PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Sigmund Freud, Unconscious Mind, Medical Degree

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: Dwayne Pare

Document Summary

Doctoral degree in clinical psychology; provides therapy for people with mental disorders. Counselling psychologist doctoral degree in psychological or educational counselling; counsels people with milder problems such as academic, job, and relationship problems. Medical degree with residency in mental health; provides therapy for people with mental disorders; only therapist who can prescribe drugs or other biomedical treatment. Any of the above credentials, but with training from a psychoanalytic institute; provides psychoanalytic therapy for psychological disorders. Maste(cid:396)"s o(cid:396) do(cid:272)to(cid:396)al deg(cid:396)ee i(cid:374) so(cid:272)ial (cid:449)o(cid:396)k (cid:449)ith spe(cid:272)ialized t(cid:396)ai(cid:374)i(cid:374)g i(cid:374) counselling; helps with social problems. Psychologists went through trial and errors to be able to diagnose individuals efficiently today. People (cid:271)elie(cid:448)ed that diso(cid:396)de(cid:396)s (cid:449)e(cid:396)e affiliated (cid:449)ith (cid:862)de(cid:373)o(cid:374)s(cid:863), a(cid:374)d (cid:449)e(cid:396)e to(cid:396)(cid:373)e(cid:374)ted a(cid:374)d killed for it. Assumes the people have learned maladaptive thought patterns and emotions, which are revealed in maladaptive behaviours. Behaviours reflective of some deeper psychological issue and when patient understands the true cause (i. e. , gains insight) the maladaptive behaviours will subside.