Types of Treatment

Question 1

what is psychotherapy

Answer 1

talk treatment which can consist of: 
cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT)
psychodynamics
client centered
systems

Question 2

cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT)

Answer 2

high success rates
cheap
tries to identify your beliefs and challenge them
the past is not discussed = no identification of patterns
belief that our mental health problems arise from our way of thinking

Question 3

psychodynamic

Answer 3

similar to psychoanalysis
looks at the past in early relationships/events to understand how that shapes you now
encouragement to understand them

Question 4

client centered

Answer 4

building a strong, genuine and caring relationship between a patient and a client

Question 5

systems

Answer 5

group approach

idea that mental illness is not about one person, but about a series of relationships

Question 6

psychiatrist

Answer 6

MD = regulated professional w/ license
ability to section
ability to hospitalize patients against their will
also trained in psychotherapy
can prescribe medication, blood tests, brain scans, ECT etc.
favour the medical model
mental illness = physical issue

Question 7

psychologist

Answer 7

PhD, PsyD = no MD
trained more as researchers
trained in almost all forms of psychotherapy
can conduct personality tests, ink blot tests etc.
clinical/abnormal psychology
favour psychological model
mental illness = mind