PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Reuptake, Limbic System, Bilateral Cingulotomy

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This chapter describes four basic approaches to the treatment of psychological disorders: insight therapies, behaviour therapy and cognitive-behaviour therapies, treatment of groups, biological treatments. As late as the 18th century, the idea that devils and spirits were responsible for peculiar behaviour in some people remaind popular among many. Joahann wier (16th century physician), was among the first to challenge practices intended to combat witchcraft: church condemned his writings as heretical and banned them, and his writings did not re-emerge until the 20th century. Eventually the general public began to regard people with psychological disorder as ill, which still did not make the lives better for mentally ill people. Many of the treatments designed to cure mental patients were only a little better than the tortures that had previously been used to drive out evil spirits. Philippe pinel was a french physician who in 1793 was appointed director of.

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