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9537927537DeinstitutionalizationThe policy of removing patients, whenever possible, from mental hospitals.0
9537927538PreventionTaking action to avoid disease, injury, and other negative health outcomes1
9537927539PsychotherapyAn ongoing dialogue between a patient and a mental health professional2
9537928271PsychoanalysisSigmund Freud Freud's therapeutic technique for analyzing an individual's unconscious thoughts3
9537928272Free Associationa method of exploring the unconscious in which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind4
9537929114Dream Analysisthe therapist interprets the symbolic meaning of the client's dreams5
9537930192Manifest Contentthe remembered story line of a dream6
9537930193ResistanceIn psychoanalysis, the blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material.7
9537931344Transferencea clients thoughts, feelings, and conflicts from past and current relationships onto the therapist8
9537931345Insight TherapiesPsychotherapies in which the therapist helps patients/clients understand their problems.9
9537932192Humanistic TherapiesTherapies that emphasize the individual's ability to heal himself or herself with some assistance10
9537932799Person-Centered TherapyTherapy in which the goal is to reach one's potential for self-actualization.11
9537932800Unconditional positive regardAn attitude of total acceptance toward another person12
9537933679Active listeningempathetic listening in which the listener echoes, restates, and clarifies13
9537933680Gestalt therapyTreatment focusing on the awareness and understanding of one's feelings14
9537936704Existential therapiesTherapies aimed at helping clients find meaning in their lives.15
9537936705Behaviorist therapiestherapy that applies learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviors16
9537938130CounterconditioningA pleasant stimulus is paired repeatedly with a fearful one, counteracting the fear17
9537940120Systematic desensitizationTeaching an individual to replace feelings of anxiety with relaxation. Works great with phobias18
9537940121Anxiety hierarchyThe client ranks the stimuli from the least anxiety-arousing to the most anxiety-arousing19
9537941127FloodingTreatment which immerses the client into an environment of which they have a phobia.20
9537942159Aversive conditioningA form of treatment that consists of repeated pairings of a stimulus with a very unpleasant stimulus21
9537942160Token enconomya system of contingency management based on the systematic reinforcement of target behavior. The reinforcers are symbols or "tokens" that can be exchanged for other reinforcers.22
9537943644Attributional styleThe tendency by which a person infers the cause or meaning of behaviors or events.23
9537943645Cognitive therapyTherapy that teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking and acting24
9537946029Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)A popular integrative therapy that combines cognitive therapy with behavior therapy25
9537947273Rational emotive therapy (REBT)importance on discussing and adapting how clients think26
9537947274Group therapiesTherapist led small groups that are cheaper and help people see others with similar problems.27
9537948959Somatic therapiesTherapies that produce bodily changes. Used by psychologists with a biological orientation.28
9537949574PsychopharmacologyThe study of drug effects on psychological states and symptoms29
9537950247Anti-psychotic drugsdrugs used to treat schizophrenia and other forms of severe thought disorder30
9537950248Antidepressantsdrugs that combat depression by affecting the levels or activity of neurotransmitters in the brain31
9537951525Anti-anxiety drugsDrugs that relieve tension, apprehension, and nervousness.32
9537954457Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)A treatment that involves inducing a mild seizure by delivering an electrical shock to the brain33
9537954458Psychosurgerysurgery that removes or destroys brain tissue in an effort to change behavior34
9537955532PsychiatristA medical doctor who has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders35
9537955533Clinical psychologistAssess and treats mental, emotional, and behavior disorders36
9537956620Counseling psychologistA psychologist who usually helps people deal with problems of living37

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