Therapy and counseling
Major approaches to psychotherapy and techniques widely used in counseling.
10 terms
Therapeutic approaches
Treatments, each with its own theory and evidence base.
- Motivational interviewing 动机式访谈
- A collaborative way of talking that draws out and strengthens a person’s own motivation to change.
- Solution-focused brief therapy 焦点解决短期治疗
- A brief, goal-directed therapy that builds on the client’s preferred future and existing strengths rather than analyzing problems.
- Cognitive behavioral therapy 认知行为治疗
- A structured talking therapy that eases emotional distress by changing patterns of thinking and behavior.
- Dialectical behavior therapy 辩证行为治疗
- A cognitive behavioral treatment with a strong skills-training component, first designed for people with chronic suicidal behavior.
- Acceptance and commitment therapy 接纳承诺疗法
- A behavior therapy that builds psychological flexibility through acceptance, mindfulness and values-based action.
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing 眼动脱敏与再加工
- A trauma therapy pairing recall of a traumatic memory with side-to-side stimulation such as eye movements.
Techniques
Specific questions and tools used in sessions.
- Miracle question 奇迹问句
- A question asking clients to imagine their problem solved overnight and describe the next morning.
- Satir iceberg 萨提亚冰山
- A metaphor picturing visible behavior as the tip of an iceberg above layers of inner experience.
- Inner child 内在小孩
- A popular-psychology term for the part of a person that carries childhood experiences and feelings.
- Thought record 思维记录表
- A CBT worksheet for writing down the thoughts behind a strong mood and testing them against evidence.