PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Standard Deviation, Methylphenidate, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence
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Anxiety disorders: treatment: phobic disorder: behavioral techniques are the treatment of choice for specific phobias, can be unlearned through classical and operant conditioning. Can use the same treatments to treat the depressive symptoms as depression. For mania, lithium is very effective: unclear of how lithium works. Alternative biological treatments: electroconvulsive therapy (ect): involves administering a strong electrical current to the patient"s brain. This can help people suffering from severe forms of depression, not responding to medication or cbt: transcranial magnetic stimulation (tms): creates an electrical current in the brain region directly below the coil. More localized treatment: deep brain stimulation (dbs): involves implanting electrodes within certain parts of the brain. Electrical generator placed under the skin to determine how often the electrical current is going to be. Newer treatment that can also be used for other disorders (ocd) Schizophrenia: treatment: pharmacological treatments are the most effective, anti-psychotics haloperidol and chlorpromazine revolutionized the treatment of schizophrenia.
