Psych CH 13

Therapy

make people feel better

function more effectively

two broad categories of therapy

psychological theory and techniques

medical intervention

eclectic

using more than one treatment

insight therapies

the why

where do you tink this came from

behavior, thoughts, feelings

action therapies

change behavior directly

asylums

historic institution for the care of the mentally ill

mental hospitals

function is treating not warehousing

community mental health movement

maintain patients as outpatients and serve patrons who are released from mental hospitals

humanistic therapy

self actualization and basic bio needs

here and now

gestalt

unified whole

helps integrate conflicting parts of their personality

psychodynamic therapy

freud

behavior modification

conditioning and observation learning

systematic desensitization

step by step

modeling

watching and imitating

virtual

VR

aversive conditioning

pair something aversive with something else

hitting someone when they almost do something

eliminate bad habits

operant conditioning

we tend to repeat behavior that is reinforced

token economy

star chart

small rewards to turn into something big

successive approximation

shaping

behaviors gradually become similar to target behavior

cognitive therapy

thoughts emotions feelings

changing beliefs and attitudes

cognitive behavioral therapy

CBT

action based

group therapy

pros: economical; group support

cons: not individual; others can drag the group down

couple therapy

helps enhance relationships

improves communication skills

manage conflict

family therapy

studies family interaction

self help

no therapist

AA

peer led

lived experiences

support groups

tend to be professional-led

more structured

***any therapy is better than no therapy

___is the best

CBT

antianxiety drugs

depress central nervous system activity

antipsychotic drugs

reduce agitation, delusions, hallucinations

reduce positive symptoms

antidepressants

decrease depressive state

increase serotonin

mood stabilizers

lithium

affects neurotransmitter functioning

biomedical therapies (4)

1. drug therapy

2. shock therapy

3. surgical treatment

4. noninvasive stimulation techniques

psychopharmacology

use of drugs to control or relive symptoms of psychological disorders

electroconvulsive therapy

ECT

administering electric current to produce convulsions

last resort

psychosurgery

prefrontal lobotomy

gamma knife surgery

evidence based treatment

CBT is an EBT

telepsychology

no person

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