PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Relationship Counseling, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Aversion Therapy
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Chapter 15: treatment of psychological disorders: the elements of the treatment process. A. 1) treatments: how many types are there? (3) > focus: to gain insights of the nature of the difficulties and sort possible solutions. > can be conducted in a group or individually. > make direct effort to alter problematic response. > work on changing clients" overt (perceivable) behaviors. > mostly involve: classical conditioning, operant conditioning and observational learning. > mostly used: electroconvulsive (shock) therapy and drug therapy. Psychotherapy: professional treatment by someone with special training. Traditionally, had to earn phd which requires 5-7 years. > e. g: psy. d includes a greater emphasis on the scientist practitioner model in phd programs. > clinical psychologists: treatment of full-fledged (fully-developed) problem. > more likely to use behavioral approaches rather than psychoanalytic. Def: physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders. > have m. d. degree, train for 4 years in medical school.
