Psychology 2075 Quiz: Treatments

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Principle categories of serious psychological disturbance-schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar illness are identifiable in all cultures. Cultural variations are more apparent in the recognition of less severe forms of psychological disturbance. Culture-bound disorders are abnormal syndromes found only in a few cultural groups. Eating disorders are severe disturbances in eating behavior characterized be pre- occupation with weight concerns and unhealthy efforts to control weight. Anorexia nervosa involves intense fear of gaining weight, disturbed body image, refusal to maintain normal weight, and dangerous measures to loss weight. Bulimia nervosa involves habitually engaging in out-of-control overeating followed by unhealthy compensatory efforts, such as self-induced vomiting, fasting, abuse of laxatives and excessive exercise. Sigmund freud is widely credited with launching modern psychotherapy. Psychotherapy isn"t always curative, and many modern treatments place little emphasis on talking. Psychoanalysis spawned many offspring as freud"s followers developed their own systems of treatment. As varied as therapists" procedures are, approaches to treatment can be classified into three major categories.