PSYC 217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Meta-Analysis
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By the end of today"s class you should be able to: describe cognitive behavioural therapy and contrast it with other major types of therapy. List and explain the differences between various types of non-pharmaceutical treatment for depression. List and describe the differences between the 4 major classes of anti-depressant drugs: discuss the efficacy and risks of both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment of depression. Cognitive behavioural therapies use varied combinations of verbal interventions and behaviour modification techniques to help change maladaptive patterns of thinking. Cbt therapists help clients become more aware of the thought, emotion, and behaviour patterns that arise in their current lives. Clients learn to identify their habitual dysfunctional tendencies, and then work on building more functional cognitive and behavioural habits. Thinking influences our mood and behaviours: not focused on people"s past, more of what is happening now. Clients are given exercises and strategies to build more functional cognitive habits. Cognitive restructuring involves learning to: challenge negative thought patterns.
