PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Limbic System, Dream Interpretation, Fritz Perls

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1002
• Professor: Chris Motz

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Treat(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts & therapies: biological treatments (drugs, ect, psychosurgery): biological components need to be dealt with in order for therapy to be effective, psychological therapies (talking, listening, rationalization, rewards, modelling, social & interpersonal therapies: family & friends, support group. Multimodal model: work with whole person based on individual responses. Placebo effect receptors (agonist) an impact on patient. Electroconvulsive therapy (ect) treat severely depressed individuals: series of electric shocks causes a seizure in the brain, used when patients not responding to drug therapy, side effects = memory loss, cognitive impairment. Psychosurgery: last resort, remove or destroy brain tissue, historically known as lobotomy small incisions in limbic system. Psychological therapies: help people recognize and overcome psychological difficulties, psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, behavioural, social & interpersonal. Psychodynamic therapy: psychoanalysis, analyze individual"s unconscious thought, problems traced to childhood (conflicts about sexuality, help from therapist to dig into unconscious, goal = recognize the maladaptive ways they have been coping and the sources conflicts.