PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Biology Of Depression, Eating Disorder, Psychoanalysis
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In yearly average 20% of americans receive therapy, 4% currently in therapy. Psychiatrists: medical doctors; can prescribe drugs; focus on chemical imbalance (clinical) psychologists: typically phd+; typically to drugs; focus on altering psychological processes. Psychotherapy: treating a disorder through talking and other psychological means a. Free association: say whatever that comes to mind. Strengthen social skills, cope with interpersonal problems, conflicts, and life transitions. Originally: treat depression, eating disorder, substance abuse a. Therapists: authentic, provide true reactions; unconditional positive regard; empathy ii. Integrate different and sometimes opposing aspects of personality into a unified sense of self. Two-chair technique, clients to move from chair to chair, creating a dialogue with two conflicting aspects of their personalities; role playing b. Alcoholic anonymous: self-help groups of peers with a similar problem. Family therapies: focus on communication between family members c. Exposure therapy: confronts clients with what they fear with the goal of reducing the fear.
