Set: Psychology Vocab Ch. 19

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psychotherapy therapy involving verbal interactions between a trained professional and another person
self-help group composed of people who share the same problem, meet regularly to discuss problems, share soloutions and provide support
encounter group composed of strangers who seek to promote emotional growth by helping group members become more aware of feelings
free association when the client says whatever comes to mind; the primary technique of psychoanalysis
resistance a client's hesitancy or unwillingness to discuss issues raised during the free association
dream analysis when the analyst interprets the contents of a client's dreams to unlock unconscious thoughts and feelings
manifest content the actual content of the dream as remembered by the client
latent content the hidden meaning in the dream, interpreted from the manifest content by the therapist
transference when the client transfers feelings and expectations from one person to another, in this case, from another person to the therapist
humanistic therapy therapy whose goal is to help individuals reach their full potential by helping them to develop self-awareness and self-acceptance
person-centered therapy therapy whose goal is to help clients find their true selves and realize their unique potential
nondirective therapy therapy in which the clients are encouraged to take the lead and talk about whatever is troubling them, the therapist and client are seen as equals
active listening a communication technique in which the listener repeats, rephrases and asks for clarification of statements made by the speaker
rational-emotive behavior therapy based on the belief that people are basically logical in their thinking, and that problematic thinking and actions are caused by incorrect assumptions upon which they base their thinking
aversive conditioning the opposite of systematic conditioning, in which the therapist places a positive response to a stimulus with a negative response
token economy a system of rewards a therapist uses to encourage positive behavior
successive approximations a series of behaviors that gradually become more similar to target behavior

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Creator MZMcBride
Created October 16, 2007
Group Social Psych. First Semester
Tag socialpsychology
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  1. successive approximations → a series of behaviors that gradually become more similar to target behavior - 8 misses
  2. rational-emotive behavior therapy → based on the belief that people are basically logical in their thinking, and that problematic thinking and actions are caused by incorrect assumptions upon which they base their thinking - 5 misses
  3. transference → when the client transfers feelings and expectations from one person to another, in this case, from another person to the therapist - 3 misses
  4. psychotherapy → therapy involving verbal interactions between a trained professional and another person - 2 misses
  5. resistance → a client's hesitancy or unwillingness to discuss issues raised during the free association - 2 misses
  6. dream analysis → when the analyst interprets the contents of a client's dreams to unlock unconscious thoughts and feelings - 2 misses
  7. humanistic therapy → therapy whose goal is to help individuals reach their full potential by helping them to develop self-awareness and self-acceptance - 2 misses