Treatment perspectives

*Psychological Disorders

*Biomedical Therapy-

*physically changing the brain’s functioning by altering its chemistry with drugs, or affecting its circuitry with electroconvulsive shock, magnetic impulses, or psychosurgery.

*Types of Medicines

*Antidepressants – used to treat depression, anxiety, OCD. Increases levels of norepinephrine or serotonin.

*Types of antidepressants (SSRI – selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)

*Prozac (zolofts, paxil) blocks the reabsorption of serotonin.

*It takes about a month to begin to see/feel improvements for the patient.

*Side effects: dry mouth, weight gain, hypertension, or dizzy spells

*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc-4zhqViQ4

* Used for severe depression, bipolar and

schizophrenia. Side effects;

memory loss, brain damage,

body aches and headaches

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JevaHIjSK_g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SizS1nOOeJg

*Psychoanalysis Therapy

*Psychoanalysis Therapy

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV6DpJKW6a0

*Transference

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-4XCZ-qQs0

*Sheldon is experiencing resistance/awards

*Interpretation- discuss dreams

*Self insight - leonard

Humanistic Therapy

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3PxmrZ2PHs

*Unconditional positive regard

Active listening*https://www.youtube.co

m/watch?v=x5HXHOkfzfU

*Unconditional positive regard- loving yourself

*Behavior therapy

counterconditioning

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA96Fba-WHk&list=PLC0F76AB3C0F3EA6D

*Aversive Conditioning

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaXrfBojew4

Systematic Desensitization

Cognitive Triad*Beck's cognitive triad represents

3 types of negative thoughts present in depression

*The self (i.e., the self is worthless)

* The world/environment (i.e., the world is unfair), and

* The future (i.e., the future is hopeless).

Rational Emotive Therapy

* focuses on resolving emotional, behavioral problems, disturbances and enabling people to lead happier and more fulfilling lives. (REBT)

*Albert Ellis

*Cognitive Therapy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMI0GwI3h_o

*Family Therapy – The entire

family participates in

therapy to discuss their

problems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSdGJn4Uq00

*Eclectic Therapy use a variety of

methods to correct the

problemhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3z_yZ1G1Og

Behavioral therapy – negative reinforcement

Humanistic therapy – client centered & unconditional positive regard

Cognitive Therapy – trying to change behavior

Psychoanalysis – unfulfilled wishes

*Five a day 1. copy chart 2.explain meta-analysis 3. Does

therapy work?