Introduction To Psychology Chapter 16 (Treatment of Disorders)

Question 1

Explain classic psychoanalysis therapy

Answer 1

It is part of psychodynamic therapy
It assumes there are interpsychic origin of problems. The therapy is intense and longterm, where the therapist was more a neutral person who listens and explains the problem after some time.
Changing behaviour is useless if you keep the underlying cause (symptom substitution)
Sexual drive is very important
You get to the unconscious by free association (patient speaks his mind), the interpretation of dreams and always interpretating the behaviour (resistant, slips and transference)
The therapist then tries to bring the conflict into the consciousness by explaining it. Problematic here can be if the interpretation is dangerous

Question 2

What is the difference between manifest and latent content in dreams

Answer 2

Manifest (what you actually dream)

Latent (disguised wishes of the id)

Question 3

How do modern psychodynamic therpie differ from classical

Answer 3

It is still insight oriented but more structured and more focused on the here and now

Question 4

Explain humanistic therapy

Answer 4

It focuses on personal growth. People are able to make their own choices and need to feel accepted to move on in life.
The therapist has to be Genuine, emphatic and show unconditional positive regard (are important in any therapy)
Humanistic therapy brought many important variables of the therapist emotions into overall therpy

Question 5

Explain behavioural theraphies

Answer 5

It is a systematic application of learning theories like classical conditioning, operant conditioning and observational learning. 
Good examples are learning theories and phobias connection, which results in generalization, avoidance, avoidance reinforced fear...
Contingency Managment (operant conditioning behaviour) and Exposure and inhibition is an important method of therapy, while still asking the patient of how he or she feels

It is effective and efficient, and is a strong incentive for scientific clinical research. It is more focused on concrete behaviour instead of complex problems

Question 6

Explain the three ways of exposure treatment and what is important in it

Answer 6

1. Imaginary exposure
2. Reality exposure
3. Virtual reality exposure

Systematic desensitatiom is important (starting with small stimulus and preceedd to bigger ones)

Question 7

Explain cognitive therapy

Answer 7

Basic idea is repairing errors in the processing of information (reasoning and attribution)
It is not the events that steer our emotions, it is more about our appraisal of those events (automatic thoughts which are fast and “undisputed”)
It is important to make this thoughtless thinking more thoughtful and better, which the client has to discover himself (ABC Method)

This therapy contributed largely to how we think about the importance of information processing, but it is more focused on concrete thought instead of behaviour (behavioural) or personality (psychdynamic/humanistic)

Question 8

Which therapy is best

Answer 8

All theraphies are effective, regardless of their theoretical background, as therapies dont differ each other in practice probably.
They all have general factors like support, hope and motivation.
Of course there are certain problems which are suited for certain types of therapy

Question 9

Explain the history of treating psychological disorders

Answer 9

1. People with disorders were linked to be compliance of the devil
2. People were put away in mental asylums
3. Deinstitutionalization (1950) meant that people started treating people with antipsychotics and fitting treatment
4. Today disorders are still neglected and many people become homeless or prisoners

Question 10

Explain the 6 types of mental health professions

Answer 10

1. Psychiatrist
2. Clinical Psychologist
3. Counsling Psychologist
4. Mental health Counsler
5. Psychiatric social worker
6. Psychiatric nurse

Question 11

Explain how many percent of people with mental problems recieve regular treatment

Answer 11

about 22%, 59% recieve no treatment at all.

Prisons are probably the biggest mental health provider