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History of Treatment
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-Maltreatment of the insane throughout the ages was the result of irrational views. Many patients were subjected to strange, debilitating, and downright dangerous treatments.
-Ancient Treatments of psychological disorders include trephination, exorcism, being caged like animals, being beaten, burned, castrated, mutilated, or transfused with animal’s blood. |
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trephination
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holes in skull
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Professions within mental health care
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• Psychiatrists: MD
• Psychologists: PhD/PsyD • Counselors: typically MA/MS • Social Workers: MSW • Substance Abuse Counselors: BA/BS, MA/MS |
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Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Therapy
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• Based on Freud’s theory
• Free association & dream analysis • Transference/Countertransference |
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Humanistic/Person (Client) Centered Therapy
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• Based on Rogers work
• Humans have self-healing capacity • Three Core Conditions – Congruence – Unconditional Positive Regard – Empathy/Empathic Listening |
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Behavioral Therapy
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• Counterconditioning:
• Exposure Therapy • Systematic Desensitization • Flooding • Aversive Conditioning • Token economies |
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Cognitive Therapy
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• Focus on role of thoughts/cognitions in relation to other concerns
• Thoughts influence feelings & behaviors |
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Group & Family Counseling
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• Group
– Uses social processes to help the individual – Helps people see they are not alone – Provides a safe place to share – Different from self-help groups • Family – Assumes family is basic unit, not individual – Looks at relationships and patterns of communication |
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Who do people turn to for psychological difficulties?
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mostly physicians
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Most widely used therapies
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cognitive
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Effectiveness of therapy
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yes it does
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Commonalities of all psychotherapies
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1. Extra-therapeutic factors
2. Relationship factors 3. Placebo, hope, expectancy factors. |
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Psychopharmacology
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Psychopharmacology is the study of drug effects on mind and behavior.
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Antipsychotic drugs
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– Remove agitation, delusions, & hallucinations
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Antianxiety drugs
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– Reduce anxiety and tension
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• Antidepressants
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– Improve mood
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