15.6 KEY TERMS

Match each of the terms on the left with its definition on the right. Click on the term first and then click on the matching definition. As you match them correctly they will move to the bottom of the activity.

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psychotherapy
eclectic psychotherapy
psychodynamic psychotherapies
resistance
transference
interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)
person-centered therapy (or client-centered therapy)
gestalt therapy
behavior therapy
token economy
exposure therapy
cognitive therapy
cognitive restructuring
mindfulness meditation
cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
group therapy
antipsychotic drugs
psychopharmacology
antianxiety medications
antidepressants
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
phototherapy
psychosurgery
placebo
iatrogenic illness
A form of behavior therapy in which clients are given "tokens" for desired behaviors, which they can later trade for rewards.
Assumes all individuals have a tendency toward growth and that this growth can be facilitated by acceptance and genuine reactions from the therapist.
Focuses on helping a client identify and correct any distorted thinking about self, others, or the world.
A technique in which multiple participants (who often do not know one another at the outset) work on their individual problems in a group atmosphere.
Drugs that help reduce a person's experience of fear or anxiety.
A disorder or symptom that occurs as a result of a medical or psychotherapeutic treatment itself.
A form of psychotherapy that involves drawing on techniques from different forms of therapy, depending on the client and the problem.
Teaches an individual to be fully present in each moment; to be aware of his or her thoughts, feelings, and sensations; and to detect symptoms before they become a problem.
An approach to treatment that involves confronting an emotion-arousing stimulus directly and repeatedly, ultimately leading to a decrease in the emotional response.
An interaction between a socially sanctioned clinician and someone suffering from a psychological problem, with the goal of providing support or relief from the problem.
The study of drug effects on psychological states and symptoms.
Medications that are used to treat schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders.
A therapeutic approach that teaches clients to question the automatic beliefs, assumptions, and predictions that often lead to negative emotions and to replace negative thinking with more realistic and positive beliefs.
A class of drugs that help lift people's moods.
A form of psychotherapy that focuses on helping clients improve current relationships.
A blend of cognitive and behavioral therapeutic strategies.
A type of therapy that assumes that disordered behavior is learned and that symptom relief is achieved through changing overt maladaptive behaviors into more constructive behaviors.
An inert substance or procedure that has been applied with the expectation that a healing response will be produced.
A treatment that involves placing a powerful pulsed magnet over a person's scalp, which alters neuronal activity in the brain.
A therapy that involves repeated exposure to bright light.
A reluctance to cooperate with treatment for fear of confronting unpleasant unconscious material.
Therapies that explore childhood events and encourage individuals to use the understanding that results to develop insight into their psychological problems.
An event that occurs in psychoanalysis when the analyst begins to assume a major significance in the client's life and the client reacts to the analyst based on unconscious childhood fantasies.
Surgical destruction of specific brain areas.
A treatment that involves inducing a brief seizure by delivering an electrical shock to the brain.
Has the goal of helping the client become aware of his or her thoughts, behaviors, experiences, and feelings and to "own" or take responsibility for them.
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