PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Metonymy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy
3 Apr 2018
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Many challenges arise when treating psychological disorders including validity of diagnosis, stigmas related to disorders, and choice among treatment options which still need more research to provide evidence-based approaches to optimal mental health. 5 stages of grief: dab-da the universal path for dealing with death not everyone goes through every phase: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. Thrifty genotype is promoted in feast or famine environment. Behaviorist model: disorders are the external overt behaviours. Cognitive model: disorders result from maladaptive selection and interpretation of stimuli. Barriers can be internal (self-defeating thoughts) or external (ie lack of funds to pay for therapy) Conceptualization or accurate and come prince of clinical diagnosis of a psychological disorder or condition is an important precursor to choosing appropriate treatment. Ego syntonic disorders symptoms of the disorder or perceived by the individual with the disorder as valued or advantageous. Ego dystonic disorders symptoms are perceived by the individual as undesirable.
