PSYC 107 1st Edition Lecture 32 Treating Psychological Disorders Outline of Last Lecture I Somatoform a Psychological conditions that take on a physical form no physical cause i Appear when stressed ii Reduce stress by helping avoid situations II People show little concern for their physical condition or severe preoccupation w physical condition III Factitious a Faking physical problems to gain attention IV Dissociative disorders a Sudden usually temporary disruption in a person s memory consciousness or identity V Schizophrenia a Group of disorders marked by severely disturbed thinking emotion perception behavior i Positive Undesirable additions to a person s mental life ii Negative undesirable subtractions from a person s mental life iii Cognitive Outline of Current Lecture I Types of Mental Health Providers II Client Therapist Relationship i Two General Treatments for an Individual 1 Psychological 2 Biological 3 Most therapists have a preferred style of treatment but are eclectic overall III Evidence based treatment IV Specific vs Non Specific Treatment a Generally psychological therapies are better than no psychological therapies V Psychodynamic a Freud VI Humanistic a People have free will choice and the capacity for self actualization Lecture 32 Notes I Types of Mental Health Providers a Psychiatrist b Clinical psychologist c Counseling psychologist d Social worker e Licensed professional counselors f Paraprofessionals II Client Therapist Relationship a Probably the most important predictor of therapeutic success b You do NOT have to keep working with a therapist who is not helping you improve c Do you feel respected by the therapist d What is a reasonable time frame to see change e Humanistic principles are important in all theraputic relationships i Two General Treatments for an Individual 1 Psychological a Psychodynamic b Humanistic c Cognitive Behavioral 2 Biological a Drugs b Other therapies 3 Most therapists have a preferred style of treatment but are eclectic overall III Evidence based treatment a Common sense is often wrong in determining what a good intervention is b It is difficult to conduct carefully controlled research studies of psychological treatments c e g people can tell whether they are in group therapy vs individual therapy d Many treatments work or appear to work for a few people i e case studies e Publication bias for positive results over negative results IV Specific vs Non Specific Treatment a Generally psychological therapies are better than no psychological therapies i For many people and many disorders the specific treatment doesn t matter b However some therapies are particularly good for some disorders c Drug therapies only treat symptoms not underlying problems i What happens when the drug is stopped V Psychodynamic a Freud i People driven by sexual and aggressive instincts ii Goal to understand the influence of unconscious conflicts on thoughts and behaviors i e gain insight iii Therapist role neutral help client explore meaning of behaviors iv Time frame emphasis on uncovering unresolved unconscious conflicts from the past 1 Name to know Sigmund Freud a Interpretation b Free association c Analysis of transference VI Humanistic a People have free will choice and the capacity for self actualization i Goals self acceptance remove things blocking self awareness and actualization ii Therapist role facilitates client s growth client and therapist are equals iii Time frame here and now focus on immediate experience
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