Chapter 14 Treating Disorders of Mind and Body
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- the generic name given to formal psychological treatment
- psychotherapy
- treatment based on the medical approach to illness and disease
- biological therapy
- a goal of some types of therapy; a patient's understanding of his or her own psychological process
- insight
- an emphatic apporach to therapy that encourages personal growth through greater self-understanding
- client-centered therapy
- treatment in which principles of operant conditioning are used to reinforce desired behaviors and ignore or punish unwanted behaviors
- behavior modification
- a behavioral therapy technique that involves repeated exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus or situation
- exposure
- and exposure technique that pairs the anxiety-producing stimulus with relaxation techniques
- systematic desensitization
- treatment based on the idea that distorted thoughts produce maladaptive behaviors and emotions
- cognitive therapy
- a therapy that strives to help patients recognize maladaptive thought patterns and replace them with ways of viewing the world that are more intune with reality
- cognitive restructuring
- a therapy that incorporates techniques from behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy to correct faulty thinking and change maladaptive behaviors
- cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
- a pattern of interactions that includes emotional over-involvement, critical comments, and hostility directed toward a patient by family members
- expressed emotion
- drugs that affect mental processes
- psychotropic medications
- a class of psychotropic medications used for the treatment of anxiety
- anti-anxiety drugs
- a class of psychotropic medications used to treat depression
- antidepressants
- a category of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase
- MAO inhibitors
- a category or antidepressant medications that inhibit the reuptake of a number of different neurotransmitters
- tricyclic antidepresssants
- a category of antidepressant medications that prolong the effects of serotonin in the synapse
- SSRIs
- a class of drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other disorders that involve psychosis
- antipsychotics
- a procedure used to treat depression that involves administering a strong electrical current to the patient's brain
- ECT electroconvulsive therapy
- a procedure that transmits pulses of high intensity magnetism to the brain
- TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation
- a psychotropic medication used to treat bipolar disorder
- lithium
- a side effect of some antipsychotic medications that produces involuntary movements of the lips, tongue, face, legs, or other parts of the body
- tardive dyskinesia
- an antipsychotic medication that acts on multiple neurotransmitter receptors and is beneficial in treating botht the negative and positive symptoms of schizophrenia
- clozapine
- a treatment for borderline personality disorder that combines elements of behavioral, cognitive, and psychodynamic approaches
- DBT Dialectical behavior therapy
- a central nervous system stimulant medication used to treat ADHD
- methylphenidate