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PSYCHOTHERAPY EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: rational-emotive behavior therapy

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attempts to restructure a person's belief system into a more realistic, rational, and logical set of views by challenging dysfunctional beliefs that maintain irrational behavior

Question 2: repression

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force threatening conflicts and impulses back into the unconscious

Question 3: psychosurgery

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brain surgery once used to reduce the symptoms of a mental disorder

Question 4: cingulotomy

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in rare cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder, they destroy tissue in the anterior cingulate area of the brain

Question 5: defense mechanisms

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psychological strategies to protect yourself from unacceptable, unconscious impulses

Question 6: interpersonal therapy (IPT)

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help patients control their moods and emotions by focusing on the context of their current social relationships

Question 7: electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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procedure to treat severe depression with an electric current administered to the patient's head cause loss of conciousness and seizures

Question 8: biomedical therapy

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relies on drugs and other medical procedures to improve psychological functioning based on the patients biology

Question 9: drug therapy

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treatment of psychological disorders through the use of drugs that alter the operations of the neurons and neurotransmitters in the brain and body

Question 10: operant conditioning techniques

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reward people for doing desirable behavior and extinguish undesirable behavior by ignoring or punishing it

Question 11: eclectic approach to therapy

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therapists use a variety of techniques, integrating several perspectives, to treat their problem

Question 12: transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

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a depression treatment in which a precise magnetic pulse is directed to a specific area of the brain

Question 13: deinstitutionalization

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the transfer of a formal mental patient from an institution to the community

Question 14: brain scan neurofeeback

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patients are shown real-time brain scans showing brain activity as they recall emotional memories or triggers for anxiety, allowing them to modify their brain activity and better learn to cope

Question 15: self-help therapy

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people with similar problems get together to discuss common problems and share their feelings and experiences, often without a formal therapist

Question 16: psychodynamic therapy

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attempt to bring unresolved past conflicts and unacceptable impulses from the unconscious, so patients can deal with their problems more effectively

Question 17: family therapy

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focuses on the family and its dynamics, expects each family member to contribute to resolving the problem

Question 18: unconditional positive regard

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therapist provides acceptance, support, and understanding, no matter what feelings the patient expresses, creating a safe environment for the patient to make realistic and constructive choices and decisions

Question 19: deep brain stimulation (DBS)

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electrodes connected to the mood-related part of the brain and their chest, intended to correct abnormal brain signals

Question 20: gamma knife surgery

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beams of radiation used to destroy areas of the brain

Question 21: psychoanalysis

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Freud's form of psychotherapy in which they attempt to release hidden thought and feelings from the unconscious in order to reduce their controlling behavior

Question 22: observational learning

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teach people skills and ways of handling their fears and anxiety

Question 23: aversive conditioning

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a form of therapy pairing with unpleasant stimulus with undesired behavior to reduce the frequency of that undesired behavior

Question 24: cognitive treatment

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teach people to think in more adaptive ways by changing their dysfunctional cognitions about the world and themselves

Question 25: psychotherapy

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psychologically based treatment in which a trained therapist use techniques to help a person overcome psychological difficulties and disorders, resolve problems or bring about personal growth