PSY100H1 Chapter : Psychology_ Therapy and Treatment Notes and Definitions
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30% of schizophrenics do not seem to respond to available treatments. Substantial increases in treatment rates of mdd & anxiety disorders did not decrease. Lack of progress failure to provide quality care to those greatest needs. No increase in risk factors or effects of greater public awareness. Conversation between professional & person seeking help. Understanding of biological factors that contribute to psychological disorder. Improved medical knowledge disorders less mysterious. Untreated syphilis characteristic set of abnormal behaviours. Hallucinations, delusions, changes in mood & personality. Discovery that abnormal behaviour could have biological cause result from infection/medical conditions. Breakthroughs in use of medication to treat schizophrenia. Quickly introduced medications for depression & anxiety. Credibility of biological approaches to treat abnormal behaviours. Jean-martin charcot positive outcomes noted by him. Encouraged people to speak freely about whatever came to mind. Treatment principles of classical conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning. Cognitive revolution 2nd half of 20th century.
