Mental Health & Therapy - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Flashcards
Abnormality
- harmful dysfunction
- something internally not working properly-biological, emotional, or behavioral
- the condition causes harm to person as judged by their culture, measured by the individual’s own subjective distress
Abnormal Behavior
- not the result of conflicts with society
- characterized by disturbance of cognition, emotion, and behavior
- inconsistent with developmental norms
- interferes with social and occupational functioning
- not an expected response to stressors
Diagnosis
- identification or recognition of a disorder on the basis of its characteristics
- enables clinician to refer to the knowledge associated with the disorder
DSM-V
- 200 specific diagnostic categories
- lists specific criteria for each diagnostic category
- duration is considered
- there is inclusion and exclusion criteria
Categorical Diagnosis
- assumes that distinctions among members of different categories are qualitative
- quality not quantity
Dimensional Approach to Classification
- describes the objects of classification in continuous dimensions
- how much of a characteristic is exhibited
Comorbidity
Having more than one disorder at a time
Types of Therapists
- MD
- PhD
- PsyD
- MS
Disease Burden
Measured by combining mortality and disability
Clinical Psychologist (PhD, PsyD)
• concerned with the application of psychological science to counsel individuals
Masters in Clinical Psychology
- 2-3 year program
* works with those who have doctorates
Psychiatry (MD)
- branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of mental disorders
- licensed to practice medicine, known as psychiatrists
- can prescribe psychotropic medication
Social Work (LCSW)
• concerned with helping people achieve an effective level of psychosocial functioning
Biological Treatments
- psychopharmacology
- electroconvulsive therapy
- psychosurgery
Lobotomy
Surgical destruction of specific brain regions
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
- involves causing seizures by passing electricity through the brain
- 6-12 sessions over a few weeks
- bilateral ect (more effective, more memory loss)
- unilateral ect (less effective, less memory loss)
Psychotherapy
• use of psychological techniques and the therapist client relationships to produce emotional, cognitive, and behavior change
Psychoanalysis
- free association reveals aspects of the unconscious mind
* resistance, interpretation, insight, and transference
Psychodynamic Therapy
- therapists more actively involved than psychoanalysis
* interpersonal therapy
Interpersonal Therapy
- focused, time limited psychotherapy
* 12-16 1 hour sessions aimed at symptom alleviation and improving social functioning
CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy)
- encourages collaborative therapist client relationships
- focuses on the present
- direct efforts to change problems
- research based techniques
Systematic Desensitization
- research focused on eliminating phobias
- assumes phobias are learned through classical conditioning
- involves progressive muscle relaxation, hierarchy of fears, and learning process
Changing Errors in Cognition
- attribution retraining
* changing outlook on why things happen from negative to positive
Humanistic Therapy
- values humans ability to make choices and become responsible for one’s own life
- encourages people to recognize and experience their true feelings
