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Psychological Disorders Therapies
Psychological Disorders Therapies
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2)Humanistictherapies:
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Therapistlistenswithoutinterpreting
3)Behaviourtherapies:
Toeliminateunwantedbehaviours,nottrying
tofindthecauseofthebehaviours.
Stressesempathy,acceptanceetc.
Usesa)Classicalconditioningand
Usesactivelistening:
b)Operantconditioning
Clientcenteredtherapy(CarlRogers190287)
a)Echoingthefeelingsoftheclient
b)Restatingthewordsoftheclient
c)Clarifyingbyaskingquestions
*Readpage593casestudy(Clientshouldfeel
unconditionalpositiveregard)
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Classicalconditioningtechniques:
3a)Counterconditioning:Associatenew
responsestoplaces/thingsthattriggerthe
unwantedbehaviours.
3ai)SystematicDesensitization:usuallyto
treatphobiasassociatesapleasant,relaxed
statewithgraduallyincreasing,anxiety
triggeringstimuli.
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3aii)Virtualrealityexposuretherapy:
Progressiveexposuretofearssuchasflying,
spiders,publicspeakingetc.
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3aiii)Aversiveconditioning:
Counterconditioingthatassociatesan
unpleasantstatewithanunwantedbehaviour.
Ex:nauseaassociatedwithdrinkingalcohol
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b)OperantConditioning:
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Cognitivetherapy:
3bi)Tokeneconomy:modifybehaviourby
rewardingdesiredbehaviourwithsomesmall
item.Ex:Tokenscanbeexchangedforvarious
privilegesortreats
*Practical/ethicalissues
3bii)Cognitivetherapies:Teachespeople
new,moreadaptivewaysofthinkingand
acting.Thinkingaffectsfeelings.Page602
example.
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Family/grouptherapy:Unwantedbehaviours
areinfluencedbyordirectedatothermembers
offamily/group
Advantages:
Helpformorethanonepersonatatime
Overallcostthereforelower
Interactionwithothershavingsame
problems
Buildssenseofcommunity
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