PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Bipolar Disorder, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Progressive Muscle Relaxation

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Caroline F Pukall

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[clinical psychology iii: framing the question: evaluate the treatment of psychological disorders. Throughout the history, many treatments focused on removing evil spirits from the afflicted individual (painful; trephining (drilling a hole in the skull for evil spirits to escape through), exorcisms, starvation, and beatings) In the 1950s, the development of antipsychotic medications that controlled some of the unusual behaviours exhibited by some mentally ill people, allowing them to blend into society better. The purpose of psychological treatments: reducing or removing clinically significant symptoms. To evaluate the treatment: to measure the client(cid:284)s symptoms before and after treatment in a reliable and verifiable manner. [clinical psychology iii: the people and facilities that provide care: describe the kinds of professionals who treat people with mental disorders. Psychiatrists: only mental health professionals who can prescribe medication. Clinical psychologists: training in the assessment and treatment of mental disorders (statistics and research methods)