PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Aversion Therapy, Asenapine, Bipolar Disorder

• School: University of Denver
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1001
• Professor: Pamela Miller

Document Summary

Cause of disorder: structural or biochemical abnormality in brain, genetic inheritance, or infection. Antipsychotic drugs=drugs that temporarily reduce psychotic symptoms such as agitation, hallucinations and delusions: chlorpromazine-schizophrenia (other drugs are zyprexa and risperdal) Chart on 505 describing the major class of drugs to treat psychological disorders. Antidepressant drugs=medications that improve a severely depressed patients mood and feeling of well being (maois, tricyclics, ssris, snris) Mood stabilizers=used to treat mood disorders that prevent manic episodes of bipolar disorder (lithium and saphris and depakote) Antianxiety drugs-reduce the level of anxiety a person experiences essentially bu reducing excitability and increasing feelings of well-being (benzodiazepines-xana, librium, valium) Community psychology-a branch of psychology that focuses on the prevention and minimization of psychological disorders in the community. 4 major approaches: psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, humanstic treatments. Seeks to bring unresolved past conflicts and unacceptable impulses from the unconscious into the conscious where patients may deal with the problems more effectively.