NUR 2459 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
In this type of therapy, the individual is taught to control negative thoughts to maintain
and manage emotions.
a popular integrative therapy that combines cognitive therapy (changing self-defeating
thinking) with behavior therapy (changing behavior)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
It focuses on the development of emotion modulation skills and distress tolerance.
Promising treatment for borderline personality disorder that involves exposing the client
to stressors in a controlled situation, as well as helping the client regulate emotions and
cope with stressors that might trigger suicidal behavior.
Behavioral Therapy
focuses on changing behavior by identifying problem behaviors, replacing them with
appropriate behaviors, and using rewards or other consequences to make the changes
Form of psychotherapy useful for treating phobias
family therapy
therapy that treats the family as a system. Views an individual's unwanted behaviors as
influenced by, or directed at, other family members
Group Therapy
A group of clients interacts and share experiences. The group format allows for
increased feedback, the opportunity to practice a new skill, mutual learning, and a
sense of belonging. An example would be AA.
Patient centered Therapy
Essentially based therapy, Emphasis on self-awareness and on the present. The past
has already occurred the future is yet to come.
Milieu Therapy
Uses the total environment. People, setting, structure, and emotional climate are all
important to healing
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
In this type of therapy, the individual is taught to control negative thoughts to maintain
and manage emotions.
a popular integrative therapy that combines cognitive therapy (changing self-defeating
thinking) with behavior therapy (changing behavior)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
It focuses on the development of emotion modulation skills and distress tolerance.
Promising treatment for borderline personality disorder that involves exposing the client
to stressors in a controlled situation, as well as helping the client regulate emotions and
cope with stressors that might trigger suicidal behavior.
Behavioral Therapy
focuses on changing behavior by identifying problem behaviors, replacing them with
appropriate behaviors, and using rewards or other consequences to make the changes
Form of psychotherapy useful for treating phobias
family therapy
therapy that treats the family as a system. Views an individual's unwanted behaviors as
influenced by, or directed at, other family members
Group Therapy
A group of clients interacts and share experiences. The group format allows for
increased feedback, the opportunity to practice a new skill, mutual learning, and a
sense of belonging. An example would be AA.
Patient centered Therapy
Essentially based therapy, Emphasis on self-awareness and on the present. The past
has already occurred the future is yet to come.
Milieu Therapy
Uses the total environment. People, setting, structure, and emotional climate are all
important to healing
