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Treatment for Psychological DisordersChapter 16
5-7% of the AP Exam
Psychological TreatmentWhen a psychological disorder
becomes serious enough to cause problems in everyday functioning, the client may seek to have the disorder treated.
Psychotherapy – An OverviewThe treatment of disorders
through psychological methodsClients
Inpatient Outpatient
Treatment from Psychiatrists Psychologists Counselor Medical Doctor
Basic goal = help people change their way of thinking, feeling, and/or behavior
Psychodynamic PsychotherapyPsychoanalysis – understanding unconscious
conflictsFreud’s one-on-one method Aims to help clients gain insight into and work
through problems
Other psychoanalytic therapiesContemporary
Psychoanalysis = less emphasis on Freud’s “unconscious impulses”
All seek to understand the patient’s past to help understand the future
Help client function in everyday lifeCarl JungKaren Horney
Humanistic PsychotherapyEmphasize the way in
which people interpret the events in their lives
behavior = motivated by an innate drive toward growth
Clients (not patients) will improve on their own, given the right conditionsPatients must feel equal,
accepted, and supportedEmphasis on free-will of
client
Humanistic Client-Centered TherapyCarl Rogers nondirective therapy allow clients to decide what
to talk about and whenGenuineness- completely
honest and openUnconditional Positive
Regard- fully accepting the worth of the client
Empathy- emotional understanding
Other humanistic therapiesGroup and Family therapies
emphasis placed on growth of the individual Group Therapy – simultaneous treatment of several clients – no
single theoretical approach used allows interaction clients feel less alone boost each other’s confidence more willing to share
Family & Couples Therapy – treatment of two or more from same family system – goal is to create harmony and balance
Gestalt TherapyFritz and Laura Perlsperspective that people
create their own understanding of the world
continue to grow as long as they have insight into their feelings
Help clients see inconsistencies between how clients see themselves and how they act in the world
“You cannot achieve happiness. Happiness happens and is a transitory stage. Imagine how happy I felt when I got relief from bladder pressure. How long did that happiness last?” (Fritz Perls)“Lose your mind and
come to your senses.” (Fritz Perls)
Behavior TherapyClients see their problems as learned behaviors
that can be changed (without searching for hidden meanings or unconscious causes)
Based on the work of Watson, Pavlov, & SkinnerFeatures:
Development of a productive therapist-client relationship
Careful listing of the behaviors and thoughts to be changed – assessment and establishment of goals
Learning-based treatments – giving “homework”Continuous monitoring and evaluation of
treatment
Behavior Therapy (con’t)Behavior Therapy – classical conditioningBehavior Modification – operant conditioningCognitive-behavior therapy – altering both
thinking patterns and behavior
Techniques for Modifying BehaviorSystematic Desensitization
Visualization then progressive relaxationModeling
Training in assertiveness and social skillsPositive reinforcement
Token economy—desirable behaviors are positively reinforced
ExtinctionFlooding-continuous exposure to feared stimuli
Aversive Conditioningassociate behavior with negative experience
Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) Albert Ellis
People engage in self-talk that is false
If they can change their beliefs, this will produce a change in emotion
Therapist confront irrational (illogical, maladaptive) beliefs and teaches client to create a realistic perspective
Beck’s Cognitive Therapy (for depression)
Aaron BeckWidely used for depressionCognitive schemas, methods
for organizing the way we view the world, have evolved into a distorted perception
Therapist draws attention to faulty reasoning, challenges validity of statements
Helps change way of thinking using assignments to see cognitive schema
Biological TreatmentsElectroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) –
“shock treatment” Early use – physicians passed electric
currents through brains of people with schizophrenia
Modern use – shock is applied to one side of the brain at a time – used to treat patients with severe depression, who do not respond well to medication
Still controversialPsychosurgery – destruction of brain
tissue for treating mental disordersPrefrontal lobotomy—cut connections
from prefrontal cortex to rest of brain
Biological TreatmentsPsychoactive Drugs (con’t)Neuroleptics (Antipsychotics)–
reduce psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, & disordered thinking
Antidepressants – help relieve symptoms of depression – immediate effect on neurotransmitters increasing serotonin or
norepinephrineLithium –reduce frequency and
intensity of manic and depressive phases of bipolar patients
Anxiolytics (tranquilizers) – treats anxiety most widely prescribed and used of all
legal drugs
Evaluating Psychoactive Drug TreatmentsLimitations –
Drugs may cover up the problem without permanently curing it
Relieve symptoms without addressing underlying causes
Drug abuse – physical and psychological dependence
Side effects
Effectiveness of Treatmenthttps://
www.ted.com/talks/david_anderson_your_brain_is_more_than_a_bag_of_chemicals?language=en