Treatment of Psychological Disorders

cognitive-behavioral approach focused on mindfulness, active acceptance of difficult emotions, and working toward valued outcomes

therapeutic technique in which a therapist restates a client's feelings back to them

class of medications that reduces symptoms of schizophrenia, such as delusions and hallucinations

therapy in which a therapist provides empathy and emotional support while the client directs the therapeutic process

hybrid approach to treatment that teaches strategies for managing negative thoughts and changing unhelpful behaviors

release of long-term patients with mental illness back into the community

cognitive-behavioral approach teaching people how to regulate extreme emotions by balancing opposing perspectives

therapeutic technique used to uncover unconscious content by interpreting symbols within dreams

treatment for severe depression that involves triggering a brief seizure by passing a weak electric current through the patient's brain

therapy based on the premise that people can maintain their freedom, even in the most extreme circumstances, by choosing how they will respond to their situation

therapeutic technique used to uncover unconscious content by having the client say whatever comes to mind without self-censoring

therapy that encourages clients to focus on what is presently occurring in their lives without focusing on past events

form of therapy in which clinicians promote awareness of the thoughts, beliefs, and feelings causing negative behaviors

statistical technique used to combine and analyze data from multiple studies

medical doctor specializing in the use of drug-based treatments and psychotherapy for mental health disorders

doctoral-level psychotherapist or psychological researcher

study of how psychotropic drugs affect a person's mental and physical state and behavior

surgery that alters the physical structure of the brain for the purpose of treating mental illness

any form of talk therapy intended to alleviate mental distress

unconscious tendency to slow down the progress of therapy to avoid facing painful conflicts

technique to treat anxiety and phobias through gradual exposure to feared situations

behavior change system that uses tokens (small rewards) to elicit desired behaviors

process in which a client unconsciously begins interacting with the analyst as if the analyst were a figure from the client's past or present

acceptance and support of clients, regardless of what they say or do, as part of client-centered therapy