Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Positron Emission Tomography, Bronchitis, Acute Stress Reaction

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

Document Summary

Practice exam question: the personality disorder characterized by sexualized behaviour and an excessive need for attention is: histrionic personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder. Practice exam question: the medication used to treat bipolar disorder is: lithium, ssris, haloperidol, mao inhibitors, trycylics. Forbidden desires are hidden in latent meaning (vs. manifest or: freudian slips (parapraxes) freud believed slips of the tongue revealed obvious meaning) unconscious content, treatment goals, bring unconscious conflicts into conscious awareness ii. Work through these conflicts: must uncover the root of the symptoms, expression is seen as catharsis/relief, the therapist is a blank projection screen (the patient is supposed to project their unconscious conflicts) iii. 1) dream analysis (latent and manifest meaning) 3) resistance patient will become avoidant when approaching difficult anxiety-provoking material: treatment process: Object relations therapy: goal: replace bad relational experiences with good ones (a corrective emotional experience, the therapeutic relationship is the primary vehicle of change.