PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Worst-Case Scenario Series, Social Anxiety Disorder
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The process of diagnosing someone with a speciic disorder is an inexact science, for many reasons: i. e. the perceptions, biases, and errors of psychologists doing the diagnosing, the multi-faceted nature of disorders. There is no solid line b/w normal & abnormal: one can get insight into themselves & others through understanding disorders, but to properly diagnose a disorder requires a convergence of multiple indicators. Talk therapy" common factors: insight & understanding, empathy, accepting & trusting relationship with therapist. Expressing one"s thoughts & feelings: e. g. , pennebaker"s work on writing about personal trauma. Drugs (esp. short term and in certain cases; e. g. , bipolar, schizophrenia, extreme dysfunction) Behavior modiication (e. g. , aba; token economies) & speciic behavioral interventions (e. g. , play therapy, social skills training; exercise & nutrition) Cognitive behavioral therapy (thought restructuring + behavioral skills training) E. g. , drugs in combination with cognitive behavioral therapy.
