PSYC 1002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Aversion Therapy, Tardive Dyskinesia, Anterograde Amnesia
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Freud: created psychoanalysis (insight therapy) which involved the patient talking about their problems (anna o - He believed neurotic problems were caused by unconscious conflicts left over from early childhood and that people depend on defence mechanisms to avows confronting these conflicts. He mostly treated anxiety-dominated disturbances (phobic, panic, obsessive-compulsive and conversion disorders neuroses . Psychoanalysis: an insight therapy that emphasizes the recovery of unconscious conflicts, motives, and defences through techniques such as free association and transference. Psychodynamic: new therapy now - focuses on the subconscious, inner conflicts, importance of a good childhood. 90% report they make a conscious effort to take care of their mental health on a regular basis. 70% of employees are concerned about psychological health and safety in their workplace. 20% of canadians will experience mental illness in there lifetime. Most common presenting problems: anxiety and depression. Long delays till treatment is sought: 6-10 years form illness onset.