PSY 453 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Scientific Method, Dysthymia, Psy

• School: Eastern Oregon University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 453
• Professor: Dr. Charles Lyons

Document Summary

Cognitive behavioral therapy can be applied to practically all ages , and to a wide variety of problems . For example, it is used to intervene in anxiety disorders and phobias, dysthymia , bipolar disorder , depression , etc. It can also be used as an aid in cases. 1 of neurological disorders where it is necessary to provide support to know how to manage symptoms in the best possible way, and even in psychotic disorders related to schizophrenia . Of course, in some disorders, behavioral therapy has proven to be practically as effective as cognitive-behavioral therapy, without the need to perform tasks to modify beliefs and thought patterns. Currently, cognitive behavioral therapy is considered to be the only type of psychotherapy whose results have been validated through the scientific method . This does not imply that 100% of people who go to cognitive behavioral therapy sessions will improve, but it does mean a very significant portion of these.