PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Systematic Desensitization, Psychoanalysis, Classical Conditioning
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Mary of bethlehem (1700s: patients tortured and mistreated, put on public display. Philippe pinel, dorothea dix (1800s: 1st to see psychological problems as mental illness. Western views: disease/illness something that happens inside someone. Non-western views: can focus on cooperation, interdependence community (not removing someone) Cultural symbols and rituals of curing: shamanism, ritual hearing, dissociation of consciousness. Biomedical therapies: alter brain functioning via chemical or physical interventions. Psychotherapy: change faulty behaviors, thoughts, perceptions and emotions. Psychology 102: developmental, social, personality, and clinical psychology. Patient: used in the biomedical approach to treatment. Client: used by clinicians who think of psychological disorders as problems in living. Therapeutic alliance: relationship between patient and therapist. Many problems are due to repressed childhood impulses and conflicts. Historical reconstruction to shed light on the past. Analyst provides interpretations: aim to provide insight into patient"s underlying conflicts, understanding of transference, problem - slow and expensive 31313$ Free association: thoughts, wishes, physical sensations, and mental images as they occur.
