PSY 3171 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography, Alpha Wave, Evoked Potential
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Emphasizes unconscious processes and conflicts but is briefer and more focused on specific problems: a focus on affect and the expression of patients" emotions, an exploration of patients" attempts to avoid topics or engage in activities that hinder the progress of therapy, the identification of patterns in patients" actions, thoughts, feelings, experiences and relationships, an emphasis on past experiences, a focus on patients" interpersonal experiences, an emphasis on the therapeutic relationship, an exploration of patients" wishes, dreams, or fantasies. Cognitive therapy: changing negative thinking styles (e. g. depression, anxiety) and replacing them with more positive beliefs/attitudes positive behaviour and coping styles: rational emotive therapy: focuses on irrational beliefs believed to be the root of maladaptive feelings and behaviour (ellis, self instructional training: combined techniques from psychodynamic and behaviour therapies worked on modifying what clients say to themselves about the consequences of their behaviour (meichenbaum, cognitive restructuring: goal is to restructure the maladaptive schema (to develop different set of attitudes and attributions)