PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Psychoanalysis, Psychopharmacology, Electroconvulsive Therapy
12 Dec 2017
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9/10 pleased with experience, and 9/10 feel better after therapy: yes, but there are reasons for skepticism. Time may be the best healer - biological set point for happiness, natural healing force : need to believe that therapy is worthwhile, generally speak kindly of their therapists. Average patient in therapy improved more so than did 80% of those who received no intervention. However, some forms of therapy are superior for certain types of disorders: Other biomedical therapies: electroconvulsive therapy (ect) - very controversial, first used medically in 1938 (very inhumane) - awake, strapped to table, 100 volts to brain, which triggered seizures and muscle spasms. Broken bones, confusion, amnesia: used to relieve depression - fell out of favor with development of drug therapies in 50s/60s, current form of ect is much more humane - anesthetic, muscle relaxant; 30-60 second electrical currents.
