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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
A strategy where the nurse assists the patient with reality testing, problem-solving, and interpersonal
awareness.
Therapeutic alliance
The relationship between therapist and patient that is essential for effective therapy.
Cognitive triad
A concept in CBT that includes maladaptive thoughts rooted in irrational assumptions.
Universality
A therapeutic factor where a group member realizes others share similar feelings of incompetency.
Reality testing
A process in dynamic supportive therapy that helps patients distinguish between their perceptions and
reality.
Psychic determinism
The concept that every thought and behavior has a cause.
, Supportive psychodynamic psychotherapy
Focuses on feelings, defenses, life stresses, and problem-solving.
Direct advice
A strategy in imparting information that can elucidate interpersonal pathology.
Solution focused therapy
A therapy approach that focuses on potential solutions rather than the etiology of the problem.
Clinical practice guidelines
Recommendations for the use of psychodynamic therapy for various psychiatric disorders.
Panic-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy
Recommended as an initial treatment for Panic Disorder.
First-line treatment
The preferred initial treatment option for a specific disorder.
Major Depressive Disorder
A condition for which psychodynamic therapy is considered a therapeutic treatment option.
Directive approach
Learning to be directive to help the patient feel better.
Psychotherapeutic process
Letting the psychotherapeutic process unfold over time.
Main goal of psychotherapy
Helping the patient feel better is the main goal of psychotherapy.
Therapeutic toolbox
Building a therapeutic toolbox for a variety of 'fix it' solutions for a variety of problems.
Cultural framework in relationships
This is a culturally consistent framework where the wife is typically the decision maker in the family.
Gender inequality awareness
The couple is aware of the gender inequality in the family and is fine with it.
Resilience and posttraumatic growth
There is a curvilinear relationship between posttraumatic growth and resilience.
Moderate resilience