16.1- Treating Psychological Disorders

Question 1

clinical psychology

Answer 1

have obtained PhD’s (typically 5 years of graduate school plus a one-year internship in a clinical setting) and are able to formally diagnose and treat mental health issues ranging from the everyday and mild to the chronic and severe

Question 2

counselling psychologists

Answer 2

mental health professionals who typically work with people who need help with more common problems such as stress and coping: issues concerning identity, sexuality, and relationships; anxiety and depression; and developmental issues such as childhood trauma

Question 3

psychiatrists

Answer 3

medical doctors who specialize in mental health, and who are allowed to diagnose and treat mental disorders through prescribing medications

Question 4

the creation of institutions for housing the mentally unwell began in the…

Answer 4

15th century

Question 5

deinstitutionalization

Answer 5

the movement of large numbers of psychiatric inpatients from their care facilities back into regular society… from having symptoms improved by medication

Question 6

residential treatment centres

Answer 6

housing facilities in which residents receive psychological theory and life skills training, with the explicit goal of helping residents become reintegrated into society

Question 7

community psychology

Answer 7

focuses on identifying how individuals mental health is influenced by the community in which they live, and emphasize community- level variables such as social programs, support networks, and community resource centres to help those with mental illness adjust to the challenges of everyday life

Question 8

empirically supported treatments (evidence based theories)

Answer 8

treatments that have been tested and evaluated using scientific methods
-experiments
-not authentic
-can’t do “double blind study”

Question 9

therapeutic alliance

Answer 9

the relationship that emerges in therapy between the therapist and the patient

Question 10

bibliotherapy

Answer 10

the use of self-help books and other reading materials as a form of therapy (helpful in some situations)