PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Psychosurgery, Community Psychology, Operant Conditioning

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: John Bassili

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Ea r ly t reatment of psychologica l d isorders trephining: a surgical procedure in which a hole is made in the skill of a living person: hole was made for evil spirits to leave the mind. T he development of psychotherapy eclectic approach: form of therapy in which the therapists uses whatever method he/she feels will work best for a particular client at a particular time. I nsight therapies practitionars assume that people are essentially normal but learn maladaptive thought patterns and emotions view behaviour as a symptom of a deeper underlying psychological problem. Important dream interpretation evaluating the underlying meaning of dream content. T herap ies based on c lassica l cond i t ion i ng. Aversion therapy aversion therapy: a negative reaction to a neutral stimulus is caused by pairing it with an aversive stimulus: ex/ sexual attraction to children.