AP Psychology Treatment of Disorders from the Psychological Perspective

Psychodynamic

Focus is to discover the unconscious motives and repressed memories that shape a person

Cognitive-Behavioral

Combines techniques to help change people’s thoughts as well as behaviors. Focuses on changing irrational thoughts and change a person's behaviors as well

Socio cultural

Focus is how a person's culture and environment impact a person's behaviors and symptoms

aversive conditioning

The goal of this conditioning is to help a person avoid a harmful stimulus by pairing that stimulus with an unpleasant response.

BehavioralFocus on treating the behaviors, not the internal or mental causes behind a person’s condition.Work best for specific behavior problems like phobias or compulsions

Cognitive

Focus is on changing a person’s inner dialogue and getting a person to see the errors of theirirrational ways of thinking

Humanistic

Focus is on learning about how an individual can grow. This approach helps individuals take responsibility for themselves and gain a deeper self-understanding