PSYC 100B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Exposure Therapy, Blind Experiment, Antidepressant
5 May 2016
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Biomedical therapy- use of prescribed medicine and things that directly affect physiology. Psychopharmacology: includes study of drug effects on mind and behaviour. Both psychoanalytic and humanistic therapies are insight therapies. They attempt to improve functioning by increasing the clients" awareness of motives and defenses. Behaviour therapies are not insight therapy, their goal is to apply learning principles to modify behaviours. Involves psychological perspective techniques derived from psychological perspectives; trained therapist uses psychological techniques to assist someone. Approach of psychotherapy that uses techniques from various forms. Release energy devoted to id-ego-superego conflict so they may lead healthier lives. Historical reconstruction, initially through hypnosis and later through free association; interpretation of resistance/transference. Goals: to help people understand correct symptoms, explore/gain perspective on defended against thoughts and feelings. Techniques: client centered face-to-face meetings; exploration of past relationship troubles to understand current ones. Influenced by traditional psychoanalysis but differs from it in many ways.
