Psychological Treatments Flashcards
External Barriers to receiving treatment
Systemic obstacles
- Timely and costly
- Symptoms may interfere with ability to work so treatment may be an expensive they can currently afford
- Local health care may not offer the specialized treatment they required
- Hard to recover when system you live in resists that recovery
Example of barriers to treatment
ADHD & Depression
Internal Barriers
Restrictive beliefs held by person
- Lack of Motivation
Ego Dystonic
having a negative relationship with the disorder (dys=dysfunctional)
- Recognizes issues the disorder causes and dislikes the symptoms as a result
Ego Syntonic
person with positive relationship to disorder (syn=together)
- Accepted disorder and found ways to embrace it
- Believes disorder may keep her on top of things therefore embracing it
Stages of Change
Pre-contemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
Pre-contemplation
Inability/unwillingness to acknowledge existence of problem
Contemplation
Recognize existence of problem but may be unsure/unwilling to change problem
Preparation
Recognize problem and prepare for change
Action
Taking active steps to change behaviour
Maintenance
Individuals maintain healthy habits formed at action stage
Clinical Psychologist
PHD
Holistic Approach
Psychological Therapy Focus
Unqualified to prescribe meds
Psychiatrist
MD
Medical Approach
Pharmacology Focus
Qualified to prescribe meds
Biomedical Therapies
- Treatment by adjusting neurochemistry
- Prescribed medications
Antipsychotics
- Block dopamine
- reduce psychotic symptoms
- The antipsychotic medications bind to Postsynaptic dopamine receptors preventing dopamine from binding and rendering it ineffective
- psychotic treatment
