PSYB10H3 Chapter : chapter notes
14 Dec 2011
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Chapter 18 the treatment of mental disorders. Early treatment of mental disorders: the earliest known attempts to treat mental disorders involved drilling holes in a person"s skull known as trephining; the opening was made to permit evil spirits to leave the victim"s head. Freud created the practice of psychoanalysis: most therapists adopt a more general, eclectic approach this involves the therapist using whatever method they feel will work best for a particular client at a particular time. Insight therapy view behaviour as a symptom of deeper underlying psychological problems: once a patient understands the cause of their problem, the problems and the maladaptive behaviour will cease. Insight therapies include a variety of treatments that emphasize talk between the therapist and the client as a means of discovering the reasons for the client"s problems. Insight is based on the assumption that understanding leads to behavioural change.
