HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Catatonia, Temporal Lobe, Emil Kraepelin
16 Dec 2016
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Types of treatment: psychotherapy (talk therapy)- awareness makes things better, themselves. Cbt (cognitive behavioral treatment): high rates of success, not expensive, behavioral approach. Looks at the scope of life, focus on parental relationships. Client-centered (precise): tries to build strong connection between the therapist and the client. They have a relationship of mutual care and respect. Systems: not about one person but about a series of relationships, systems looks at relationships within the family- wants to treat the entire family for example. Psych pharmaceutical drugs: drugs can redress balance. Ect (electro chock treatment): usually a last resort after drugs and psychotherapy. Nobody knows how it works, for some it(cid:495)s a punishment, for some a cure: outpatient v hospitalization: visits hospital, other techniques. Can prescribe medication, blood tests, brain scans, ect (somatic. Often (but not always) favour the medical model. Generally see mental health as a mental issue, brain problem. Can hospitalize a person against their will: psychologist.
