Mental Health Exam 1 Study Guide Complete

Discuss prominent theories and therapeutic models o Behavioral Therapy: attempts to correct or eliminate maladaptive (bad) behaviors/responses by rewarding & reinforcing adaptive (good) behavior. Use of Desensitization, Aversion Therapy (becoming not afraid of spiders), Biofeedback and Modeling as well as the below 3 items.  Pavlov, Watson & Skinner  Pavlov: Classical Conditioning (Ex: baby cries and mom has milk “let-down” reflex).  Watson: Personality traits & responses were learned (conscious) behavior.  Skinner: Operant Conditioning. Behaviors are learned through Positive/Negative Reinforcement (Ex: studying hard results in good grades). o Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: combines both behavioral and cognitive theory and seeks to modify negative thoughts that lead to dysfunctional emotions & actions. This is useful for those patients who feel incompetent, abandoned, evil or vulnerable.  It is NOT the stimulus (situation/person/place/thing) that causes the response; it is the person’s evaluation & selfthoughts about the situation that causes the negative feelings/reaction. Therapy aims to remove these negative/repetitive thoughts and replace them with rational interpretations of situations.  Ex: “Matt had a car accident. He now refuses to drive and says, “I shouldn’t be allowed on the road”. (This is distorted thinking and rationalization of his car accident). o Milieu Therapy: Creating a SAFE, structured inpatient/outpatient setting where the mentally ill can test new behaviors and coping mechanisms with others.  Creating a SAFE, structured inpatient/outpatient setting where patients with mental illness can test new behaviors and interactions.  Climate is essential to healing: paint color, relaxed environments are conducive to the healing process.  Florence Nightingale believed that the environment he