PSYX 100 1st Edition Lecture 34 Outline of Current Lecture I Personality Disorders II Treatment of Psychological Disorders III Psychotherapy Process Current Lecture I Personality Disorders a While hard to define personality we do define maladaptive types b Personality disorder enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectation of the individual s culture is pervasive and inflexible has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood is stable over time and leads to distress or impairment c Personality disorders cluster A i Dramatic emotional or erratic behaviors 1 Paranoid personality disorder irrational suspicions and mistrust of others 2 Schizoid personality disorder lack of interest in social relationships sees no point in spending time with others 3 Schizotypal personality disorder odd behavior or thinking d Cluster B i Dramatic emotional or erratic disorders ii Anti social disregard for rights of others lack of empathy iii Borderline black and white thinking unstable relationships impulsivity iv Histrionic attention seeking through dress or emotional behavior v Narcissistic grandiosity need for admiration lack of empathy e Cluster C i Anxious and fearful disorders ii Avoidant social inhibition social inadequacy extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation iii Dependent pervasive dependence on other people iv Obsessive compulsive rigid conformity to rules moral code and excessive orderliness These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute II III Treatment of Psychological Disorders a Mental health disorders are treatable b Treatment today is highly effective c Most people diagnosed with serious mental health disorder can experience relief from their symptoms by actively participating in an individual treatment plan d Availability of transportation diet exercise sleep friends and meaningful paid or volunteer activities contribute to overall health and wellness including mental health disorders recovery e What does recovery look like i As people become familiar with their illness they recognize their own unique patterns of behavior f Recovery is a holistic process that includes traditional elements of mental health maintaining physical health g The recovery journey is unique to the individual h Recovery is a process NOT an event Psychotherapy Process a Four common elements of all therapy i Relationship between client and therapist ii Socially sanctioned place of healing iii Theory to explain the development of the problem iv An intervention prescribed by the theory b How does psychotherapy produce positive change i Provides opportunities for learning ii Enhances client s hopes of relief iii Provides success experiences iv Overcome alienation v Arouses emotions c The components explain placebo effects in all therapy d Types of therapy i Insight therapy 1 Psychoanalysis 2 Client centered therapy 3 Group therapy ii Behavioral therapy 1 Cognitive behavioral therapy 2 Systematic desensitization 3 Aversion therapy iii Biomedical therapy 1 Medication 2 ECT
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