Terms
Obsession
Active Listening
Delusions
Resistence
Compulsion
Systematic Desensitization
Mania
Obsession Unwanted repetition of thoughts
Active Listening Repeating what a client says in client-centered (Humanistic) therapy
Delusions False beliefs of persecution or grandeur
Resistance Client doesn’t want to talk
Compulsion Repetitious actions
Systematic Desensitization Technique to pair an anxiety-proned event with relaxation techniques
Mania Period of elation (the high of bipolar)
Disorders
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Bipolar
Paranoid Schizophrenia
Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Somatoform Disorder
Panic Disorder
Histronic Personality Disorder
PTSD Anxiety disorder suffered after traumatic event-nightmares, flashbacks, depression, etc.
Bipolar Periods of elation and depression
Paranoid Schizophrenia Delusions of someone is out to get them
Anti-Social Personality Disorder Most common in men No consciousness, no remorse, etc.
Somatoform Disorder Feels like a disorder exists even though no physical evidence exists (aka hypochondria)
Panic Disorder Irrational fear
Histronic Personality Disorder Shallow, attention-seeking person; wants constant praise and reassurance
Therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy
Counterconditioning
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Transference
Aversive conditioning
Virtual reality therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy Focuses on themes amongst a client’s relationships
Client-Centered Therapy Carl Rogers Uses nondirective therapy and active listening to allow patient to come up with own answers
Counter Conditioning Condition a new response to an unwanted behavior
Electroconvulsive Therapy Shock therapy
Transference Client projects emotion onto the therapist
Aversive Conditioning Associates an unwanted state with an unwanted behavior
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy People simulate fears in a virtual reality setting
Miscellaneous
DSM-IV-TR
Hallucinations
Disorganized Schizophrenia
Unconditional Positive Regard
Light Exposure Therapy
Aaron Beck
Dopamine
DSM-IV-TR Book to diagnose mental disorders Has 5 axes
Hallucinations Sensory experiences without sensory stimulation
Disorganized Schizophrenia Flat effect and disorganized speech and behavior
Unconditional Positive Regard Carl Rogers’ term for always accepting a patient, no matter what
Light Exposure Therapy Uses heat lamps to help with Seasonal Affective Disorder
Aaron Beck Cognitivist Uses therapy to dispel irrational belief systems
Dopamine Neurotransmitter linked to Schizophrenia (too much) and Parkinson’s Disease (too little)