PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Systematic Desensitization, Family Therapy
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Based on freud pathology is caused my psychic conflict formed in childhood. Conflict occurs when you have not made it to another level in development. Freud"s theories not taught today, not as widely accepted. Behaviour modification only focused on pathological behaviour. No interested in what causes behaviour, not interested in thoughts: behavioural being displayed at the point of time and feelings of pass, systematic desensitization. Works very well when treating anxiety disorders (ex. Rational fear fear as response to something present that o o phobias) o and disrupts daily routines and behaviours. o presents a clear danger o phobia through conditioning o. Have learned behaviour in a wrong way ex. Uses classical conditioning in order to unlearn a behaviour. Pair another stimulus with the phobia source. Systematically introducing client to stimulus after extensive o o relaxation: flooding or implosive therapy o.
