PSY 120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Electroconvulsive Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Antipsychotic
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Clinical psychology and the mental health system: clinical psychology: a field of psychology that deals with the diagnoses and treatment of people with specific mental or behavioural problems, seeking psychological help has become more common. Biological treatments: biomedical therapies: psychopharmacology: the study of how drugs affect the mind and behaviour, psychoactive medication: a type of drug that alleviates symptoms of mental disorders by acting on the bodily processes that may cause those symptoms. Antidepressants: antidepressant: a type of medication that works to alleviate symptoms of depression by altering how certain neurotransmitters usually serotonin and norepinephrine are circulated throughout the brain. Anti-anxiety medication: reduces the symptoms of tension and nervousness, first anti-anxiety drugs were barbiturates, benzodiazepines: anti-anxiety medications used mainly to treat generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder. Lithium is a typical drug used for treatment. Psychosurgery: psychosurgery: parts of the brain are surgically altered to treat mental disorders, effectively combats ocd.
