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Unconscious incompetency
A stage where a person is unaware of their lack of skill or knowledge.
Conscious incompetency
A stage where a person is aware of their lack of skill or knowledge.
Conscious competency
A stage where a person is aware of their skill or knowledge and can perform it.
Unconscious competency
A stage where a person can perform a skill or knowledge without conscious thought.
Freud's tasks of learning independence and control
Associated with problematic traits such as excessive dependency.
Standards of care
Legally binding guidelines that dictate the minimum acceptable level of care.
Practice guidelines
Recommendations that are not legally binding and can be more flexible.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
A system of psychotherapy that focuses on how an individual's thoughts influence their feelings and
behaviors.
Primary thinking
Recognizes indeterminate, negative, and irrational thinking as part of human action.
Secondary thinking
Recognizes the indeterminate, negative, and irrational thinking as foremost.
Imitative behavior
A therapeutic benefit that allows individuals to experiment with new behaviors.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy
Not ideal for patients with primarily primitive defenses.
Dynamic supportive therapy