Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Aversion Therapy, Social Skills

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

Document Summary

Patients of cameron sued cia + canadian gov"n claiming they were subjected to mind-control . Were shocked and listened to audio recordings to erase thoughts and rebuilt personalities. Counseling and clinical psychologists ph. d or psy. d, 5+ years of training. Psychiatrists medical doctors who specialize in psychotherapy + biomedical treatments. Psychiatric social workers work in community agencies (masters, 2+ years of training) Marriage and family counselors specialize in problems from family relations (masters) Pastoral counselors focus on spiritual issues (masters) Abuse counselors work with substance/sexual abusers and their victims. Somatic therapies (biologically based, early stage treatments included trephining + purge. Psychoanalysis freud"s theory of personality + the specific approach to treatment he developed. Insight conscious awareness of psychodynamics that underlie problems (goal of psychoanalysis) Free association ask clients to report verbally any thoughts/images in their head (sits out of view) Dream interpretation dreams express wishes one"s defenses keep in unconscious while awake.