PSYC100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Imipramine, Risperidone, Psychopathology

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC100
• Professor: Agnes R.Ly

Document Summary

Treatment approaches to anxiety disorders have had mixed success. Psychoanalytic theory did not prove useful for treating anxiety disorders; cognitive-behavioral therapy works best to treat most adult anxiety disorders. Anxiety-reducing drugs are also beneficial in some cases; but there is the risk of side effects and relapse after treatment is terminated. Tranquilizers work in the short term generalized anxiety disorder, but they do little to alleviate the source of anxiety and are addictive. Antidepressant drugs that block the reuptake of both serotonin and norepinephrine have been effective for treating generalized anxiety disorder. Drugs" effect is limited to the period during which the drugs are taken but the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy persists long after treatment. If causes are complex then treatment will also be complex. Cognitive-behavioral therapy but anxiety medications can also play a role. Cognitive (targeting biased ways of interpreting the world); cognitive restructuring is changing their interpretations of the world.