational therapy. RET assumption - answerPeople make themselves sick anytime they escalate a desire or preference into a demand or absolute must. (People become who they become based on their beliefs). Skinner - answeroperant conditioning Operant conditioning - answervoluntary behaviors are learned through consequences, and behavioral responses are elicited through reinforcement, which causes a behavior to occur more frequently. Positive reinforcement- getting a gift, or negative reinforcement- removal of objectionable' or aversive stimulus Skinner - answerAbsence of reinforcement, or extinction, also decreases behavior by withholding a reward that has become habitual. Teachers employ this strategy in the classroom when they ignore acting-out behavior that had previously been rewarded by more attention. Skinner's behavior model provides a concrete method for modifying or replacing behaviors. Behavior management and modification programs based on his principles have shown to be successful in altering targeted behaviors. Programmed learning and token economies represent extensions of Skinner's thoughts on learning. Behavioral methods are particularly effective with children, adolescents, and individuals with many forms of chronic mental illness. Universality - answerYaslom: The recognition of shared experiences and feelings among group members and that these may be widespread or universal human concerns, serves to remove a group member's sense of isolation, validate their experiences, and raise self-esteem. Altruism - answerYaslom: The group is a place where members can help each other, and the experience of being able to give something to another person can lift the member's self esteem and help develop more adaptive coping styles and interpersonal skills. Instillation of hope - answerYaslom: In a mixed group that has members at various stages of development or recovery, a member can be inspired and encouraged by another member who has overcome the problems with which they are still struggling. Imparting information - answerYaslom: While this is not strictly speaking a psychotherapeutic process, members often report that it has been very helpful to learn factual information from other members in the group, for example, about their treatment or about access to services. Corrective recapitulation of primary family experience - answerYaslom: Members often unconsciously identify the group therapist and other group members with their own parents and siblings in a process that is a form of transference specific to group psychotherapy. The therapist's interpretations can help group members gain understanding of the impact of childhood experiences on their personality, and they may learn to avoid unconsciously repeating unhelpful past interactive patterns in present-day relationships. Development of socializing techniques - answerYaslom: The group setting provides a safe and supportive environment for members to take risks by extending their repertoire of interpersonal behavior and improving their social skills. Imitative behavior - answerYaslom: One way in which group members can develop social skills is through a modeling process, observing and imitating the therapist and other group members. For example, sharing personal feelings, showing concern, and supporting others.