PSYC 107 1st Edition Lecture 34 Other Treatments and Helpful Treatment Methods Outline of Last 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 Outline of Current Lecture I Client Centered Therapy Methods a Name to know Carl Rogers II Cognitive and Behavioral Principles a People s actions are based on social learning conditioning past experience and the thought patterns that these create III Behavior Therapy a Based on operant conditioning IV Cognitive Behavior Therapy a Name to know Aaron Beck b Change the way clients think V Psychotropic Drugs a Anxiolytics Antidepressants Antipsychotics Mood stabilizers VI Other Treatment Options a Psychosurgery b Electroconvulsive therapy c Deep brain stimulation d Transcranial magnetic stimulation Lecture 34 Notes VII Client Centered Therapy Methods VIII IX X XI a Name to know Carl Rogers i Empathy ii Unconditional positive regard iii Congruence iv Reflective listening b Client centered methods are common practices within other psychotherapeutic approaches Cognitive and Behavioral Principles a People s actions are based on social learning conditioning past experience and the thought patterns that these create i Goals changes in thinking and behaving in particular classes of situations ii Therapist role teacher trainer who helps client replace undesirable thoughts behaviors iii Time frame current behavior thoughts may not need to know origins of behavior b Generally very useful in treating anxiety disorders Behavior Therapy a Based on operant conditioning i Reward desirable behavior ii Ignore or punish undesirable behavior b Based on classical conditioning i Disrupt the relationship between the CS and the CR 1 Modeling 2 Exposure e g systematic desensitization a Over exposing to something so that there is no longer a fear response to it Cognitive Behavior Therapy a Name to know Aaron Beck i Psychological disorders can be traced to cognitive distortions 1 Distortions become ingrained patterns of thinking 2 Thinking patterns lead to negative behaviors b Change the way clients think i Cognitive restructuring ii In addition to anxiety disorders also tends to be useful for mood disorders Psychotropic Drugs a Anxiolytics i Tranquilizers anti anxiety drugs b Antidepressants i MAO Is tricyclics SSRIs c Antipsychotics i Neuroleptics d Mood stabilizers i Lithium ii Good treatment for people with bipolar disorder XII Other Treatment Options a Psychosurgery i Prefrontal lobotomies 1 Has died down recently due to risk factors and bad results but is making a comeback with the help of microsurgery b Electroconvulsive therapy i Basically electroshock c Deep brain stimulation d Transcranial magnetic stimulation i The use of magnets to alter brain activity and or chemistry Is getting more popular due to lack of expense compared to avlifetime of drugs or a brain surgery
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