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9544545807psychoanalysisa method of studying how the mind works and treating mental disorders0
9544545808resistancein psychoanalysis, the blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material1
9544545809interpretationexplanation of something not obvious or not meaning the same thing to everyone2
9544545810transferencein psychoanalysis, the patient's transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with other relationships3
9544545826client-centered therapy4
9544545811active listeningListening to someone's problems5
9544545812systematic desensitizationa technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety6
9544545813aversive conditioninga type of counterconditioning that associates an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior7
9544545814token economytype of behavior modification in which desired behavior is rewarded with tokens8
9544545815CounterconditioningUses classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors9
9544545816FloodingA person is exposed to the harmless stimulus until fear responses to that stimulus are extinguished10
9544545827RET11
9544545817Group Therapytreating a group of people who have similar problems and who meet regularly with a trained counselor12
9544545818unconditional positive regardaccording to Rogers, an attitude of total acceptance toward another person13
9544545819biomedical therapyprescribed medications or medical procedures that act directly on the patient's nervous system14
9544545820deinstitutionalizationthe policy of removing patients, whenever possible, from mental hospitals15
9544545821antipsychotic drugsdrugs used to treat schizophrenia and other forms of severe thought disorder16
9544545822antianxiety drugsdrugs used to treat and calm anxiety reactions, typically minor tranquilizers17
9544545823antidepressant drugsdrugs used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD18
9544545824electroconvulsive therapya treatment in which low level electric current is passed through the brain19
9544545825lobotomybrain surgery for treatment of certain mental disorders20

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