PSYC1023 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Therapeutic Relationship, Prefrontal Cortex, Paroxetine
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Insight therapies : talk therapy people engage in complex verbal interactions. Goal is to work through difficulties via discussions and sort through solutions. Makes direct efforts to alter problematic responses and maladaptive habits. Most procedures involve classical conditioning, operant conditioning or observational learning. Most procedures involve drug therapy & electroconvulsive (shock) therapy. Two most common problems are anxiety & depression. Women are more likely than men to receive therapy. People are more likely to seek therapy when there are benefits though work & when they have more education. Many people associate therapy with admitting personal weakness & do not want the stigmatization attached. Clinical & counselling psychologists specialize in diagnosing and treating psychological disorders in everyday problems. Those with a masters(ma) are referred to as psychological associates. Psychiatrists are physicians that specialize in the diagnosis & treatment of psychological disorders. Clinical social workers & psychiatric nurses are part of the psychologists team. Psychiatric nurses have a bachelors or masters degree.
