Psychotherapies — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: "Always think of the worst. It's most likely to happen to you" demonstrates the maladaptive assumption of _____

Answer: catastrophizing

Flashcard 22: In systematic desensitization, the negative reaction of anxiety is inhibited by the relaxed state, a process called _____.

Answer: reciprocal inhibition

Flashcard 23: _____ - a hypothetical family in which children receive conflicting parental messages about their behaviour, attitudes, and feelings.

Answer: Double bind

Flashcard 24: _____ involves bringing repressed memories and feelings to the surface and resolving unconscious conflicts through understanding

Answer: Psychoanalysis

Flashcard 25: The **_____ complex** is a psychodynamic cause of erectile dysfunction characterized by an inability to experience sexual arousal for a partner who is loved and respected.

Answer: Madonna-Putana (Whore) complex

Extra: First described by Sigmund Freud, this complex involves a psychological split where women are perceived as either saintly 'Madonnas' (loved but not desired) or debased 'Whores' (desired but not loved). It results in an inability to integrate tender affection with sexual desire for the same individual.

Flashcard 26: Dreams may manifest themselves through _____ which is a representation of highly charged ideas or objects through innocent images that are in some way connected.

Answer: symbolism

Flashcard 27: _____ therapy primarily relies on developing patient insight

Answer: Psychodynamic

Flashcard 28: Abnormal family dynamics, where one parent dominates over the other, is described as _____

Answer: marital skew.

Flashcard 29: Therapeutic graded exposure is similar to systematic desensitization, but there is no _____

Answer: relaxation training

Flashcard 30: What mental apparatus establishes and maintains a moral conscience in an individual?_____

Answer: Superego (idealism principle)