PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Psych, Afocal System, Clent

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Anneke Olthof

Document Summary

Goal of treatment --> to help maladaptive thoughts, feelings, behaviours. Prevalence --> 30% of north americans will seek professional psychological counselling in their life! But - 2/3 of the ppl who should seek help don"t!! Ambiguous boundary between having mental disorder and not (especially if person got used to it!) People don"t want to see themselves as having a mental disorder. -> you will have a label if you go for help. For males --> seeking therapy = against their gender role. Client-centered therapy (focus on present & future, and the conscious!) Therapy to change thoughts (attitudes, view on life) - replace with positive ones. Use learning tools (conditioning, etc) to change behaviour. Use medications/methods acting directly on body to reduce the symptoms. Uses various techniques from various forms of therapy. Also - medication + psychotherapy together!! (help each other) Trained to diagnose & treat various kinds of disorders (ranging in severity)