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Title: Approaches to treatment and therapy


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Approaches to treatment and therapy
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Biological Treatments
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Biological treatment p406
  • Attempting to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of
    psychological disorders by altering the way an
    individuals body functions.
  • Psychopharmacology The study of the effects of
    drugs on mind and behavior

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Drug therapy(medication)
  • The most common form of biological treatment.
  • 4 Main Classes of Drugs

Antipsychotic drugs Diminish agitated behavior,
reduce tension, decrease hallucinations and
delusions, and help regulate sleep
p406 Antianxiety drugs (tranquilizers) Reduce
anxiety by making individuals less excitable and
more calm p407 Antidepressent drugs Regulate
mood p407 Lithium carbonate Used to treat
bipolar disorderp408
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Psychosurgery p410
  • Surgery that removes or destroys brain tissue in
    an effort to change behavior
  • Lobotomy A now-rare psychosurgical procedure
    once used to calm uncontrollably emotional or
    violent patients

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) p411
  • A biomedical therapy for severely depressed
    patients in which a brief electric current is
    sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient

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The Psychological Therapies
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Psychotherapy p412
  • An emotionally charged, confiding interaction
    between a trained therapist and someone who
    suffers from psychological difficulties

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Psychodynamic therapies p412
  • the unconscious mind
  • early childhood experiences
  • therapist interpretation

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Psychoanalysis p412
  • Psychoanalysis A method of psychotherapy
    developed by Freud emphasizing the exploration of
    unconscious motives and conflicts
  • Free association In psychoanalysis, a method of
    uncovering unconscious conflicts by saying freely
    whatever comes to mind
  • Dream analysis The technique used by
    psychoanalysts to interpret a persons dreams

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Interpretation
  • In psychoanalysis, the analysts noting supposed
    dream meanings, resistances, and other
    significant behaviors in order to promote insight
  • Transference The patients transfer to the
    analyst of emotions linked with other
    relationships (such as love or hatred for a
    parent) p412

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Behavior therapy p413
  • Therapy that applies learning principles to the
    elimination of unwanted behavior

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Systematic desensitization p414
  • A type of counterconditioning that associates a
    pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing
    anxiety-triggering stimuli
  • ?

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Aversive conditioning
  • A type of counterconditioning that associates an
    unpleasant state (such as nausea) with an
    unwanted behavior (such as drinking alcohol)
  • ?

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Cognitive therapy p415
  • Therapy that teaches people new, more adaptive
    ways of thinking and acting by
  • Examining the evidence for beliefs.
  • Considering other explanations for the behavior
    of other people.
  • Identifying assumptions and biases.

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Humanist therapies p416
  • Encourage people to understand themselves and to
    grow personally
  • Client-centered therapy, developed by Carl
    Rogers, uses techniques such as active listening
    within a genuine, accepting environment to
    facilitate clients growth
  • Unconditional positive regard improves
    self-esteem.
  • The therapists role must be non-directive.

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Therapy Formats
  • Conducted by a licensed therapist
  • Individual therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Family therapy
  • Couple therapy
  • Conducted by group members
  • Self-help support groups

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Eclectic approach
  • An approach to psychotherapy that, depending on
    the clients problems, uses techniques from
    various forms of therapy

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Successful therapy depends on therapeutic
alliancep419
chapter 12
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Guidelines for Seeking Help
  • Identify the professionals credentials
  • When starting therapy, give it some time before
    judging its usefulness
  • Be a thoughtful and careful consumer of mental
    health services.
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