NSG 6440 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

NSG 6440 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Chapter Overview - CORRECT ANSWER-- Major types of psychotherapy include psychoanalytic, humanistic, behavior, cognitive, and individual, group, and family psychotherapy. Issues in psychotherapy include culture, gender, values, effective factors and types, and the evaluation of psychotherapy effectiveness. We'll also look at biomedical therapies such as drugs, brain stimulation, surgery, and lifestyle change. -Finally, we'll briefly consider the prevention of psychological disorders. Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER-Therapy refers to how mental disorders are treated, with the help of the knowledge base of psychology. Current Forms of Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER-Psychotherapy: an interactive experience with a trained professional, working on understanding and changing behavior, thinking, relationships, and emotions Combining Therapies - CORRECT ANSWER-Biomedical therapy: the use of medications and other procedures acting directly on the body to reduce the symptoms of mental disorders Combining Therapies - CORRECT ANSWER--An eclectic approach uses techniques from various forms of therapy to fit the client's problems, strengths, and preferences. Combining Therapies - CORRECT ANSWER-Medications and psychotherapy can be used together, and may help the each other achieve better reduction in symptoms Noteworthy Schools of Psychotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER-Psychoanalysis, psychodynamic therapy _ Sigmund Freud's legacy carried on today. Noteworthy Schools of Psychotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER-- Humanistic, clientcentered therapy Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow Noteworthy Schools of Psychotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER-- Behavior therapy, using classical operant conditioning _ B.F. Skinner and Ivan Pavlov applied to people. Noteworthy Schools of Psychotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER-- Cognitive thereapy, changing thoughts Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis, reducing errors and distress Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER-- The first formal psychotherapy to emerge was psychoanalysis, developed by Sigmund Freud. - Sigmund Freud's famous couch Psychoanalysis: Aims - CORRECT ANSWER-- Since psychological problems originate from childhood repressed impulses and conflicts, the aim of psychoanalysis is to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness where the patient can deal with them. - When energy devoted to id-ego-superego conflicts is released, the patient's anxiety lessens Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER-Resistance: the therapist notices times when the patient seems blocked in speaking about certain subjects Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER-Dreams: there may be themes or "latent content" behind the plot of a patient's dream Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER-Transference: the patient may have reactions toward the therapist that are actually based on feelings toward someone from the past Psychoanalysis: Criticisms - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Psychoanalysis is hard to refute because it cannot be proven or disproven. 2.Psychoanalysis takes a long time and is very expensive. Psychodynamic Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER-- Influenced by Freud, in a face-to-face setting, psychodynamic therapists understand symptoms and themes across important relationships in a patient's life. - Interpersonal psychotherapy, a variation of psychodynamic therapy, is effective in treating depression. It focuses on symptom relief here and now, not an overall personality change. Humanistic Therapies - CORRECT ANSWER-- Humanistic therapists aim to boost selffulfillment by helping people grow in self-awareness and self-acceptance. Style of the Client-Centered Therapist - CORRECT ANSWER-Let insight and goals come from the client, rather than dictating interpretations. Being non-directive - CORRECT ANSWER-Let insight and goals come from the client, rather than dictating interpretations. Being genuine - CORRECT ANSWER-Be yourself and be truthful; don't put on a therapist façade. Being empathetic - CORRECT ANSWER-Demonstrate careful attention to the clients' feelings, partly by reflecting what you hear the client saying. Showing Empathy Through Active Listening - CORRECT ANSWER--Showing Empathy Through Active Listening -Client-centered therapists show that they are tuning in to clients' feelings and meanings. -Summarize, paraphrase "So your father wasn't around much?" -Invite clarification and elaboration -"When you say 'anxiety,' what does that feel like to you? What is going on in your body and thoughts?" Reflect Feelings "It seems like you are disappointed; am I right?" Behavior Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER-- Therapy that applies learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviors. - To treat phobias or sexual disorders, behavior therapists do not delve deeply below the surface looking for inner causes. Classical Conditioning Techniques - CORRECT ANSWER-- Counterconditioning is a procedure that conditions new responses to stimuli that trigger unwanted behaviors. - It is based on classical conditioning and includes exposure therapy (systematic desensitization) and aversive conditioning