PSY100H1 Chapter Notes -Electroconvulsive Therapy, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Deep Brain Stimulation
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Ch15 treatment of psychlogical disorders incomplete page 680. Psychotherapy the generic name given to formal psychological treatment: biological therapies treatment based on medical approaches to illness and to disease. Psychotherapy is based on psychological principles: psychodynamic therapy. Insight a goal of some types of therapy; a patient"s understanding of his or her psychological processes. Client-centered therapy an empathic approach to therapy; it encourages personal growth through greater self- understanding. Exposure a behavioral therapy technique that involves repeated exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus or situation: group therapy, family therapy. Expressed emotion a pattern of interactions that includes emotional over involvement, critical comments, and hostility directed towards a patient by family members: confession is good for the spirit. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ssris: antipsychotics a class of drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other disorders that involve psychosis. Cognitive therapy treatment based on the idea that distorted thoughts produce maladaptive behaviors and emotions: other types.
