Psychology Ch. 13

Therapies!

Greeks’ method of therapy

Religious/magical rituals

Egyptians’ method of therapy

Patients sleep in temples → dreams reveal cure

Dorthea Dix

advocated for mental health institution reform

Lobotomy

Sever Pre-Frontal Cortex

Psychosurgery

Brain surgery

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Sending electric current to brain → cause brief seizure/interrupt neural impulses

Leucotomy

Lesion on brain parts → interrupt neural impulses

Psychopharmacology

Medications for mental disorders

What is the reception for new drugs for disorders?

Usually positive

Kinds of medications

Antipsychotic/Antianxiety/antidepressant/mood stabilizers

What do SSRI’s do

Inhibit dopamine receptor sites

ALL psychotherapy types need a trained therapist w/masters degree. Help people overcome difficulties/personal growth.

TRUE

Mood stabilizers…

for Bipolar disorder

Psychoanalysis is still widely practiced now

FALSE (not scientifically supported)

Psychoanalysis

Repressed fears/conflicts come into conscious mind

Insight Therapies

Improve functioning by increase understanding of unresolved conflicts

Kinds of Humanistic therapies

Self-actualization/insight therapies/client centered therapy/active listening

Behavioral therapy

Change behavior through learning principles

Flooding

Prolonged exposure therapy

Counterconditioning

Classical conditioning replace undesirable response w/desired response