PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Monoamine Oxidase, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Lesion
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Psychotherapy: the process for resolving personal, emotional, behavioral, and social problems so as to improve well-being. Two of the main barriers to mental health treatment are time and expense. Minimalize: they tend to view their symptoms as less severe than others might believe. When people believe psychological problems are biological and unchangeable, they are more likely to stigmatize and judge individuals who seek treatment. Clinical psychologists: mental health professionals with doctoral degrees who diagnose and treat mental health problems ranging from the everyday to the chronic and severe. Counseling psychologist: mental health professionals who are typically work with people needing help with common problems such as stress, coping, and mild forms of anxiety and depression, rather than severe mental disorders. Psychiatrists: physicians who specialize in mental health, and who diagnose and treat mental disorders primarily through prescribing medications that influence brain chemistry.
