PSYCO105 Lecture : Treatment Of Psychological Disorders continued march 5.doc
1 May 2012
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Ect: used primarily in cases of severe depression that don"t respond to other treatments. Cognitive and behavioural therapies: typically focus more directly and narrowly on the specific symptoms and problems that the client presents, concerned with data, many therapists today combine cognitive and behavioral methods (cognitive behavioural therapy) Cognitive therapy: goal: identify maladaptive ways of thinking and replace them with adaptive ways that provide a base for more effective coping (generally centers on conscious thoughts) Identification and correction of maladaptive beliefs and thoughts. Establishment of clear-cut goals and steps for achieving them. Changing role of the therapist, from teacher to consultant. Albert ellis rational emotive therapy: takes a direct and blunt approach to pointing out irrational ways of thinking, gives humorous names to certain styles of irrational thinking, ex. Musturbation (someone must do something) and awfulizing (when people exaggerate a negative experience) I must be liked by everyone to be happy most targeted area during therapy) c consequent emotion (ex.
