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6447502435Eclectic ApproachTherapists are not locked into one form of psychotherapy, but draw on whatever combination seems best suited to a client's problems0
6447502436Psychotherapyis an interaction between a trained therapist and someone who suffers from psychological difficulties or wants to achieve personal growth1
6447502437Psychoanalysisthe therapy developed by Sigmund Freud which attempts to give clients self-insight by bringing awareness and interpreting previously repressed feelings2
6447502438Resistancethe psychoanalytic term for the blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden memories. Hesitation during free association may reflect this3
6447502439Interpretationthe psychoanalytic term for the analyst's helping the client to understand resistances and other aspects of behavior, so that the client may gain deeper insights4
6447502440Transferencethe psychoanalytic term for a patient's redirecting to the analyst emotions from other relationships5
6447502441Psychodynamic TherapyDerives from the psychoanalytic tradition, this seeks to enhance patients' self-insight into their symptoms by focusing on childhood experiences and important relationships in addition to unconscious forces6
6447502442Insight TherapiesThese such as psychoanalysis and humanistic therapy aim to increase the client's awareness of underlying motives and defenses7
6447502443Client-centered Therapya humanistic nondirective therapy developed by Carl Rogers, in which growth and self-awareness are facilitated in an environment that offers genuineness, acceptance, and empathy8
6447502444Active Listeninga nondirective technique of Rogers' client-centered therapy, in which the listener echoes, restates, and seeks clarification of, but does not interpret, clients' remarks.9
6447502445Unconditional Positive Regardrefers to the accepting, nonjudgmental attitude that is the basis of client-centered therapy10
6447502446Behavior TherapyTherapy that applies learning principles to the elimination of problem behaviors11
6447502447Counterconditioninga category of behavior therapy in which new responses are classically conditioned to stimuli that trigger unwanted behaviors12
6447502448Exposure therapiestreat anxiety by exposing people to do things they normally fear and avoid. Among these therapies are systematic desensitization and virtual reality exposure therapy13
6447502449Systematic desensitizationa type of exposure therapy in which a state of relaxation is classically conditioned to a hierarchy of gradually increasing anxiety-provoking stimuli14
6447502450Virtual Reality Exposure TherapyProgressively exposes people to stimulations of feared situations to treat their anxiety15
6447502451Aversive Conditioninga form of counterconditioning procedure in which an unpleasant state becomes associated with an unwanted behavior16
6447502452Token Economyan operant conditioning procedure in which desirable behaviors are promoted in people by rewarding them with tokens, or positive reinforces, which can be exchanged for privileges or treats. For the most part, token economies are used in hospitals, schools, and other institutional settings17
6447502453Cognitive TherapyFocuses on teaching people new and more adaptive ways of thinking and acting. The therapy is based on the idea that our feelings and responses to events are strongly influenced by our thinking, or cognition18
6447502454Cognitive-behavioral Therapyan integrated therapy that focuses on changing self-defeating thinking (Cognitive therapy) and unwanted behaviors (behavior therapy)19
6447502455Family Therapyviews problem behaviors as influenced by, or directed at, other members of the clients' family. Therapy therefore focuses on relationships and problems among the various members of the family20
6447502456Regression toward the meanthe tendency for unusual events (or emotions) to return toward their average state21
6447502457Meta-Analysisa procedure for statistically combining the results of many different research studies22
6447502458Evidence-based practiceclinical decision making that integrates the best available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences23

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