Psychological Treatment

Question 1

Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic Therapy

Answer 1

reduce inner conflict by giving patients insight into their unconscious thoughts and feelings, reveal how childhood experiences have shaped the individual

Question 2

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Answer 2

teach people new, more constructive ways of thinking an acting by assigning homework to practice techniques

Question 3

Psychopharmacology

Answer 3

the study of the effect of drugs on the mind and behavior

Question 4

Antipsychotic Medication

Answer 4

-blocks dopamine receptor sites
-treats some positive symptoms of schizophrenia, not negative ones

-e.g. chlorpromazine (Thorazine)

Question 5

Antidepressant Medication

Answer 5

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)

*also used to treat anxiety and eating disorders
*e.g Fluoxetine (Prozac)