PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Electroconvulsive Therapy

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1002
• Professor: Mara Fuentes Avila

Document Summary

: some mental disorders are diseases therapy: drug treatment, electroconvulsive, psychosurgery mental disorders at a psychological level insight therapy -> should be explained by understanding nature/cause: psychological: Behavior based on symptoms -> symptoms are the problem. All diverse approaches to deal with mental disorders and psychological problems. Goal: get insight, explore different states of the patient to understand nature/causes of the problem. Verbal interactions with patient: psychoanalysis [therapy] Freudian concepts: 3 levels of awareness, 3 structural components of personality. Root of mental disorders: unconscious problems of childhood experiences. Try to uncover (unconscious) feelings to understand the nature of the problem. Patient will become aware of problems sources and better understand themselves. Become ready to face the conflicts and find ways to resolve them: client-centered therapy. Objective: gain understanding of the patients causes of the problem. Work with therapists in order to alter behavioral patterns.