Psy 480 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a form of Psychotherapy which is mainly used in treating cases such as depression, eating disorders, and PTSD but the rationale for using this type of intervention, is the specific form of behavior therapy that has been proven to work well with those who suffer from OCD (Behavior Therapy, 2015). This particular form of behavior therapy is known as exposure and response prevention (ERP) (Behavior Therapy, 2015). These two techniques exposure and response work ...

Week 2 Quiz Read each question and select the correct answer Susie has never felt comfortable with her therapist. While she has no reason for her feelings, she is easily angered by his questions and feels as though he is judging her. Susie has often thought that the therapist reminds her of her father. This is a case of An ego defense mechanism Countertransference Transference Insight Choose the correct development process for Freud’s mental structures. Id, superego, ego Ego...

.4 What are at least two cultural limitations associated with assessment and treatment? In your response, discuss the use or misuse of assessment instruments, therapy techniques, research results, or any other facet of clinical practice that could have potentially harmful, culture-specific implications. Two cultural limitations associated with assessments and treatments are a psychologist that provides treatment or counseling without taking into account or consideration that patient’s cu...

1. A crisis interview would be appropriate to a. assess how family of origin influences a person’s ability to handle a crisis b. obtain a clearer understanding of a patient’s diagnosis c. assess whether a depressed client with frequent suicidal thoughts has formulated a detailed plan d. screen for a patient’s level of psychological functioning 2.________ testing uses ambiguous or unstructured testing stimuli to which a person responds freely to the testing stimuli. ________ is an example o...