PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Operant Conditioning, Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• School: University of Portland
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 101
• Professor: Sarina Saturn

Document Summary

2 broad categories of treatment: psychotherapy: interaction with therapist with goal of providing support and relief from problem, eclectic psychotherapy: different forms of therapy depending on client and problem (medical/biological treatment) Typical antipsychotics: block dopamine receptors: sometimes work well for positive symptoms. Atypical antipsychotics: work on both dopamine and serotonin systems. Help lift people"s mood: monoamine oxidase inhibitor (maoi), tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (ssri, serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (snri, norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor. Actions: act on neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine by inhibiting their breakdown and blocking reuptake: only shows improvements of patients with sever depression when using antidepressants. Issues of tolerance, side effects, and withdrawal. Electroconvulsive therapy (ect): can be effective treatment for severe depression, induces mild electrical shock to brain. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (tms): change brain activity using a magnetic wand. Typical psychotherapy client is better off than 3/4 of untreated individuals.