Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Personality Disorder, Dyskinesia, Phenelzine

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas-de Hoog

Document Summary

Controlled act (physicians and psychologists: assessing treatment outcome. **psychological assessment is an integral component of effective treatment. 10 standard scales and 3 validity scales (help to determine whether they"re trying to look good/bad, or being inconsistent with answers) Structured (much more rigid or formatted) vs unstructured. Scid (structured clinical interview for the dsm-iv) Ask patient to describe what is happening in a picture. Interpret needs (from within individual) and press (environmental influences on behaviour) Goal to enhance patients quality of life. Development of clinical psychology as a specialized field. Psychosurgeries: surgical procedure to remove or destroy brain tissue in order to alter behaviour. Lesion in cingulate gyrus to treat severe ocd- cingulotomy. Electric shocks administered to brain (typically left hemisphere) Seizure alleviates depression by altering brain chemistry (serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine) Only used when drug therapies ineffective or inappropriate. Recent research indicates severe long term memory loss and cognitive decline (30 iq point decrease)