module 15 : treatment of disorders Flashcards

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treatment requires (3)

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  1. Objectivity
  2. Regulated by license boards
  3. Code of conduct: Ethical and protected
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treatment (def)

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variety of strategies to help people manage

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therapy

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guides to be reflectante and introspective to find their own awareness

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who provides treatment? (6)

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  1. psychiatrists
  2. psychologist
  3. clinical psychologists
  4. counselling psychologist
  5. school psychologist
  6. clinical social workers
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psychiatrists

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physicians specialized in psychologie and psychiatry
- they and psychiatric nurse practitioners can prescribe medication

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psychologists (+3 main areas of specializations)

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(Ph.D + Psy. D.)
can provide psychotherapy (talk therapy), may conduct psychological research
1. Clinical psychologists
2. Counseling psychologists
3. Scholl psychologists

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Clinical social workers

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helps with social networks

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therapists

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Master degree
- provides counselling services
- or mental health counselling (lifespan)

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clinical psychologists

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treat people with serious mental illnesses (who do not require meds)

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counseling psychologist

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work with people who need life-skills training

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trepanation

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removing portion of skull

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institutionalizing (2 ppl)

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asylums
1. Phillipe Pixeln
2. Doretha Dix
they argued for more humain treatment and allowing them to return to society

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medical model (3)

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  1. medicine drastically changed treatment = end of institutionalizing
  2. do not include environmental factors
  3. medical cure somatic, then application of model to mental conditions
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efficacy (evidence based treatment)

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the ability of research to produce desired outcomes based on research protocols that are strictly controlled (laboratory)

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effectiveness (evidence based treatment)

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the ability of research to produce desired outcomes based on researched applied in real world setting and population

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bio psychological model

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because the medical model does not take in account social or cultural factors during diagnosis and treatment

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psychopharmacotherapy (3 tools)

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  1. Drugs (psychoactive or psychotropic : target neurotransmitters)
  2. Surgery
  3. Electrical stimulation
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psychoactive drugs (4 types + symptoms)

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  • antipsychotic drugs
  • antidepressant medication
  • anxiolytics (anti anxiety)
  • mood stabilizing medication
    Symptoms : disordered thinking, delusions, hallucinations
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antipsychotic drugs (2 types)

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  1. typical antipsychotics
  2. atypical antipsychotics
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typical antipsychotics

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  • reduce symptoms of psychosis (hallucinations, disorder thinking and delusions) by reducing dopamine activity
  • cocaine and amphetamine works against (stimulant drugs)
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typical antipsychotics side effects (+2 important terms)

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dry mouth, dizziness, blurred vision
- extrapyramidal symptoms (tremors or rigidity)
- tardive dyskinesia (involuted movement in face)

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atypical antipsychotic (+side effects)

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block dopamine and serotonin (mood) receptors
- tardive dyskinesia, reduced white blood cell count, poor concentration, weight gain …

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antidepressant medication (goal + 3 classes of anti-depression)

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imbalance of monoamine neurotransmitters (serotonin, dopamine ans norepinephrine)
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
- tricyclic antidepressants
- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

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Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

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stimulating effect
- inhabiting enzyme (allow mood influencing neurotransmitters ro remain in the synapse for longer) can have lethal interactions with certain foods

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tricyclic antidepressant

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inhibiting reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) :

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(recycling neurotransmitters)
- most commonly prescribed (higher rates if effectiveness and lower risk of side effects) effects sex life*
- First line treatment : initial attempt to treat depression (it targets serotonin and have little effect on norepinephrine and dopamine)

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effectiveness of antidepressant medication

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High (placebo plays big role)
Animal tranquilizer is used (Ketamine: acts on glutamate (excitatory neurotransmitter))
Psychotherapy and exercise are big factors to effectiveness

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anxiolytics (anxiety meds) (Goal + drug)

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considered a sedative (calm)
Benzodiazepines ( and beta blockers)
- increase effectiveness of GABA
- highly addictive
- paradoxal effect (when used longterm, manifest what we avoid)

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mood stabilizing meds (goal + 2 drugs)

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treats hight and lows (bipolar)
- Lithium (most commonly prescribed mood stabilizer (need to be monitored, frequent blood tests - can damage organ function)
- Anticonvulsant meds (anti seizures) enhance availability of GABA

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non -pharmacological interventions (3)

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  • ECT
  • transcranial magnetic simulation
  • psychosurgury
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ECT

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used in case of treatment resistant (when meds don’t work) of depression or schizophrenia
- use of electrical currents to brain to induce seizures

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transcranial magnetic stimulation (+side effects)

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non-invasive
- increase or decrease brain activity
Side-effects exist, including headache, fainting, and possible seizures.

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psychosurgery (+side effects)

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instead of trepanation, prefrontal lobotomy (surgery connected between prefrontal lobe and rest of brain)
- Goal is to reduce the severity of symptoms associated with mental disorders
- Other forms of this procedure can remove or destroy parts of the brain though to be causing mental dysfunction
- Side effects include seizures, cognitive deficits and death

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psychotherapy (def, goal, types)

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(talk therapy) - personally theory
goal “hello individual identify, change, and overcome problematic thoughts, feelings, or behaviours”
- group
- couple and family

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group therapy

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  • Share a common theme
  • Group dynamic is important
  • Mutual-help group
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couple and family therapy

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  • Addresses all members of a relationship unit
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schools of psychology (4)

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  1. insight therapy
  2. behaviour therapy
  3. humanistic therapy
  4. cognitive therapy
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transference

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(when patient redirects feelings into the therapist) = breakthrough (making process)

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insight therapy (tools)

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the unconsciousness
psychoanalysis :
- free association
- freudian slip
- dream analysis
- transference
- psychodynamic (childhood)

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behaviour therapy

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observable behaviours or actions
- Learning theory (behaviour modification)
- classical : counter condition theory aka systematic desensitization, fear hierarchy, flooding
- operant (instrumental) : token economy, voucher-based reinforcement or behavioural activation for depresion

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humanistic therapy

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help develop stronger sense of identity
Maslow (needs), Rogers (empathy)
- unconditional regard
- empathy
- congruence

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cognitive therapy (3 kinds)

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thought management technics
1. rational-emotive
2. to treat depression
3. cognitive-behavioural therapy

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rational emotive technics (person + 3 concepts)

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ABC by Albert Ellis
designed to help patient by challenging irritation beliefs brought agression
- adverse
- beliefs
- consequence

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cognitive therapy to treat depression (person + 3 cognitive distortions)

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Aaron Beck
thought record (writing down feelings)
for retraining in thinking
1. all or nothing
2. dissenting the positive
3. catastrophizing

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all or nothing

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black and white thinking -no grey

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discounting the positive

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believes that positive attributes do not count

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catastrophizing

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makes negative over exaggerated

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cognitive-behavioural therapy (waves)

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Behaviour therapy: first wave of psychology
CBT : second wave (info processing problem-approch)

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cognitive-behavioural therapy (integrative therapy, Beck)

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cognitive triad (self, environment, future)
and cognitive restructuring

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cognitive restructuring 3 steps

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  1. patient learn to identify their cognitive distortions,
  2. dispute the negative thoughts and
  3. develop alternate more positive thoughts