HLTHAGE 2GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Psychoanalysis, Positive Psychology, Psy
11 Sep 2018
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Basic theory: mental disorder result of conflicts, between id, superego and ego, conflicts began in childhood, when ego overburdended by demands of the id and superego it utilizes defence mechanisms (repression and denial, these processes unconscious in nature. Psychoanalytic movement: took psychiatrists out of the asylum, widened meaning of mental illness, treatment of preserve of the wealthy, stengthened importance of patient/ doctor relationship. Pre- wwii climate: psychoanalysis was out of the reach for many patients and theoretically repugnant for many practicioners, sick of being simple custodians, sought to reintegrate into mainstream medicine. Fevers, comas, and shocks: malarial fever theraphy- effectively treating the psychoses, coma therapy to treat. Electro convulsive therapy: electrical stimuli to induce seizures for treatment of severe psychosis, although they chose for method, electricity only for induction of convulsions, breif electrical stimulus which induces a cerebral seizure, typically 6-12 sessions. Reasons for growth: scientific advancement, professional expansion, shift towards hyper rationality and objectivity.
