Chapter 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders Flashcards
What are the 3 traditional psychological disorder treatments?
○ Supernatural
○ Biological: lobotomy (taking out chunks of brain out to make clients more manageable), LSD/acid to treat depression
○ Psychological: psychotherapy with many different types which are to change patterns of thought, emotion and/or behavior.
Most common: individual therapy
group therapy: resource friendly, social skills, learn from others with similar experiences
family therapy: a systems approach, focus on the family context
What is primal scream therapy?
no evidence support that it works, screaming to let out emotions
What is Rebirthing therapy?
smothering child to mimic child birth - sometimes kids die
What is Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
administering an electrical current in order to induce a seizure, effective for severe, treatment resistant depression - not totally sure why it works
What is psychodynamic therapy?
○ Based on Freuds psychoanalysis: goal of gaining insight into unconscious processes that are fueling psychological problems
○ The quality of the therapist - client relationship is very important to therapy outcome
What is humanisitic therapies?
○ Client - Centered Therapy: strong focus on the therapeutic relationship
○ Essential ingredients: therapists must be empathic, genuine, and convey unconditional positive regard - sessions involve a lot of reflective listening
What are cognitive and behaviour therapies?
○ Techniques based on the role of clients thoughts (cognitive) and learning (behavioral) in their presenting problems
○ Empirically supported in the treatment of a wide range of disorders
What are cognitive distortions?
maladaptive or distorted thoughts that contribute to psychological problems - mind reading, catastrophizing
What is Cognitive restructuring?
a core component of CBT; identifying and changing maladaptive patterns of thinking
What are exposure based techniques?
multiple disorders are characterized by anxiety or fear plus avoidance - multiple treatment involve exposure to a feared situation, stimulus, or sensation
What is Prolonged exposure for PTSD
helping client reprocess the traumatic event, reducing avoidance - reminders of the event
What is EMDR?
Recalling event while following therapist finger or lights - to help process event more quickly
What is systematic desensization?
helpful for phobias - gradually work through a hierarchy of feared situations
What is Exposure and response or ritual prevention (ERP)?
very effective for OCD, exposure a client to the feared stimulus and prevent them from engaging in the ritual or unhelpful coping response
How can you treat a panic disorder?
CBT with exposure: cognitive restructuring of fears around panic attacks - exposure to situations they are avoiding, bodily sensations associated with their panic attacks
