PSYC 1030H Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Cognitive Therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Antidepressant
3 Sep 2013
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Psychology chapter 16: approaches to treatment and therapy. Antipsychotic drugs: neuroleptics; drugs used primarily in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; they are often used off label and inappropriately for other disorders such as dementia and impulsive aggressiveness. A drug frequently given to people suffering from bipolar disorder. Any surgical procedure that destroys selected areas of the brain believed to be involved in emotional disorders or violent, impulsive behaviour. Electroconvulsive therapy; a procedure used in cases of prolonged and severe major depression, in which a brief brain seizure is induced. In psychodynamic therapies, a critical process in which the client transfers unconscious emotions or reactions, such as emotional feelings about his or her feelings about his or her parents, onto the therapist. A form of therapy that applies principles of classical and operant conditioning to help people change self-defeating or problematic behaviours.
